Providing quality digitization and planning for access, research and preservation.

• Specialized technologies and resources for increased access
• Custom digitization projects for the University and community
• Project coordination bringing digitized items at WMU to the Internet
• Quality digitization
• Studio and lab facilities with more than 10 image capture systems
• New technologies, standards, and best practices for preservation and access
• Expertise in color management for optimum color quality
• Text recognition (OCR)
• Metadata created to current standards (as required)
• Full service planning, imaging, and hosting
• Full time project manager
• CONTENTdm and LUNA image databases available for hosting
• Training in digitization workflow and process issues available
• Library focus on accessibility and usability
• Digitization project estimates for grant proposals
• Consulting
• Custom Digitization Projects for
• Community, University, business, private
• Work is done on a fee-for-service basis

Digitization capabilities

• Image capture of almost any size flat original (up to 42” and ½” thick)
• Film and transparencies up to 12.2” x 16.5”
• Batch scanning of mounted slides
• Text scans from books and sheets with OCR (optical character recognition)
• High-speed scanning of individual single and double-sided pages
• High quality digital photography and copy work at 39 megapixels per image
• Fragile manuscript and document handling with specialized cradles and holding devices
• Specialized scanners for handling bound books and non-standard documents
• Three-dimensional originals with color balanced lighting
• QuickTimeVR creation with motion and zoom for 3D items
• Archival color printing up to 44”
• Microfiche and microfilm digitization
• Color managed work flow
• Online image database hosting
• Problem-solving experience for unique originals
• Custom services all available in-house

Types of projects completed

• Manuscripts
• Grant from humanities organization to create a digitized collection of eight personal manuscripts

• Books and journals

• Out of print history book published online for classroom use
• One of a kind book from a distant library for researcher
• Rare books and journals preserved and made available to researchers world-wide

• Art work and high resolution images

• Visual arts library image collection made accessible online for teaching through ‘fair use' guidelines
• High resolution images for an academic research publication
•  Images from a large art collection made available to distant user
• Photographs
• Large local photography negative collection converted and published in digital format
• Digitization of color slides
• Documents
• University documents organized in a repository for Higher Learning Commission
• Maps
• Enhanced accessibility of digitized maps

• 3-D objects
• Proof of concept for 3-D objects used by a WMU department

Types of customers and collaborators

• Researchers at WMU and around the country
• University departments at WMU
• Midsize public libraries
• Regional special interest groups 
• Local governmental departments
• Small public universities
• Private colleges
• Local, regional and state universities
• Community groups and partners

Contact information

• Phone: (269) 387-4776 or (269) 387-5093
• Location: Waldo Library, Lower Level, Room 0156