The Bancroft Library supports research, teaching, scholarship, and creative endeavors involving the use of materials from our collections. We provide a variety of duplication services to meet the needs of our researchers.
We accept requests for duplication through our online requesting system, Aeon. Please consider our terms of use, pricing, and turnaround times before submitting a request. Submission of a duplication order constitutes agreement to the Bancroft's terms of use.
The Bancroft Library encourages on-site researchers to use their own cameras in our Reading Room to capture images from Bancroft collections for their personal reference and research use. If you are unable to visit the Reading Room yourself, Bancroft staff can provide you with a list of independent researchers who can visit on your behalf and take reference images for you. Please contact the Bancroft Reference team at bancref@library.berkeley.edu for the current list.
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:
The Bancroft Library provides high-resolution, publication-quality digital copies of Bancroft materials.
The following materials are exempted from this service:
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:
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 a mailed 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.