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Older Printed Books Collection: Access, Use & Copying

Items printed and published before 1850.

Access & Use

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

Items from the collection published before 1850 must be used in the Rare Books Reading Room in Special Collections & Archives.

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

Copying

Items in the Older Printed Books Collection are out of copyright. See Academic Integrity - Copyright for information on length of copyright.

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

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