Permission is dependent upon copyright provisions, restrictions that may have been placed on the material by the donors or under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, or the physical condition of the material. Copies ordered from the Division are to be used only for personal or research purposes unless permission for publication or other commercial use is applied-for and granted. See the Agreement on Use Guidelines for Photographic Reproduction for more information. Requests to make photocopies from the British Columbia Directories , bound issues of The Ubyssey, or any material printed or published before 1900, will not be considered.
Most copying is done by divisional staff only.
In limited cases, and at the discretion of professional staff, patrons with their own copy-cards may do their own photocopying. Photographic reproduction and video tape duplication are done by UBC Biomedical Communications and normally take five working days. This service does not compromise the usual turnaround time for regular photocopying orders. Desk staff will determine if immediate photocopying is possible on the basis of staffing levels at the desk and the number of patrons waiting for assistance. Patrons may only make one such request per day.