It's worth noting that two major institutions have abandoned reproduction
charges for non-commercial use of images:
Victoria & Albert Museum (excludes web use; high res files free)
http://images.vam.ac.uk/indexplus/page/T%26C+High+Resolution+Images.html
Wellcome Library (electronic use OK; high res files £2.94)
http://medphoto.wellcome.ac.uk/
Perhaps this can be seen as part of the wider open access movement? Speaking
personally, I find it a refreshing approach that prioritises access to
museum collections.
Of course, for material that has not been photographed and added to the
relevant image library, there will still be a photography cost.
Mark
On 8/16/07, Howell, Alan <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Dear Colleagues
>
>
>
> I am currently engaged on a project to compile a set of policies &
> procedures relating to image management within our service. If anyone
> has done a similar exercise and would be prepared to share the outcome
> with me, I'd be very grateful if they would contact me off-list. If
> there are links to relevant documents on-line, perhaps others might be
> interested to know of those.
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>
> I'd also be interested to see some up-to-date scales of reproduction
> charges. Our own was compiled circa 1992 (based on the British Library,
> I believe) and is way past the time for an update! In particular I
> wonder how others are fielding requests for digital images to be used in
> presentations or other all-digital projects.
>
>
>
> Alan Howell (Senior Curator)
> E: [log in to unmask]
> T: +44(0)1481 706964
> F: +44(0)1481 728671
>
> Visit the Guernsey Museums & Galleries website: www.museums.gov.gg
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