All copying is carried out by Special Libraries & Archives staff and must comply with current Copyright Legislation. You will be asked to complete a Copyright Declaration Form for each request and copies will be provided according to these Copyright Conditions.
When possible, smaller photocopy orders will be processed within 48 hours. Orders for larger amounts and older materials, will be carried out by arrangement. Staff will be happy to advise on the turn around time when the order is placed.
Please note, that some older or fragile material may require specialist copying, or may be deemed too fragile to copy. Suitability will be assessed on an individual basis.
Please contact speclib@abdn.ac.uk for further information in the first instance.
We supply digital images as Jpegs for research or personal use. Please be aware that in the interests of preservation, we may not be able to digitise an item if it is in a fragile condition.
You may copy text and images from our web pages for research or personal use only, please see Terms and Conditions.
To order a digital image for research or personal use, please read and complete the application for images (PDF). Please note that the form is not automated but we do accept scanned and emailed copies along with postal copies.
If you wish to reproduce an image in electronic or any other form, including those listed below, you must obtain the written permission of the University of Aberdeen in advance. Please see our full Terms and Conditions.
- Publication in any form of hard copy (including book, periodical, partwork, merchandise)
- Use in television, film or video
- Publication in any electronic form of an image, whether modified or not
- Duplication of an image in any networked or public site, or in any "virtual library" (but you may incorporate the URL for an image, though not the image itself, in your personal hypertext)
- Public display in any form of electronic or hard copy (except for a single copy for use in a lecture or seminar)
- The production of multiple copies by any means for use in any teaching pack
The supply of images for publication is subject to a fee which is negotiable depending on the print run and if the image is to be published in a scholarly/charitable publication. To order an image for publication in any form, please read and complete the form requesting an image for publication (PDF). Images will be supplied as Tiff files. Please note that the form is not automated but we do accept scanned and emailed copies along with postal copies.
Prints from The George Washington Wilson & Aberdeen Harbour Board Collections
If you wish to purchase just prints for personal use or as a gift from the George Washington Wilson Collection or the Aberdeen Harbour Collection, please see details on how to order and the price guide here.
Copyright in the prints rests with University of Aberdeen (University of Aberdeen/Aberdeen Harbour Board) and permission to reproduce a print or display it in public must be obtained. Please refer to the section Images for Publication.
