The Library offers several ways to scan analog materials into digital formats. Equipment is available for self-service scanning in Clemons, Brown, Fine Arts, and Music.
For assistance digitizing material for instruction or research purposes, read more about digitization requests.
Print scanning
- ScannX Book ScanCenter (Clemons, Brown, and Music)
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- Type: Flatbed book-edge
- Scanning Area: 11” x 17”
- Max Resolution: up to 600dpi
- OCR? Yes
- Access: anyone
- Location: 4th floor in Clemons (2 available); 1st floor in Brown; Main level in Music
- Zeta Overhead Book Scanner (Fine Arts and Clemons)
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- Type: Overhead
- Scanning Area: 18.9″ x 14”
- Max Resolution: up to 600dpi
- OCR? Yes
- Access: anyone
- Location: 4th floor in Clemons; 1st floor in Clemons; 2nd floor in Fine Arts
- KIC BookEye Overhead Scanner (Music)
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- Type: Overhead with “V” Cradle mode that holds books at 120° angle.
- Scanning Area: 24.4” x 18”
- Max Resolution: up to 600dpi
- OCR? Yes
- Access: anyone
- Location: Main level
- Epson Expression 10000XL (Fine Arts and Clemons)
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- Type: Flatbed
- Scanning Area: 12.2" x 17.2"
- Max Resolution: Up to 2400 x 4800dpi
- OCR? Yes
- Access: anyone at Fine Arts; UVA only at Clemons
- Location: 1st floor in Fine Arts; 4th floor in Clemons
- Epson Perfection V500 Office with Epson EU-73 Document Feeder (Clemons)
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- Type: Flatbed Sheet Feeder (up to 20 pages at a time)
- Scanning Area: 8.5" x 11"
- Max Resolution: 6400 x 9600dpi
- OCR? Yes
- Access: UVA only
- Location: 4th floor
Media scanning
The Robertson Media Center on the 3rd floor of Clemons Library provides self-service access to non-print media scanners. These scanners are not available for check out. Please email teachlearn@virginia.edu with questions.
- The Lasergraphics Scanstation can digitize 8mm & 16mm that is print (positive), negative, black & white, and color, with or without sound
- Epson V750 & 10000XL Scanners can scan documents and still film slides of many formats
- We offer Legacy conversion of the following formats:
- VHS(-C)
- Hi-8
- Betamax
- DV/Mini-DV
- Audio Cassette
- 16mm Steenbeck flatbed film editor
- 16mm splicers and reels
Fiske Kimball Fine Arts Library: Staff can advise users on scanning, manipulating, and preserving their images. Photoshop and VueScan scanning software is available on 4 Apple computers on the 1st floor. Each computer is equipped to digitize film negatives, slides, and documents up to 11 x 17 inches.
Clemons Library: Microfilm scanners are available on the 4th floor. Staff can assit with the microfilm readers, if you need to set up a time for assistance please email library@virginia.edu.
See staff at the information and service desk in each library location for scanning assistance. See all Library locations and hours.