The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of all reproductions of copyrighted material, regardless of who makes the reproductions. Libraries and archives are authorized to provide a photocopy or reproduction for private study, scholarship, or research. For collection materials that are not in the public domain in the United States, researchers may not modify, publish, transmit, participate in the transfer or sale of, reproduce except for teaching and scholarship, create new works from, distribute, publicly perform or display, or in any way exploit any of the content in whole or in part without the permission of the copyright holder. Researchers making use of any copies in excess of the "fair use" exception may be liable for copyright infringement.
Researchers in Yale special collections reading rooms are permitted to use their personal cameras to take images for their private study, and agree to adhere to the following stipulations in the use of their personal cameras:
Researchers are responsible for keeping complete and accurate citations (call numbers, accession numbers, ID numbers, page numbers, and box and folder numbers) for all items photographed for personal research use. Subsequent requests for high-resolution reproductions for publication cannot be processed without accurate citation information.
Yale University special collections will reproduce collection materials, in compliance with donor stipulations and with the fair use clause of the United States copyright law, when such reproduction can be done without damage to individual items. The Library offers a wide range of duplication services for materials in its collections to assist scholars in their research. YUL special collections staff and contracted vendors provide these copying services. All requests are subject to review by special collections staff. The following terms and conditions apply in all cases:
Each of Yale's special collections repositories offers reproduction services for their materials. Procedures and prices relating to reproduction services may vary by repository. Follow the links below for more information about each repository's procedures, pricing, and any special policies.
Arts Library Special Collections
Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Divinity Special Collections
International Collections
Lewis Walpole Library
Manuscripts & Archives
Medical Historical Library
Music Library Special Collections