Source document: https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1697723520315.pdf (Dominica)
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It provide s guide lines for gene ral informa tiona l purposes.

We rese rve the right to inform on which ma te rial can be reproduced including but not lim ited to the right to deny a ny and all uses.
The prima ry goa l of the Centre is to ensure tha t socia l, e conomic and de ve lopmenta l informa tion about Dom inica is a va ilable for resea rch.

Howe ve r, the use and reproduction of a ll ma te ria l within the Centre’s holding is pe rm issible within the restriction and limita tion se t by depositors and the obse rva nce of pre se rva tion pra ctices to e nsure tha t no ha rm is done by those proce sses.
Photocopy Bla ck a nd white copies ca n be made on 8.5” x 11”, 8.5” x 14”, or 11” x 17” pape r. Coloured copies a re lim ited to sca nned items on 8.5” x 11”.
Photocopying Procedure - All photocopies will be done by staff - - - For la rge copies or coloured copies unable to be done a t the Centre, a sta ff membe r will a ccompa ny the client(s) to othe r se rvice provide rs or payme nts ca n be made to the Centre inclusive of se rvice cha rge with copies colle cted or de live red within a stipula ted time frame.

In most instances, ten or fe we r copies can be made a t the time of request depending on sta ff a vailability.
Copy requests grea te r than ten pages will be comple ted as staff time a llows.

Photocopied ma te ria l can be ma iled or de live red to pa trons.

Quality Eve ry effort will be made to provide clea r and rea dable copies, but the resea rche r must unde rsta nd tha t the Centre ’s prima ry goal is to prese rve ma te ria l. If the origina l is ve ry da rk or tightly bound with little inte rior ma rgin, it will be impossible to ge t a good copy.
Other R eprod uction Options Researchers Own Equipment Ma te ria ls in the Colle ctions ma y be photographed with pe rm ission of the C hie f Libra rian.

Resea rche rs ma y bring the ir own photographic equipment (including digita l came ras).

Advance notice is appre cia ted.

In-House Scanning Services The Centre ca n digitally capture items in its colle ction (document pages, picture s, tables, maps).

Scanning is free .
Scanning is free .

Howe ve r, ove rsize items may need to be sent out of the Centre for reproduction a t the C lient(s)’ expense .

Restrictions - No re production of ma te ria l that a re classified as Restricted or Confidential.

- Ma te ria l whose a va ilability is Limited will only be re produced for use rs spe cified by the depositor.

- No more than ⅓ or thirty (30) pages will be reproduced from a single item.

- No thesis in whole or in pa rt will be re produced.
W ritten authoriza tion must be obtained from the Author(s).

- No document a vailable for sa le by Gove rnment Depa rtme nts or othe r sta te institutions will be reproduced.

- All items re produced will be from the Ce ntre’s holdings or from the Colle ctions of a unit of the Libra ry a nd Informa tion Se rvice .

Prints Printing resources a re provided for a ll use rs of the Centre.
Printing ma y include: resea rch from the Inte rne t, copies of documents, type d work, ma te ria l from exte rna l sources, (CD, Fla sh Drive, e tc.).

Bla ck a nd white and colour prints can be made on 8.5” x 11” and 8.5” x 14 pa pe r. Printing Procedure - Inform a sta ff membe r, whe n you a re ready to print, for printing instructions.

Restrictions - Printing is restricte d to one (1) copy of a document.

Additiona l copies from the origina l ma y be made using the Ce ntre ’s photocopying se rvice.
- Comme rcial use of Ce ntre ’s printing resources by any use r is prohibited.

This includes but is not lim ited to flye rs, adve rtisements, brochures, sa les shee ts, ne wsle tte rs, a nd C D/DVD cove rs.

- Printing image s and graphics which ma y be reasonably inte rpre te d as offensive is prohibited.
For furthe r informa tion, consult the Ce ntre ’s policy on Accepta ble Uses of the Inte rne t. - The Centre does not te chnologica lly support dire ct printing from pe rsona l la ptops to its printe r(s).

A file from a laptop must be copied to a stora ge de vice (floppy disk, fla sh drive , e tc.)

and a reque st made to sta ff with dire ctions for printing.

- The Centre ’s staff may monitor the use of the printe r(s).
- The Centre ’s sta ff re se rves the right to pla ce restrictions on the printing of extremely la rge documents.

VIOLA TIONS - The Centre’s sta ff explicitly rese rve s the right to ca nce l/re je ct any print job which viola te s printing policies.

- Use rs viola ting a ny portion of this policy will be a dvised of the appropria te policy se ction and asked to comply.
- The Centre ’s staff explicitly rese rve s the right to suspend and/or te rm ina te compute r a cce ss for use rs who re pea tedly viola te sta ted policie s. Reproduction Cost Size Colour 8.5” x 11” 8.5” X 11” 8.5” x 11” 8.5” x 14” 8.5” X 14” 8.5” X 14” 11” X 17” Bla ck & white Colour (full) Colour (more text) Bla ck & white Colour (full) Colour (more tex t) Bla ck & white Cost (EC) Single/double 0.35 / 0.50 2.00 / 3.50 1.50 / 2.50 0.35/ 0.50 2.00/ 3.50 1.50/ 2.50 1.00/ 1.50 Photocopies a nd Prints a re pa yable in adva nce by cash or che ck.
Plea se make che cks pa yable to the National Information System A ccount Receipts will not be issued for amounts less than EC$5.00.

Policy Changes The Na tional Documenta tion Centre rese rves the right to change these policies, a t any time, without notice .