Answer

Please be advised that these guidelines are being reviewed and are subject to change.

Duplication Format and Sizes

Text/Fixed/Still Materials

 

Document Type

Resolution or Definition (PPI)

Bit Depth and Color Mode

File Format

Flat documents or bound books (High-contrast text, carbon copies, maps, handwritten materials, photographs, etc.)

300 or 600

1-bit, bi-tonal;

8-bit grayscale;

24-bit RGB (color)

.pdf (PDF)

.png (PNG)

.jpg (JPEG)

35mm Slides; Negatives

300 or 600 

8-bit, grayscale;

24-bit, sRGB

.pdf (PDF)

.tif (TIFF)

.jpg (JPEG)

Microfilm/Microfiche

300 or 600

8-bit, grayscale 

.pdf (PDF)

.tif (TIFF)

.jpg (JPEG)

 

If you do not indicate a preference, files will be delivered as 300 PDF.

Audio/Visual Materials

Every effort will be made to accurately represent the source material. Please keep in mind that the quality of duplicated material is limited by the quality of the original material.

Document Type

File Format

Audio

mp3

Video

mp4

 

Born Digital Materials

Any requests for duplication of born digital text/image files will be delivered in their original format.

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