WEB SITE
Use and
Reproduction Policy
This Web Site is copyrighted by the Maryland Historical Society. The materials on this web site have been made available for use only in research, teaching, and private study. For these purposes, you may reproduce (print, make photocopies, or download) materials from this web site without prior permission, on the condition that you provide proper attribution of the source in all copies (see below). Although we don't require you to contact us in advance for these purposes, we do appreciate hearing from teachers, students, and researchers who are using our resources in interesting ways (send e-mail to library@mdhs.org).
For other uses of materials from this web site -- i.e., commercial products, publication, broadcast, mirroring, and anything else that doesn't fall under "fair use" (explained below) -- we require that you contact us in advance for permission to use the materials. In so granting this permission, we do not allow alterations of the original material, including colorization, extensive cropping, etc. Please read on for more information.
THE DETAILS
Reproductions of material from the Library may be made only for use in the research, teaching, or private study of the recipient of the reproduction. They may not be made for, or donated to, other repositories by the recipient. They may not be further reproduced without permission. They may be copied for use on your WEB SITE but only for direct educational purposes limited to a duration of not more than three months for a specific project.
The recipient agrees to give proper acknowledgment to the Library, and further agrees to secure permission in advance from the Library to publish or broadcast any item, in whole or in part, from its collections. This permission may be granted in so far and only in so far as the rights of the Library are concerned. The Library claims only physical ownership of most material. Persons wishing to broadcast or publish this material must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of literary property rights or copyrights.
The recipient agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Maryland Historical Society, its officers, employees and agents from and against all suits, claims, actions and expenses arising out of the use of reproductions provided by Library.
HOW TO OBTAIN PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE MATERIALS FROM THE LIBRARY
Due to the varying nature of the collections held by the Library, each collection may have different copyright or other reproduction restrictions placed on it. If you would like to reproduce materials from our collections, please contact us (dprenci@mdhs.org), specifying what materials you are interested in, and we will be able to inform you of any reproduction restrictions on a case-by-case basis. In some cases, we may be able to supply you with publication-quality slides or scanned images of the items you are requesting, so if you are interested in using materials in this format, please let us know.
HOW TO CITE MATERIALS FROM THE LIBRARY
When using materials from the Library, please acknowledge their source by clearly stating: Maryland Historical Society Library, the collection in which you found the materials, and its "Z" number (or the digital image file name). In addition, for materials you are using that were found on our web pages, please specify the URL (web address) of the page in which you found them.
UNITED STATES COPYRIGHT LAW
The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of copies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research." If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of "fair use," that user may be liable for copyright infringement. This institution reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order if, in its judgment, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law or our property rights in the item.
Approved by MHS Library Committee 12/3/98
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