Scanning and Digitizing Resources

This guide describes the resources available for use in Data & Digital Scholarship Services (DDSS) for scanning and digitizing your materials for academic purposes. To use the equipment, email Alyssa Fahringer or datahelp@gmu.edu to make an appointment.

DDSS partners with students, faculty, and staff by providing research support to facilitate data-focused research and teaching across the university in all disciplines. We are located in 2700 Fenwick Library on the Fairfax campus.

The following resources provide helpful information on best practices for scanning and digitizing your materials.

• Library of Congress, Preservation Guidelines for Digitizing Library Materials
• Library of Congress, Personal Digital Archiving: The Basics of Scanning
• National Archives and Records Administration, Guidelines for Digitizing Archival Materials for Electronic Access