Reproduction of documents
Types of reproduction
Request procedure
Delivery terms
Payment methods
Operational hours
Delivery
Use of reproductions
Public prices for reproductions
The Library of Catalonia offers several types of reproduction of documents. In any of the modalities, the library may limit the reproduction of certain documents, depending on the state of conservation, its characteristics or other justified reasons. The reproduction of materials from the Prat de la Riba Room has special conditions.
Types of reproduction
| Photocopies | Reference works after 1900 from the General reading room and monographs and periodicals after 1958 of the general collection and octavo and quarto size. |
| Scan copies and snapshots (PDF, JPG 200 dpi) | Of any bibliographic document. |
| Self-service printings | Of microphilms and any document available at the library network. |
| High quality digital images (TIFF 300 dpi) | Of any bibliographic document. |
| Sound and audiovisual reproductions (MP3, WAV, MP4) | From sound and audiovisual documents of the library in digital media. |
Request procedure
For immediate service you should go to desks.
For orders:
- To fill the form on paper or web.
- To accept the budget
- To pay the order in advance by one of the payment methods.
- The delivery term starts from the payment date.
- Complex requests will be satisfied as far as possible, informing the user of the estimated delivery time.
- The budgets expire within 30 days if they are not paid.
Delivery terms
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Photocopies and snapshots (requested at the desk) | Immediately |
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Photocopies and snapshots (requested online) | 24-48 hours |
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High quality digital images | 24-48 hours |
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High quality digital images | 15 days |
| Sound or audiovisual recordings | 7 dies |
Payment methods
- By cash or card at the Access and Documents Supply Service (Reproduction Desk)
- By card through the payment module: https://serveis.bnc.cat/tpv, once you have the budget number and the user's reference which will give you on formalizing request.
- Bank cheque or certified cheque. In the case of abroad payments it is required a certification from the Spanish correspondent bank.
- Bank transfer to the current account of CaixaBank, IBAN: ES79 2100 5000 5102 0029 6290 (SWIFT code: CAIXESBBXXX), payable to Biblioteca de Catalunya (Reprografia).
- Postal order payable to Biblioteca de Catalunya, Secció d'Obtenció de Documents, c/Hospital, 56. 08001 Barcelona.
- Bank domiciliation: people or institutions that use the reproduction service in a continuous way can open an account-deposit of variable amount, of not more than 300,00 €, where the accepted budgets will be charged until it be depleted.
Remind to include the budget number in the payments.
Operational hours
Immediate service: Monday to Friday from 9:00 to 19:30 and Saturdays from 9:30 to 13:30.
Orders and administrative affairs (budgets, invoices...): Monday to Friday from de 9:30 to 14:00 and from 16:00 to 17:00h.
Delivery
The picking up can be done in the library without cost, asking for the shipment by certified post mail (Spain: 8 € and abroad: 15 €) or by electronic delivery with Internet or e-mail (up to 100 files or 1GB, 1,00 €).
Use of reproductions
- Research: Copies from the library collections are only for researching.
- Commercial or communication use: Requesters will be responsible of processing and obtaining the appropriate permissions from the rightholders.
Legislation and information on intellectual property
Public prices for reproductions
Reproduction of bibliographic materials and documentary
| Photocopies A4-A3, scan copies, self-service photocopies, self-service photocopies of microforms, self-service prints | 0,25 €/u. |
| Colour photocopies | 0,30 €/u. |
| Snapshots | 0,30 €/u. |
| High quality digital images | 1,00 €/u. |
| CD and DVD support | 1,00 €/u. |
Reproduction of sound and audiovisual materials. Support not included
| Reproduction of sound (from analogue support to digital or from digital to digital). 1 song or fragments up to 4 minutes | 1,00 €/u. |
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Audiovisual reproduction from analogue support to digital |
15,00 €/u. |
| Audiovisual reproduction from digital support to digital up to 2 hours | 6,00 €/u. |
| CD and DVD support | 1,00 €/u. |
Public prices for commercial use
BC charges an additional fee for reproductions supplied for commercial purposes, that it doesn’t exempt the users to get the rightholder’s permission.
| Images |
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| Publishing purposes | 20,00 €/u. |
| Advertising purposes | 60,00 €/u. |
| Public communication purposes | 60,00 €/u. |
| Sound material |
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| Publishing and public communication purposes | 20,00 €/song or sound fragment up to 4 minutes |
| Advertising purposes | 60,00 €/song or sound fragment up to 4 minutes |
| Audiovisual material |
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| Publishing and public communication purposes | 20,00 €/hour or fraction |
| Advertising purposes | 60,00 €/hour or fraction |
| Bonuses |
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In case of public and private non-profit institutions, a deduction of 50% is applied. |
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| Exemptions |
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| IEC members are exempt from the payment of the reproduction fees when the purpose is their bibliographic research programs. |
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Taxes for reproductions of archive documents
| Al·legacions judicials | Fons Baró Castellet |
| Arxiu del comtat de Queralt | Fons Francesc Cardona |
| Arxiu del marquès de Saudin | Fons Magarola |
| Arxiu del marquesat de Moja | Hospital de la Santa Creu |
| Arxiu Salas-Milans | Junta de Comerç |
| Arxiu Sambola/Burgués | Pergamins |
| Arxiu administratiu de la BC | Protocols notarials |
| Batllia de Cardona | Sèrie general d'Arxiu |
| Comtat de Solterra |
| Scan copies 150 dpi A4 | 0,25 € |
| Scan copies 150 dpi A3 | 0,70 € |
| Snapshots | 0,15 € |
| High quality digital images (1 image) | 2,05 € |
Public prices for comercial use of archive documents
BC charges an additional fee for reproductions supplied for commercial purposes, that it doesn’t exempt the users to get the right holder’s permission.
| Images |
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| Publishing purposes | 30,30 € |
| Advertising purposes | 45,45 € |
| Public communication purposes | 151,50 € |
| Non-profit entities will be subject to a 25% discount on fees for commercial uses. |
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| Exemptions |
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| IEC members are exempt from the payment of the reproduction fees when the purpose is their bibliographic research programs. |
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