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Duplication Services
Reproduction and duplication services from the Library of Congress

Microfilm/Microfiche

(Please note, when newspaper and periodical lists are provided, microfilm files may or may not be fully complete for date spans listed.)

Order Processing and Research Fee
This non-refundable fee covers order processing, item identification and retrieval, and cost estimate.
$18.00 per item

Microfilm Negative (35mm Silver)
Produced by filming textual material of uniform overall background and size density not exceeding 17" x 24". Price is based on the type, size and quality of the original material. The Duplication Services must review original material before a price is quoted.
Per Exposure Minimum Charge Per Order
$ 1.54 min. to $2.90
Material must be reviewed before price is quoted
$20.00

Microfilm Positive (35mm Silver)
From existing negative microfilm (includes spool, box, and mailing fee). Only entire reels are printed from LC negative film rolls (reels can be any length from 7 to 130 feet).
Each Roll (U.S.) Each Roll (Non-U.S.)
$85.00 $93.00

Microfiche (Silver Halide Duplicates)
Fiche from individual sheets or 105m roll $7.00
Minimum charge per order $20.00

Microfilm or Microfiche to Paper (Frame-by-frame enlargement)
Enlarged paper copies from microfilm or microfiche images. Newspapers and other large format material may not be legible if printed by this process.
Enlargement up to 11" x 17" Per Exposure Minimum Charge Per Order
$ 1.00 $20.00

Microfilm or Microfiche Scan to CD-ROM
Automatic document scanning to .tiff images
(300 dpi, post-process editing, QC, and copy to CD-ROM)
$1.00/exposure
.tiff to PDF Conversion (Image only) $1.25/exposure
.tiff to PDF Conversion Plus OCR
(Only available for printed book materials in English)
$1.35/exposure
Minimum charge per order $20.00

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Last Updated: 06/02/2010

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