Digitisation Services
Both smaller and larger projects are accepted in the digitisation workshop, which can handle many different formats and types of material. Do you have images, texts or other analogue sources you wish to digitise and make available? This page tells you how to proceed.
The most important target audience for this service is the research community at UiO. The aim is to digitise and make available archives, collections and single objects of value to the university’s professional environment as well as the general public. The digitised material is made available through the digital heritage platform Alvin, and printed books will also be available through Oria. The University Library contributes with expertise within processing archives, registration, digitisation and migration.
What can you have digitised?
Examples of reasons for getting something digitised can be that the material:
- does not already exist digitally, or the digital version is of low quality and needs to be digitised anew
- is unique; the material does not exist in other libraries, archives or museums. An item or a collection can also be deemed unique because of its provenance or affiliation to a collection.
- is in a fragile state and must be protected from unnecessary wear and tear
- constitutes/is included in databases in need of visualisation for accessibility
- constitutes/is included in databases on inaccessible/outdated platforms or software
It is also a criterion that the material is not protected by copyright or data protection legislation, for it to be openly accessible on our platforms.
Digitising individual items
When you order digital files you are contributing to making scientific cultural heritage open and accessible through our platforms Oria and Alvin.
Order digitisation of individual items
Prices and Practical Information
The University Library normally delivers the following digital files:
- TIFF 400-800 dpi (suitable for print, for example in a book)
- PDF 200 dpi (collects multiple pages in the same file for ease of reading)
| Digital copies | Start-up fee | Per page |
| Individual pages from books and manuscripts. Applies also to items encompassing a total of 1-4 pages, for example images, letters and maps | 100 NOK | 20 NOK |
| Whole items encompassing 5 pages or more, for example a manuscript or a photo album | 100 NOK | 5 NOK |
| Whole books, not under copyright protection | 100 NOK | 3 NOK |
| Extraordinary material (larger than A1, extra fragile or time consuming material) | 100 NOK | 100 NOK |
The prices above are including taxes. Internal UiO rates are excluding taxes.
Prices are provided per page, but the delivery may be produced as a two-page spread if requested, and if it is possible to produce depending on the condition of the material.
Delivery
Digital files are catalogued and uploaded to Alvin. You will then receive an e-mail with a link to the material, from where you will be able to download it. If the material is protected by copyright, you will be offered paper copies for 5kr/page. Delivery time will vary by the size of the order, contact us for more information.
Digitised books from UB’s collections will also be catalogued and accessible through Oria.
Payment
Payment can be made through Vipps or by debit/credit card at the till in the HumSam Library, Georg Sverdrups hus. When paying at the till you must show your order confirmation. A copy of the receipt must then be sent to digitalisering@ub.uio.no. International orders will receive an invoice.
UiO employees may pay through internal commerce, please provide department code and project number.
Digitisation Support – larger projects
Do you have a larger collection or an archive you wish to have catalogued and digitised? Fill out the form below, and we will arrange further collaboration and assist with cost calculations for applications for funding and planning of the practical work.
Other Types of Material from the University’s Special Collections
You may also order a part of an item or material that is not found in the library’s catalogues, for example a letter, a photograph or a map, that has not already been digitised. If the material is protected by copyright you will be offered a paper copy. Use the order form “Digitise on Demand – digitalisering av enkelteksemplarer”
Contact
If you have any questions, get in touch by e-mail.