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Research at the Center
Copying Services: University of Chicago Students, Faculty, and Staff

As part of our service to readers, the Special Collections Research Center provides photocopies from books and manuscripts in the collections for your research use. These copies are provided in accordance with the United States copyright law. Copying is limited to materials in sound physical condition and not subject to legal or donor restrictions. All requests for copies are subject to curatorial approval.

Permission to copy does not convey the right to reproduce or publish the material. Readers must submit written requests for permission to reproduce or publish material from the collections. Some publication projects may be subject to a use fee.

Shipping and Handling:
We are happy to hold your order for pick-up. If you would like to us to ship your order instead, a $5.00 shipping and handling fee will be added to any order under 50 pages. Each subsequent 50 copies will have a $2.00 additional charge added. An additional fee may be charged for orders requiring special handling.

Photocopy Services

BOUND VOLUMES

Copy limit: 50 pages per bound volume
Letter-sized copies: $.25 each
Legal-sized copies: $.50 each
Ledger-sized copies: $1.00

ARCHIVAL/UNBOUND MATERIALS

Copy limit: 50 pages per archival box or 150 pages per record storage carton
Letter-sized copies: $.25 each
Legal-sized copies: $.50 each
Ledger-sized copies: $1.00

ADDITIONAL FEES

$10.00 service fee per order for remote photocopy requests
Unusually large or complex orders submitted remotely will be subject to an additional set-up fee to be billed at the rate of $20.00 per hour
Minimum of $5.00 mailing fee
Each subsequent 50 sheets, add $2.00 to the mailing fee

Scanning:
File size prohibits us from emailing images to patrons, but we are happy to burn them to a CD and ship it to you.

Digital orders are filled in 4 to 6 weeks. Digital images are saved as TIFF files on a CD with a resolution of 400-600 dpi for 8-bit grayscale and for 24-bit color. We are unable to provide custom and rush orders or prints made from scans.

Scanning Services

BOUND VOLUMES, BLACK & WHITE
(GRAYSCALE)

Limit: 50 pages per bound volume
$10.00 per image

BOUND VOLUMES, COLOR

Limit: 10 pages per bound volume
$10.00 per image

ARCHIVAL/UNBOUND MATERIALS, GRAYSCALE, COLOR

Limit: 50 pages/scans per order
$5.00 per image

EXISTING DIGITAL FILE

$2.00 per image

ADDITIONAL FEES

$10.00 service fee per order for remote digital requests
$5.00 service fee for orders placed in person
$5.00 per foldout
Unusually large or complex orders submitted remotely will be subject to an additional set-up fee to be billed at the rate of $20.00 per hour
Minimum of $5.00 mailing fee

Microfilming:
Please consult Special Collections staff at specialcollections@lib.uchicago.edu for information about microfilming.

For further information on charges and schedules, contact:

Special Collections Research Center
University of Chicago Library
1100 E. 57th Street
Chicago, Illinois 60637
Fax: (773) 702-3728
specialcollections@lib.uchicago.edu

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