me it becomes possible to sum up the frequency for utilizing the original document and thus the copying apparatus 1 may be effectively used for document management in which for example a frequently used document is stored so as to be readily taken out or if the document is not utilized it is discarded furthermore in the foregoing embodiment although there has been explained the arrangement in which copying is executed based on the image data do of the original document stored in the copying apparatus when the copied document is read it may be so modified that by comparing the image data dc of the copied document with the image data dc as memorized when the image data do and dc do not coincide with each other copying is executed based on the image data dc in other words a comparing section is provided for comparing the image data dc read by the information reading section 11 and stored in the image memory 12 with the image data do stored in the memory section 15 corresponding thereto when the data of these images is in agreement with each other the image data do in the memory section 15 is read into the image memory 12 to execute the print.