Policy for Use of Scanner in Reference Room 111
Audience: Public, including non-ASU community members.
Materials scanned: This service is designed primarily to provide scanning access to Reese Library materials which cannot otherwise be checked out of the building. Reese Library materials must be approved for scanning by the reference librarian. No assistance will be provided for non-library materials.
Options for Saving Scans: Scans may be saved to:
- USB flash drive
- hard drive, and then burned to a CD-R disc supplied by the patron
- Zip drive on the computer
- ASU affiliates may scan to their Z drive
- Floppy discs may hold JPEG or JIF files but rarely are large enough to hold TIF images
Scans left on the C: drive will be deleted when the computer restarts.
Printing Charges: ASU Faculty, Staff and Students - $0.15 per print for color laser
Non-ASU patrons - $.05 per print for black and white laser; $0.50 per print, color laser
If We Scan Reese Library Materials For You:
Turnaround time: Normally, within 24 hours after filling out a brief form.
OCR: We will convert scanned graphics into an editable text file at the discretion of the librarian or staff person.
Quality: We will produce the best scan possible without providing cleanup (we will not “despeckle,” adjust for moiré pattern, etc.).
Size: Items may be scanned at 75 dpi through 2400 dpi, and images may be saved in TIF format or in derivative compressed formats, such as JPEG or GIF. Saving as TIF images, high resolution, and larger numbers of scans produce a longer turnaround time. A high resolution scan takes about 15 minutes.
Printing: All prints generated by the library staff will be made on standard 8.5” x 11” 20 lb paper unless the patron supplies other paper.
Payment: When the requestor picks up the scan(s), they will also pick up the completed request form, which will show their total charges. They will use the form to pay for the charges at Circulation. Circulation will mark the form “PAID” and allow the requestor to keep the form as a receipt.
Additional Charges:
- ASU faculty, staff, and students: $0.25 per scan; color laser prints, $0.15
- Non-profit, non-ASU patrons: $5 for 1-5 scans, $1 each added scan; $.05 per print for b&w laser; color laser prints, $0.50
- Commercial, non-ASU patrons: $10 for one scan, $5 each additional; $.05 per print for b&w laser; color laser prints, $0.50
Aug. 26, 2008