Academic semester: Monday through Thursday, 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Academic breaks: Monday through Thursday from 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
If you'd like to visit us outside of these hours, please book an appointment.
For inquiries, email us at specialcollections@augustana.edu.
Photocopy, digital image, and digitization requests must be evaluated by staff to determine the suitability of materials for reproduction. Many of our materials are too fragile, too large, or too tightly bound to be digitized safely with our current in-house technology. The Special Collections Librarian will review all reproduction requests to determine whether or not they are feasible.
Turn-around time on reproduction orders will depend on the number of reproductions requested and the availability of staff time. Fees are generally waived for small requests, particularly when the material requested is to be used for an educational or non-profit purpose, however, we reserve the right to charge a fee under certain circumstances. Please note that we are unable to fulfill requests for large quantities of material, such as entire boxes of manuscript materials, whole books, or large numbers of photographs.
Most audiovisual media cannot be reformatted in-house and must be sent to a third-party vendor for digitization. The process of identifying appropriate vendors, soliciting price estimates, shipping materials, and waiting for them to be returned can be quite lengthy, and the cost for audiovisual reformatting can be quite high. All costs associated with a request for audiovisual reformatting will be passed on to the patron making the request, but no cost will be incurred without first notifying the patron of the vendor's estimate.
Use of Special Collections material in publications must be approved by Special Collections staff. We reserve the right to charge a fee, separate from the reproduction fee, for the use of our materials in publications. The proper credit line must be included whenever our materials appear in a publication, and the appropriate language will be provided in the permissions letter supplied by the librarian. Please note that in many cases, Augustana College Special Collections does not hold the copyright to the materials in our physical possession. It is the responsibility of the researcher to investigate the copyright status of the desired material and to secure any necessary permissions from the copyright holder.