Digital Scanning: Document Services: MIT Libraries


	Scanning and other eConversion



	We serve as an on-campus resource for conversion of paper and microform documents to electronic formats. Some services are carried on-site, and others are outsourced to selected vendors specializing in particular formats. Examples of the types of materials submitted for scanning and eConversion by MIT Departments, Labs, and Centers would be technical reports, working papers, and course materials bound for the Web. Optical character recognition (OCR) can be incorporated when scanning or it can be applied to existing electronic files in order to enhance text search ability. Examples of commonly scanned materials: groups of MIT Publications (technical reports, working papers, newsletters, etc.) lab notebooks department records, correspondence Paper documents submitted for scanning may be: loose or bound materials up to 22" x 32" in size black and white grayscale color Microforms submitted for scanning may be: microfiche 35 mm roll microfilm Note: limited on-site capability to scan microforms, but we can suggest outside vendors with whom we have worked previously. Electronic formats available for scanned documents: TIFF PDF (Adobe Acrobat) JPG Text Resolution range: Up to 600 DPI for black and white unbound originals Up to 400 DPI for all others Electronic delivery options: CD-ROM FTP Pickup Web-Docs Fees: Scanning fees vary based on the quantity and quality of original material. Please contact Jennifer Morris at (617) 253-7286 or j_morris@mit.edu for a price quote. Note: Copyright restrictions may apply to certain materials.