Charges

General charges and information

  • VAT is charged at 20%. All undergraduate and postgraduate students are exempt from VAT. Please tick the appropriate box on the Application for copies for research form (PDF): To view this PDF file you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader. This software is already installed on many computers. However, if you do not have it, you may download it for free from the Adobe website.
  • A £5 (+ VAT if applicable) minimum charge is payable on all orders paid for by cheque or credit/debit card.
  • Where possible, we supply double-sided copies. This saves paper and keeps postage and packaging costs down. If you would prefer single-sided copies, please let us know.
  • Small orders (10 sheets or under) can usually be done immediately for reading room visitors; we aim to complete most other orders for collection the next working day. Larger orders – over 100 copies – will take longer. Completion of orders may also take longer at busy periods and during periods of short-staffing.

Copying charges

 

LSE staff/students

 

Users with disabilities

Other researchers

Photocopies per sheet

 

25p

25p

35p

Microfilm printouts per sheet*

 

£1

 

£1

£1

Digital scans

 

£5 per scan, plus £1 for CD if required



*Self-service microfilm printouts are also available in the reading room at a cost of only 4p per sheet.

Postal charges for photocopying

Prices do not include VAT, which will be charged at 20% if applicable.

Small orders = under 40 sheets (i.e. under 80 photocopies)

Medium orders = 40-100 sheets (i.e. 80-200 photocopies)

Large orders = Over 100 sheets (i.e. over 200 photocopies)

UK

Small orders: £1.00 – 2nd class post

Medium orders: £3.50 – tracked mail

Large orders: courier, charged as per postroom prices – please ask for estimate

Europe (includes EU, Eastern Europe and Russia)

Small orders: £1.50 - airmail

Medium orders: £4.00 – airmail - or from £8.00 – courier, recommended for urgent/valuable orders

Large orders: courier, charged as per postroom prices – please ask for estimate

Rest of the World

Small orders: £2.00 - airmail

Medium orders: £4.50 – airmail – or From £9.00 - courier, recommended for urgent/valuable orders

Large orders: Courier, charged as per postroom prices – please ask for estimate

Other reprographics services

We can arrange for documents in our collections to be photographed or microfilmed by a professional photographer. Please contact us for further details: contact details|.  

Quick links

Email: document@lse.ac.uk|