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Charges

Photocopying

Self-service (per sheet)	A4	A3
Photocopying original documents	30p	40p
Photocopying original documents for which there is a legible surrogate on film	70p	£1.20
Photocopying books/Finding aids	10p	20p
Microfiche and Microfilm print-out	70p	£1.20
Internet print out - black and white	10p	-
Internet print out - colour	40p	-
Print out from CD Rom	70p	-
Certified copies	£1.25	£1.25

By post
£3.50 (overseas £5.00) for the first page, plus the standard charge for additional pages. Please note that there is a limit on the amount of copying that the Record Office can accept, please see our enquiry policy for details. Copies will be folded into A5 size - if you would like to receive flat A4 copies, please add an extra 50p.

For certificated/authenticated copies, please add £1 to the minimum charge.

Tithe and Inclosure Maps

These can be purchased on CDRom for £15.50 per CD plus £1 p&p.

Photographic Work

Self-Service - 20p per image, to a maximum of £10 per visit

Scanning and Printing

We are pleased to draw attention to our digitisation / scanning service for those wishing to obtain good quality reproductions of documents held in our collections. Unlike photocopying, photographing or scanning does not damage the documents, thus preserving them for as long as possible and ensuring their survival for future generations, and offers you the opportunity to receive colour copies of documents important to your research.

The cost of obtaining copies are as follows:

For requests to provide an electronic copy
(i.e. to write to CD or to email an electronic copy. It is also possible to save a file to a memory stick, although this option is only available when booked in advance.)

A5/A4/A3 scanned images	£6.50 per image
Duplicate copies	£3.00 per copy
Images larger than A3 size	£17.50 per hour

For requests for print outs of images

A5/A4 scanned images	£8.00 per image
A3 scanned images	£10.50 per image
Duplicate copies	£4.00 each

If you would like to order a copy but are unsure of how much it will cost, please contact the County Hall Branch.

Research Service

Research & photocopying orders:-

• £19.00 per hour plus copy costs and travelling expenses where appropriate.
• £35.00 per hour for corporate clients plus copy costs and travelling expenses where appropriate.

Cheques for the research service should be in £ sterling and made payable to Mrs. Sue Campbell.

Certificates

Anglican Church certificates of baptisms or burials	£19.00
Civil certificates of marriages from Anglican parish registers	£7.00

Please note that these charges are subject to possible change by Registrar General and the Church Synod.

Additional Services

Talks
Raising the awareness of our work and our collections is an important part of the work of the Record Office. In order to help achieve this aim, we offer a variety of talks to local groups and societies. These can either take place at the meeting place of the society, or at the Record Office. Whilst a fee for giving talks has not been imposed, we suggest a donation of £30 (according to the means of the society) to cover the cost of the talk.

Education Packs
Education packs are available for sale either in hard copy for £20 plus postage and packing at £4.00, or for £16 (including p&p) on CDRom.

Orders for copies from the Latter Day Saints
Microfilm

1 film for use over 1 month	£5.10
film for use over 3 months	£6.30

Microfiche
An administration fee of £2.20 will be charged, in addition to 15p for each fiche ordered.

Internet Taster Sessions
£2.00 for one hour.

Please note:

• For larger orders, there is a minimum charge of £6.50, with subsequent images charged at £3.25. Information/quotes for larger quantities or other work can be obtained by contacting the Record Office.
• All prices, except certificate charges, include VAT.
• Where requests for information fall within the Data Protection or Freedom of Information access regimes, any fees charged will be in accordance with the legislation and applicants will be advised of this.
• Payment for services is required in advance.
• Cheques should be in £ sterling only and, other than those for the research service should be made payable to Worcestershire County Council.

Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 You are limited by law to taking only single copies of documents for purposes of research for non-commercial purposes and private study, provided that the copyright owner has not prohibited copying. Copying of published material still in copyright should be restricted to no more than 10% of an entire book, or approximately 10 pages in one extract or 20 pages in a series of extracts, whichever is the less. You should therefore satisfy yourself that you fully comply with the legislation. You are required to sign a declaration that you have observed these rules.