Library & Archives Imaging Services

Digital Imaging Services

The objective of offering digital print services at the Kansas State Historical Society is to provide patrons with quality reproductions of materials in the Society’s collections. Electronic scans of photographs and other materials in the Library/Archives will be produced consistent with the characteristics of the original photograph, negative, map, manuscript, or printed material. The photographers will not make any adjustments or manipulate the image in any way. When you are ordering scans, please indicate the resolution, scan file type, tonality and delivery method.

Scan Resolution – 72 up to 2400 DPI
Scan File Types – TIFF, JPG, PDF
Tonality – Bi-tonal, Grayscale, Color

Electronic Scan Fee

Resolution	Amount
72 - 800 DPI	$20.00
801 - 1200 DPI	$45.00
1201 - 2400 DPI	$60.00

Delivery Method

Files under 5MB can be E-mailed directly to the patron unless otherwise specified. Items more than 5MB will be burned to a CD-ROM or DVD and mailed directly to the patron (or can be picked up).

CD-ROM (w/case)	$ 5.00
DVD (w/case)	$ 10.00

Black & White and Color Prints

All prints are produced from digital images and printed with a glossy finish.

Size	Amount
5 x 7	$13.00
8 x 10	$20.00
11 x 14	$30.00
16 x 20	$40.00
20 x 24	$55.00
20 x 30	$60.00
24 x 30	$65.00
30 x 40	$70.00

Color Services

Slide	$ 2.00
4x5 transparency	$50.00

Darkroom Schedule

Allow ten working days for the delivery of scanned images. SUPER RUSH & RUSH SERVICES are available at an additional charge:
Super Rush - $25.00 per image and the order will be ready in 1-2 days.
Rush - $10.00 per image and the order will be ready in 3-5 working days.

Studio and Assignment Charges

All studio and field assignments will be accepted on a case by case basis. Photographers work on studio and field assignments at a rate of $25.00 per hour. Production cost estimates will be provided for scheduled assignments.

Payment

PLEASE DO NOT SEND MONEY WITH YOUR ORDER . We will send you an invoice with your total including tax and shipping charges. All orders must be paid in advance.. We accept checks and credit cards (Visa and MasterCard). PRICES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME

Postage, Handling, and Tax

Patrons will be charged postage and handling for mail orders. Kansas residents will be charged the appropriate destination sales tax.

Permission and Use

The Kansas State Historical Society requires completion of a permission form and the payment of use fees, if applicable. Copies of the Permission Form and Web Use Policy are included with all work orders. Additional copies of the forms can be obtained from the reference desk, the Curator of Photographs at 785-272-8681, ext. 303 and our web site at www.kshs.org.

Members Discount

Members of the Kansas State Historical Society, Inc., receive a discount for scans, prints, 35mm color slides, and 4x5 color transparencies. If you are a Society member, please inform the staff when placing an order.

* Scan Options (explanation)

*Resolution -- a measurement of clarity or detail most commonly expressed in terms of dots per inch (dpi). Recommended minimum resolution for publication is 300 dpi.

*Scan File Type

TIFF – a file format where no information is lost to file compression. TIFF is recognized as an archival file format.
JPEG – some information loss compression format. The advantage is that the file sizes are much smaller, and image quality is acceptable in most cases. Not acceptable as an archival file format.
PDF – Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format provides a convenient way to view and print images at high resolution.

*Tonality

Bi-tonal – recommended primarily for modern printed books without illustrations line art which has little or no shading.
Gray-scale – recommended for black and white photographs, half-tone illustrations, other types of continuous tone illustrations, handwritten and typescript manuscript and archival materials which are nominally black and white but which actually contain shading and varieties of ink density and paper tonality.
Color – recommended for any materials with color which should be maintained for historical or esthetic reasons or because the color conveys information.

THE SOCIETY REQUESTS PRIOR NOTIFICATION TO ACCOMMODATE INDIVIDUALS NEEDING ALTERNATIVE SERVICES