Services

Circulation of library materials is restricted to APA staff.

• A 24 hour advance notice is required to visit the Archives and Classic Books Collection.

• APA staff can borrow books for a period of 30 days; reference titles can be borrowed for 24 hours only.

• Journals, archival materials and classic books are available only in the reading area.

• Journal articles can be copied or printed from E-resources.

• Renewals are possible only for books from the circulating collection that have not have a hold placed on them.

Document Delivery — The Archives and Library provide photocopies of Archival materials, APA Journal Articles and book chapters that are not among the full-text collections in PsycArticles, PsycBOOKS and PsycEXTRA. Please check availability through one of the APA Electronic Products at APA Databases prior to contacting Library staff. The library has a small collection of other journals and books in psychology. The turnaround time for such requests is 24 hours.

Interlibrary Loan — APA Archives and Library participates in Interlibrary Loan. Restrictions are applied to lending archival materials and publications covered by APA full text electronic products. Turn around time for processing ILL requests is 24 hours.

         Fees: $10 per article                                                  $15 per book chapter
 

Reference and Instruction Services are mainly for the staff of APA headquarters in Washington, D.C. APA Members and Division officers are welcome with any questions about APA history and the APA Archives.

Permission to reproduce materials owned by APA archives should be referred to the APA archives staff.

Visitors may access the Library and Archival collections free of charge. For visitors who are non-APA members, a fee of $0.25 per page will be charged for use of the library's copier and printer.

Photocopies

$15.00 fee + $10.00 per hour after the first hour of staff time

Digital Photographs

$10.00/photograph

Low Resolution Scans (400 dpi and under)  

$1.00/scan + $10/hr. after the first hour of staff time

High Resolution Scans (600 dpi and higher)  

$5.00/scan + $10/hr. after the first hour of staff time

Audio & Video Dubbing 

Audio cassette tapes, video tapes, CDs and DVDs can be dubbed in-house at a price of $20 each. Other formats must be reproduced by outside service providers. APA References Services will choose the provider and will charge their price plus a 50 percent mark-up for handling.

Delivery Methods  

Reproductions can be picked up in person or shipped. Shipping and handling charges will be $5 per shipment for materials that can be mailed in an envelope. Shipments requiring a box will be charged at $10 per box.

Digital reproductions may also be delivered electronically via web server, without shipping costs.

For large orders, a partial payment of 50 percent will be required in advance. Staff will provide the researcher with an estimate of costs. Once the order has been submitted, the patron will be invoiced for the remainder of the order. Once payment has been received, the order will be released to the patron or shipped, as arranged.

Policy Governing Use of Reproductions

Copyright and fair use: Use of manuscripts and published materials is subject to the provisions of the copyright law. Laws against libel and invasion of privacy may also apply. Patrons assume full responsibility for any legal questions that may arise as the result of their use of materials in the collections. 

To cite unpublished materials: Please provide the title and date of item, catalog number (if applicable it will be found written on the box and folder), name of the collection and name of the repository. Example:

    Preliminary Report to the President From the President's Commission on Mental Health, 1981, 300-301-13-100, Papers and Files of George Albee, PhD. APA Archives, American Psychological Association. 

All reproductions of APA Archival materials are performed by the Reference Services staff. We can photocopy or digitally scan most collection material. Please be aware that some collection material may be too fragile to reproduce. Other collection material may be subject to copyright restrictions. Although staff will make every effort to ensure that copyright law is obeyed, it is the patron’s responsibility to ensure that copyright restrictions are observed. Because staff and facilities are limited, it may not be possible to provide immediate copying service, especially if large numbers of copies are requested. At the discretion of the staff, orders will be taken for later pick-up or delivery.

• Requests for reproductions must be approved by the Reference Services staff. Permission may be denied due to copyright restrictions or the condition of the materials. 

• In general, reproductions of materials will be handled by the Reference Services staff. However, researchers are allowed to take images of materials using digital, video or film cameras, as long as no flash or other extra lighting is used. APA Reference Services reserves to the right to regulate or prohibit researchers' photography in order to protect materials. 

• Pages that a researcher would like to mark (for photocopying, etc.) can be marked with acid-free paper strips kept at the registration desk. Pages should not be folded, turned, or taken out of order. Under no circumstances should Post-it notes, paper clips, or anything else be attached to materials.