Making a Copy
Current Completion Times for Staff-Mediated Photocopying
The turnaround time for jobs submitted to the staff-mediated photocopying service is currently 72 hours.
Pay for postal copying orders with PCAS!
Do you regularly order postal photocopying from the Bodleian Library?
You can now also pay for postal orders using your PCAS account. This is a more secure way to pay for your copies. Please select the link on the right to set up your account.
You can add credit to your account on-line and we will deduct the payment for your postal copying order. This means that you never need to send payment details to us. All on-line credit added to your account is done via WorldPay, a secure 3rd party payment provider.
Please note - partially unused PCAS credit is not refundable but we can refund complete unused PCAS credit. So, if you any reason we are unable to complete your order, the credit you added can be refunded straight back onto your payment card or you can save it for another time. If your order comes to more than you have in your account, we will get in touch and ask you to add more credit. There are no charges to you for using this service and you can add as little as 50p or as much as £50 in one transaction.
Your account will remain open unless it has not been used for 2 years and if you ever visit the library you can use this account to do any printing, copying and scanning on site.
If you have any questions, please email us at pcas@bodleian.ox.ac.uk
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The Library offers a number of ways in which readers can make copies from items in its collections, appropriate to the age, size, format and condition of each item. These include services offered by:
- Bodleian Photocopying
Self-service photocopying from post-1900 printed material, staff-service photocopying for material printed after 1800, postal photocopy services, printing from computers and microforms. - The Bodleian Libraries' Imaging Services
Digital scans and photographic prints can be created from any Bodleian Libraries source material although most images are taken from manuscripts and pre-1800 printed material. Digital scans and paper prints can also be created from existing microforms.
Please click on a link for more information about:
Post-1900 printed material
- printing off pages from an electronic journal or book, or other electronic resource
- making copies from post-1900 printed material in good condition
- making copies from a published microfilm/fiche
- making copies from an item on interlibrary loan from another library
- ordering photocopies to be delivered by post (either while in the Bodleian or from home)
Post-1800 printed material
- making copies from printed material published from 1801 to 1900, or which is large, heavy or damaged
- ordering photocopies to be delivered by post (either while in the Bodleian or from home)
- making copies of fragile post-1800 printed material
Manuscript and pre-1800 material
- making copies of manuscript material, or material printed before 1800
- making copies of modern (post-1800) manuscript material and Oxford theses
Frequently asked questions
If you intend to use one of these services, you may wish to read the information on copyright first.
Creating your PCAS account
PCAS Information
- FAQs
- Getting Started
- Printing from Library PCs
- Printing from SunRays
- Printing from Laptops
- Printing from USB
- Scanning Guide
- Photocopying guide
- Price Poster
- Copyright
- Scan and Deliver
All these guides are available from LibGuides