Rights & Reproductions Policies
For Existing Digitization
Note: As of September 2024, the Library Company of Philadelphia is no longer offering digitization services.
The Library Company of Philadelphia provides open access to high-resolution, publication-quality images for free through the digital repository. To download an image file, navigate to the item-level record and scroll down to the section labelled “Downloads.”
Please include a credit line to the Library Company of Philadelphia alongside the image:
- For web use, please include a hyperlink to the website, https://www.librarycompany.org/
- For social media use, please tag the Library Company of Philadelphia, @LibraryCompany
- For all other uses, please credit Library Company of Philadelphia alongside the image.
The digital catalog and website also include select images from collaborating institutions’ collections. Please note such identifications in the image caption or location field of the online record. This material belongs to the identified institution and the Library Company is unable to issue permissions for use. Please contact the holding institution to secure permissions for reuse.
For New Digitization
The Library Company of Philadelphia is no longer offering digitization services.
For Reference Scans
To request reference scans of material from the book collections, please contact reference@librarycompany.org.
Copyright
The user of supplied reproductions assumes all responsibilities for using them in conformity with existing copyright laws, and may be asked to supply the Library Company with a copy of any publication or project in which the images appear. Unless otherwise noted, the Library Company of Philadelphia does not claim copyright for materials in its collections.
For more information about the Library Company’s preferred attribution and which publications require a reciprocal copy, please refer to our usage guidelines.