Digitization Services

General Collection Materials Digitization Request

NIU faculty, student, staff, or alumni, can request digitization of materials from the General Collection via NIU Libraries Search:

1. Locate an item in NIU Libraries Search that does not have existing digital access.
2. Log in and and click the Digitization button under the Get It section.
3. Partial digitization requests (e.g. a chapter from a book) are typically fulfilled within 4 business days. Full digitization requests (e.g. an entire book) are reviewed for Copyright Clearance and approved on a case-by-case basis.

Questions

Please contact Information Delivery Services.

Special Collections Digitization Requests

You can request digitization of materials held by the Library’s Special Collections and Archives. These requests are approved at the discretion of the librarian responsible for stewarding the materials.

Use the Special Collections Digitization Request Form for all materials located in Special Collections and Archives. In NIU Libraries Search, under the Locations section, it will say Special Collections, Rare Books, and/or Archives. Patrons may request up to 25 pages at no charge. For requests exceeding these limits, the following fee structure applies:

• Digital photocopies or reference scanning: $30/hour
• Digitization of fragile or oversized manuscript materials and bound volumes requiring special handling: $100/hour
• Request for use in exhibition or media production: $300

Special Collections and Archives will respond with a cost estimate in 5-7 business days.

You may also propose digitization projects, which involve the digitization of items at a larger scale in terms of volume and storage size.

Questions

Please contact our Digital Collections Department.