Digital Reproduction Requests
The University Library offers reproduction services for library material. To place a request, see the options below. Some materials are already digitally available. Search the Library’s Easy Search page and our Digital Collections to find material already available online.
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Placing a request for Special Collection Materials
If the item you are requesting from on of our Special Collection Libraries, please contact the library directly.
- 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.edu
- 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
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Placing a request for General Collection (Circulating) Materials from Doc Express
To place a request for a few pages from a circulating book or journal for research place a request through DocExpress.
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Placing a request for General Collection (Circulating) Materials for Publication from Digitization Services
- To place a request for a publication (high-res) image, complete the General Collections Reproduction Request Form for Patrons. We use a Special Collections Aeon system to manage these requests. Please follow the steps below to place a request:
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- Click on the General Collections Reproduction Request Form for Patrons link
- Create an account or login to an existing account.
- Once logged in, you will be directed to the General Collections Reproduction Request Form for Patrons.
- Billing, payment, and delivery will take place via your Aeon User Account.
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For questions about placing an order please contact digitizationservices@library.illinois.edu.
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Placing a request as LIBRARY STAFF ONLY
Library content liaisons or staff please complete the General Collections Reproduction Request Form for Library Staff. This form is restricted to library employees ONLY. This form is for General Collection material ONLY. Please contact Special Collections libraries directly with inquiries about their collections.
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Fees and Pricing
Current time to complete a request is 3-4 weeks. Large scale orders require additional time and cost.
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 | |
Custom Orders | Priced Upon Request |