Digitization

Order reproductions of our books and manuscripts for use in your research or personal use.

We are prioritizing materials for IU Fall 2024 classes and research by offering free digitization services, with some limits. See below for details. 

We are limited in our ability to fulfill large digitization requests. We may not be able to process orders that span a large number of boxes.

Reproduction fees

Prices listed here are for reference use only. Please consult with library staff for more specific cost estimates.

There is a $5.00 minimum charge for all orders for non-IU-affiliated patrons.

PDF  
 IU students and facultyfree
 non-IU patrons$ .30 per exposure
Digital images  
 IU students and faculty, JPG and TIF file typesfree
 Non-IU patron, reference-quality JPG$2.00 each
 Non-IU patron, publication-quality TIF (300+ dpi)$5.00 each
 CD & case$1.00 each
 Download deliveryfree
Audio & video $25.00 per item
Rush service 50% surcharge
Re-Process FeeLost or deleted orders can be replaced for a small fee.$5
MailingU.S. Priority Mail or other carrier as arranged

Limits

Because we anticipate a high volume of requests, all orders will be limited to 250 page images per person per semester.

This includes all formats. 

Example: 200 PDF pages + 50 JPG images = semester limit

Semesters run roughly January - April, May - August, and September - December.

If you have a larger request for classroom or teaching use, please contact us for a consultation.