Services Special Collections Research Center

Access to Special Collections materials is provided in our Reading Room, located on the 6th floor of Bird Library, to University students, staff, faculty, and local and global communities. We encourage visitors to make an appointment by completing our Visit Request Form at least two weeks in advance, as most of our collections are housed offsite. We can accept walk-in appointments for on-site materials. Please request any audiovisual materials four weeks in advance to allow time for any necessary conservation treatment and digitization.

To plan your trip to SCRC, please consult our Visit SCRC page.

Reference staff can answer questions regarding books or printed materials, historical or manuscript collections, or other items held by the Special Collections Research Center. Please contact us by using our General Question form. Reference inquiries are answered in the order in which they are received, with prioritization given to current Syracuse University affiliates (faculty, students and staff).

For more assistance in finding material in our collections, please consult our Research Strategy Guide and our Collection Areas pages.

Order Photocopies, Scans and Other Reproductions

Copies of select collection material for research and publication use are subject to SCRC approval and US Copyright law. Due to the rare, valuable and often fragile nature of our collections, SCRC staff make all reproductions requested by users; self-service copying is not permitted. Acceptance of all orders is subject to administrative approval. SCRC reserves the right to limit the number of copies provided.

For more information regarding how to order photocopies, digital images and other reproductions, please contact us using our General Question form. Reproduction requests and inquiries are answered in the order in which they are received, with prioritization given to current Syracuse University affiliates (faculty, students, and staff).

Reproduction Fee Schedule

• Research-quality photocopy, PDF or JPEG (letter, legal or ledger size): $0.25 / page
  • Oversize materials: $3.00 - $5.00 / page
• Publication-quality digital image: $10.00 - $15.00 / image

Shipping charges and New York State tax are additional, if applicable.

Please contact us for more information regarding reproductions of other types of materials, such as audio recordings, video recordings and artifacts.

Permission to reproduce images, quotations, transcriptions or excerpts from SCRC collections within a publication (either print, digital, web), exhibition, documentary film, moving image or performance must be obtained in advance and in writing from SCRC. For more information regarding how to request use permission, please contact us using our General Question form.

Permissions requests and inquiries are answered in the order in which they are received, with prioritization given to current Syracuse University affiliates (faculty, students, and staff).