Fees & Payments
Smith College Special Collections
Digital Reproductions
Smith College Special Collections will provide reproductions of our textual, visual and audio materials, when such reproductions will not damage the original or violate any restrictions on the materials.
As it is part of the mission of Special Collections to make its resources available as widely as possible, researcher-driven digitization of collection material made upon request will subsequently be made publicly accessible online at no cost, if legally permissible. In this way, patron requests help increase access among researchers.
See Digitization & Use for directions on submitting a request, as well as copyright and use information. Prepayment is required on some orders.
Services
For Smith Students
| Service | Fee |
|---|---|
| New scans (PDF or Tiff format) up to 300 pages | No charge |
For Researchers
| Service | Fee |
|---|---|
| Digital reference scan, first 50 pages (color PDF file) | No charge |
| Digital reference scan, 51 to 300 pages (color PDF file) | $.25/page |
| Existing digital file (resolution and format varies) | No charge |
| New high resolution digital scans (TIFF file) Front and back of photograph = 1 scan |
$5/scan |
| Transparencies and Negatives (TIFF file) | $10/image |
| Audiovisual reproduction off-site - contact specialcollections@smith.edu |
At vendor cost |
| Microfilm reproduction off-site - contact specialcollections@smith.edu |
At vendor cost |
Payment
Contact Special Collections at specialcollections@smith.edu to obtain the total charges for the services you are requesting. After submitting your request, staff will review the materials and conduct a page count, and then get back to you with a cost estimation. Upon your order confirmation, staff will begin scanning. Prepayment is required on some orders.
The following forms of payment are accepted:
- Checks (made payable to Smith College),
- Credit cards (Mastercard, Visa, American Express) - online payment link will be sent when order is complete
Processing Time
Current turn-around time is 2 to 4 weeks and may be longer for large or complex digitization orders. Requests will be managed in the order that they are received.
If you are a Smith faculty member and have a larger request for classroom or teaching use, please contact us for a consultation.