Digital Reproduction Requests
Special Collection Materials
To place a request through one of the following libraries, first contact them directly about their collections.
Please review our fee schedule (below) and guidelines for reproduction of library materials
| Special Collections Libraries | Contact Information |
| History Philosophy, and Newspaper Library | https://www.library.illinois.edu/hpnl/ – hpnl@library.illinois.edu |
| Illinois History and Lincoln Collections | https://www.library.illinois.edu/ihx/ – ihlc@library.illinois.edu |
| Map Library | http://www.library.illinois.edu/max/ – charts@library.illinois.eduu |
| Rare Book & Manuscript Library | http://www.library.illinois.edu/rbx/ – askacurator@library.illinois.edu |
| University of Illinois Archives | http://archives.library.illinois.edu/ – illiarch@illinois.edu |
Digitization Services Reproduction Fee Schedule
| Equipment/Format | Setup Fee, includes 1st image/page. | Fee Per Image/Page |
| Book Digitization, 600 dpi (items that are not oversized and/or in poor condition) | $20 | $0.20 per page |
| Single image digitization, 600 dpi (items that are oversized and/or in poor condition) | $20 | $2 per image |
| OCR creation (delivered in PDF format) | $2 | $0.50 per page |
| Image editing (stitching, color/image correction, cropping) | $10 per 15 minutes of labor | |
| Electronic delivery | Free | |
| Rush | 50% surcharge on entire order | |
| Custom Orders | Priced Upon Request | |
Special Collections Library content liaisons or staff please complete the Digitization Request Form. This form is restricted to library employees
General Collections
There are restrictions to what items we can provide digital access. Is it already available? For general collection materials (circulating library items), using the Library’s Easy Search option may help you locate an existing digitally accessible item. If you locate an item in the Library Catalog that does not have existing digital access, and you would like:
Partial Works Scanned
If you are in need of a few pages from a book or journal for research, please contact DocExpress.
If you are in need of a few pages from an item for publication (high-res), please email Digitization Services.
Or
Entire Works Scanned
If you need an entire book or journal scanned, please contact Research and Information Services or your library subject specialist. Our internal digitization process for general collection materials takes approximately 3 weeks to complete. Access will be provided to you through the Digital Library. The loan period is restricted to one user via their NetId and expires after 21 days. For extensions, please contact Central Access Services.
Reasons books might not be scanned:
Tight gutters
Page count (500+)
Backlog
Condition (brittle, broken binding)
Dimensions (+38 cm)