What is EFESS? FEIs are able to take advantage of: Copyright-fee-paid (CFP) or scan-only options Digital Rights Management (DRM)-free material Scans of high quality using preservation-standard workflow Optical Character Recognition (OCR) as standard Full metadata Most scans are delivered within 48 hours What does the service cost? Current Rates Pay Monthly Advanced Payment Born digital £6.40 plus copyright fee £6.40 plus copyright fee CFP supply from print £10.80 plus copyright fee £9.90 plus copyright fee Outsourced scanning from print £10.80 £9.90 *All prices are + VAT. Please note, if you choose to pay in advance the minimum deposit amount for the advance payment option is £150.00 + VAT. ‘Pay Monthly’ customer do not need to make this payment. How do I get started? To get your EFESS account set up, all you have to do is return the Agreement, together with some additional details. Follow our step-by-step guide below: Download and print the agreement Access the EFESS agreement form here Sign it and email a scanned copy to education.customers@cla.co.uk  In your covering correspondence, please indicate to CLA: Your existing British Library account number (if applicable) If you would like to pay monthly, or pay in advance. If paying in advance, indicate the sum to be deposited. Please note the minimum payment is £150.00 + VAT. Please note the following: If you currently have a deposit with the British Library, please contact them to discuss a possible refund. Deposits with the British Library cannot be used against your EFESS purchases. If you order your content (CFP or outsourced scanning) via a third party, you will need to alert that third party of your change to EFESS. Once we have received your returned agreement, we will be in touch with your account and login details. If you want to know more about what EFESS is and how it works, have a look at our FAQs below. If you need to pay the copyright fee for a scan that you have sourced elsewhere, please contact the publisher direct or try PLSClear. 1 Fill in and return the EFESS agreement 2 The British Library (BL) will send you a form to create your account 3 CLA will supply login detail to check transaction history 4 Customer sends signed agreeement back to BL 5 BL supplies the doc del service | CLA manage the invoicing Useful links Sign in to your account If you are a customer and would like to access Second Extract or EHESS transaction details, please sign in here: Sign in Check Permissions Our Check Permissions search tool lets you see what you can copy, share or re-use legally with a CLA licence. Visit EHESS If you're a HEI and looking for EHESS, you can find out more here. Visit EFESS When do we need to use the Copyright Fee Paid Service? If you do not hold a copy of the original item in your collection you will need to order using the Copyright Fee Paid service. One Copyright Fee Paid copy can be used over multiple courses, as long as the material is still included in CLA’s Licence and is within extent limits. Do we still need to check copyright permission before ordering? If you are purchasing a CFP to place in your library stock, then no, but if you intend to copy the material then any purchases made via EFESS should be checked against the Check Permissions search tool before ordering to ascertain Licence coverage. What is the difference between pay monthly and pay in advance? It is entirely up to you whether you choose the pre-pay option or to pay monthly. There is a reduced service charge when paying in advance. How are we billed for EFESS? Payment is made to the CLA. You can pay monthly or pay in advance. Invoices and statements will be despatched from the CLA on a monthly basis. Once CLA has received transaction data from the British Library, it will be accessible to view online via a link issued when your account is confirmed. Do I need to register for the service? Yes. A signed Agreement with the CLA is required and an additional account with the British Library dedicated to your EFESS orders will need to be set up. See more
