Guidance for Using Reproductions
If you require permission to publish or reproduce special collections materials per your repository or publisher, fill out our planned use form and we’ll be in touch. You’re also welcome to use the form to let us know about a planned use even if you don’t need permission. We’re always eager to hear about how you’re using our collections!
We do not own copyright on most of our material, so in most cases we can neither grant nor prohibit publication use. Researchers are responsible for making their own legal assessment and securing any necessary permissions. See your responsibilities under copyright law.
Cite our materials
Complete citations will vary in content and format according to the material being used, but all captions, citations, and other credits should be made to the University of Michigan Library (Special Collections Research Center).
Please include collection names if you’ve used materials from the Labadie Collection or the Janice Bluestein Longone Culinary Archive:
- University of Michigan Library (Special Collections Research Center, Joseph A. Labadie Collection)
- University of Michigan Library (Special Collections Research Center, Janice Bluestein Longone Culinary Archive)
Request permission to publish papyri
To request permission to publish an unrestricted and/or unpublished text from our Papyrology Collection, email us at special.collections@umich.edu.
When you receive permission to publish a text from our collection, the following terms of use conditions apply:
- Your permission is exclusive, and remains valid for 5 years.
- If the assigned text has not been published by the end of the 5-year term, it will be made freely available to the papyrological community. We’ll consider applications to extend the term on a case-by-case basis for exceptional circumstances.
- In exchange for granting publication permission, we may share your name and contact information with other scholars who might wish to communicate with you about your assigned text.
Usage rights: images in our papyrology collection are available for free in the public domain with attribution to the University of Michigan Library. Select the “share/cite” link when viewing an individual record in our database to see full citation information.