VRC Imaging Services

PUBLIC SCANNING STATIONS
The VRC maintains scanning stations for Art & Art History faculty and students and provides training to department members in image scanning, processing, and archiving strategies for purposes such as classroom presentations and artist portfolios.

Each scanning station includes the following:
• iMac (Intel Core 2 Duo) with Adobe Photoshop
• Flatbed scanner: Epson "Perfection 4490," letter size, optical resolution 4800 ppi
• Slide scanner: Nikon "Coolscan V ED," optical resolution 4000 ppi

Policies for Using the Public Scanning Stations:
• First come, first served. Undergraduate students may use the equipment during VRC hours only. Art and Art History faculty and graduate students may use the equipment after hours with Buff OneCard access.
• This equipment is to be used only for digital imaging related to studies in the Department of Art & Art History.
• If you need any formal training in image scanning or processing, you must schedule a personal training session in advance with Lia Pileggi: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM, Mon. - Fri. (Lia Pileggi; 303-735-1640).
• No scanning slides from the VRC slide collection (for copyright reasons) -- personal slides only. If you would like digital images made from the VRC slide collection, please ask VRC staff.
• Plan ahead in the event of occupied scanning stations or unexpected VRC closure.
• Users must observe copyright laws and understand the basic tenets of “fair use.” For information about copyright and fair use, please see the VRC Copyright page.

VRC SCANNING SERVICES

Ordering Images
Upon Art & Art History faculty request, the VRC scans images needed for teaching and learning within the department. In observance of fair use, the VRC cannot scan images that are reasonably available from vendors. The VRC is happy to purchase these commercial images to be included in the collection for educational purposes.

To avoid scanning images already available in digital form, the VRC encourages instructors to first check the VRC digital image collection and ARTstor before requesting VRC scanning. The VRC requests two weeks to complete scanning and processing for batches of up to 40 images.

Please see the VRC Image Orders and Donations page for complete policies and ordering instructions.