For information on the interim modified EHESS service following the British Library cyberattack, please see our FAQ section.

What are EHESS & EFESS?

HEIs 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
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 EHESS 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

 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 EHESS purchases.
  • If you order your content (CFP or outsourced scanning) via a third party such as the Digital Content Store, you will need to alert that third party of your change to EHESS.

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 EHESS is and how it works, have a look at our FAQs.

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 EHESS 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

DCS

An optional innovative web-based platform called the Digital Content Store, or as we call it, the DCS.

Visit

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

FAQs

For further information on EHESS and the interim modified EHESS service following the British Library cyberattack, please see our FAQ section.

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