Duplication & Permission Services at The Bancroft Library: Duplication Services

The Bancroft Library provides digital copies of A/V material in conjunction with a third-party vendor. Users requesting access to material for which a digital file has not yet been made must be prepared to meet all costs involved in the making of preservation masters for The Bancroft Library in order to obtain the copies they are requesting. These costs are assessed on a case by case basis, and a staff member will work on providing you with a quote after your formal request for duplication (via Aeon) has been made.  We no longer provide audio duplication via cassette or CD.  See the Fee Schedule for general pricing information.

Due to copyright restrictions, we are unable to duplicate any commercially produced audiovisual materials. The Bancroft Library will only provide duplication of collection material that is no longer within the prescribed term of copyright.

• The standard turnaround time is 60 business days. 
• The turnaround time begins when payment has been received, not when the order is submitted. 
• We cannot guarantee a delivery date and do not offer rush services.

The Bancroft Library provides high-resolution, publication-quality digital copies of Bancroft materials.

The following materials are exempted from this service:

• Volumes with tight bindings where text loss will occur in the binding
• Fragile materials where damage will likely occur if handled during the reproduction process
• Items restricted for privacy concerns
• Copies of items in which the originals are held elsewhere

See the Fee Schedule for pricing information.

The Bancroft Library provides research quality PDFs. This service offers basic OCR, but it does not work on all the materials that are reproduced. We only reproduce consecutive pages, entire manuscript folders, volumes, etc. 

The following materials are exempted from this service:

• Negatives
• Items over the size of 11” x 17”
• Volumes with tight bindings where text loss will occur in the binding
• Fragile materials where damage will likely occur if handled during the reproduction process
• Published works still protected by copyright
• Items restricted for privacy concerns
• Copies of items for which the originals are held elsewhere

Microfilm will be reproduced whenever that is an option.  See the Fee Schedule for pricing information.

• Please allow at least 3-4 weeks for this service. 
• The turnaround time begins when payment has been received, not when the order is submitted. 
• We cannot guarantee a delivery date and do not offer rush services.

Photocopies are copied on paper in greyscale and may be delivered via USPS or picked up in person.  Photocopies are provided for personal research use only.

The following materials are exempted from this service:

• More than 32 pages from any one book and pamphlet (regardless of their original length)
• Entire manuscript boxes or cartons
• Manuscript folders exceeding 125 pages
• Items with brittle paper, damaged spines, loose pages, or tight binding
• Items printed before 1750, or with VAULT or TYP as part of the call number
• Photographic prints, original drawings, paintings, and pictorial broadsides
• Bound pamphlets of disparate size, scrapbooks, and letterpress books
• Perfect-bound books (single sheets glued into the spine, rather than having sewn signatures)
• Oversized items
• Bound handwritten material, either in part or in whole
• Items available on microfilm

See the Fee Schedule for pricing information.

• The standard turnaround time is 7 business days. 
• The turnaround time begins when payment has been received, not when the order is submitted. 
• We cannot guarantee a delivery date and do not offer rush services.