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Digitization Fees

 Digital Imaging +               $10.00/image

    Wide Format Scanner (up to 800 dpi)

        sturdy flat items 12 x 18 to 54 in. wide

    Side Scanner (up to 4800 dpi)

        35 mm slies and negatives

    Flatbed Scanner (up to 1600 dpi)

        Standard, up to 11 x 17 in.   

        Transparencies from 4 x 5 to 11 x 17 in.

    Digital Camera (up to 85 megapixel)

        Fragile, brittle or oversize bound items

        Flat items requiring > 800 dpi, or measuring 12 x 18 to 54 x 60 in.

        3-D objects > 18 in.

    Book Scanning +

        Brittle up to 11 x 17             per hour        $15.00

        Machine Fed up to 11x 17    per page       $ 0.16  

            ( + Additional fees for retrieval, printing, and binding)

    Color Output Printing +  (Archival Inks)    (cost as noted)

            (up to 42 in. wide by 38 feet long)

        Heavyweight Coated           per sq. foot    $ 3.00

        Satin Photobase                 per sq. foot    $ 6.45

        Canvas                            per sq. foot    $15.00

        Color Photo Printing             per sq. in.      $ 0.75

            (8 x 10 in Photo/Digital Image up to 16 x 60)

    + Additional Fees and Services

        Digital Services                    per hour        $15.00

            (Setup, labor, and image editing  Billed in 15 min. increments)

        Retrieval Fee                       per item        $20.00

            (Location and pickup of library material)

        Color photocopying                per item        $ 1.00

            (Staff assisted up to 11 x 17 inches)

        Media Storage                      per CD/DVD   $ 5.00

    Shipping and Handling

        UPS Domestic and International                Actual Cost