Cardiff Metropolitan University holds a Copyright Licensing Agency Higher Education Licence, which allows copying of text and images from books, journals and magazines, subject to certain limitations. The new CLA Higher Education Licence (1 August 2024 - 31 July 2027) has recently been published and includes some new features:

  • There has been an increase in copying extents for journals – You can now copy or request two articles per journal issue (or 10%, whichever is greater), or up to a whole issue if the contents are dedicated to a specific theme.
  • Collaborative research projects – Researchers are now able to share content with other UK HEI's (that hold a CLA licence) in connection with collaborative research projects.

For the full extent limits and conditions of our CLA Licence, please see the CLA’s guidance and the library's webpages on Copyright.