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Munster Printing Collection: Access, Use & Copying

Historical and modern publications printed in Munster or printed about Munster.

Access & Use

Some items from the collection must be requested in advance via the online request form

If the item shows 'Special Collections by Request' then that item must be requested in advance.  

See Special Collections & Archives' Opening Hours for the hours when these rooms are open.

Copying

Items in the Munster Printing Collection may be in or out of copyright. See Academic Integrity - Copyright for information on length of copyright.

For items out of copyright:

As some items may be in fragile binding please check with Special Collections' staff if photography or scanning is possible.

For items within copyright:

Irish Copyright Law allows users to copy material under 'fair dealing.' There are certain restrictions:

  • only a reasonable portion can be copied
  • material must be for private study
  • sufficient acknowledgement must be given

Check with Special Collections' staff if photography or scanning is possible and fill in the appropriate form before taking photographs or scanning pages.

In addition, if copying is required for publication then contact the respective publisher. 

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