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Printing & Copying, e-/Copyright Guides and Multimedia equipment:

Printing, Photocopying & Binding

Photocopying

We have black and white and colour photocopiers in all our libraries. You will need to buy a rechargeable photocopy card from dispensing machines. We also sell acetates for making transparencies for presentations. You can copy books or journals for study, subject to the terms of the Copyright Act.

Photocopying Costs

 
Rechargeable photocopying card £1.00
B&W photocopying per sheet A4 & A3 - 5p
Colour photocopying per sheet A4 & A3 - 50p

How much can I copy from a book or journal?

As well as personal notes and documents, you can photocopy material from the Library stock, subject to Copyright Regulations.

This means that of

Most Books

one chapter or up to five per cent

For more information see our copyright section.

Journals

One article of a Journal issue

Printing

Black and white and colour printing facilities are operated by charged UEL ID cards. Self-service charging machines are available at Docklands and Stratford Libraries.

Printing Costs

 
B&W printing per sheet A4 - 5p; A3 - 10p
Colour printing per sheet A4 - 25p; A3 - 50p

Binding

Heat binding facilities are available at Docklands, Stratford and Duncan House Libraries. Slide binding and comb binding is available at Duncan House.

The Print Centre offers a complete solution for thesis and dissertation printing and binding to Students at both our Stratford and Docklands campuses. For further details, click here.

Binding Costs

 
Heat binding (all libraries) £2.00 per binder

Comb binding  (DH only)

Card covers (assorted colours)

Spiral binders

 

20p

25p-40p depending on size
Slide binding (DH only) 10p

e-/Copyright Guides

Copyright legislation places strict legal restrictions on what UEL staff and students can copy for educational use, whether photocopying, scanning or downloading material. Moreover, copyright compliance is actively policed by agencies such as the CLA (Copyright Licensing Agency), and breaches of copyright law may lead to prosecution.

Copyright is a complex area, but the following tutorial and guides should prove useful:

online copyright tutorials

You can also find further information in our Copyright Guides section:

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Media Accessories

Libraries at each campus also offer a variety of materials available from the Library helpdesk to assist with your projects, assignments and presentations.

Docklands

 
Acetate OHP sheet A4 - 50p; A3 - £1.30
Laminate A4 - 50p; A3 - £1.30
A4 plastic wallets 10p
Earphones £1.00
Heat binders £2.00
CDs 75p
CD sleeve 10p
A4 document wallets with CD sleeve 30p
Library bags £1.50

Stratford

 

A4 plastic wallets

10p
Earphones £1.00
Heat binders £2.00
Library bags £1.50

Duncan House

 
A4 plastic wallets 10p
2 CD-ROMs (writable) 50p

CD Case

 20p
CD pockets (adhesive) with flap 20p
Clip file (black) 25 – 30 pages £1.20
Envelopes 5p - 10p
Headphones £1.00
Note pad £1.20
Pens 20p
Pencils 10p
Library bags £1.50

 

 

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Multi-media equipment & MediaPod

Media

DVDs and videos are available for loan or for use on individual or group viewing facilities in the Library and Learning Centres.

Introduction to the MediaPod

The Docklands library has a suite of computers for multimedia project work. The MediaPod is located on the second floor of the library. It is an open access cluster of five Apple Mac computers each equipped with two 17" LCD monitors and a DV video recorder to enable digital video capture. The suite is available to all current UEL students and staff. We advise a maximum 4 hours continuous use in order to give fair use buy all our users. Online support is available via any of the campus computer at http://mpc.uel.ac.uk or access here the Introductory Guide 

Any questions? Confused?

We are always happy to help. Please contact us, send us Your Feedback or email us at Ask-A-Librarian. Alternatively you might find our Frequently Asked Questions section useful.

Docklands Library and Learning Centre

020 8223 3434
Stratford Library and Learning Centre

020 8223 4224
Duncan House Library and Learning Centre

020 8223 3346

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