Digitizing room (Main library)
The digitizing room allows you to transfer material in older formats into digital format. The digitizing room is located on the 3rd floor of the Main Library, at the back of the Music Department.
You can reserve the room for self-directed digitisation free of charge. Please make a reservation in advance and bring a suitable storage device, such as a memory stick or external hard drive.
You will need basic computer skills. If you need guidance in using the equipment in the digitizing room, you can book a digitisation guide.
Material to be digitised
LPs
- digitisation: on a computer using Audacity software
- storage device: CD, memory stick, external hard drive, cloud services
Compact cassettes
- digitisation: on computer with Audacity software
- storage device: CD, memory stick, external hard drive, cloud storage
VHS tapes
- digitisation: on computer using Elgato software or OBS studio software
- storage device: memory stick, external hard drive, cloud storage
It is no longer possible to digitise VHS tapes to DVD format.
If you digitise 8 mm tapes, please bring your own camera and cables.
If you digitise VHS-C tapes, please bring your own adapter.
Slides
- digitisation: with a scanner (Epson V850) to a computer
- storage device: memory stick, external hard drive, cloud storage
Negatives
- digitisation: with a scanner (Epson V850) to a computer
- storage device: memory stick, external hard drive, cloud storage
Photographs
- digitisation: with a scanner (Epson V850) to a computer
- storage device: memory stick, external hard drive, cloud storage
Cinéfilms
- digitisation: with a cinéfilm scanner
- storage device: bring your own SD memory card up to 32 GB.
The scanner recognises super 8 and normal 8 film types.
Other available equipment
- memory card reader for SDHC/SDXC, microSDHC/microSDXC, CF, MS/DUO cards
- USB disk drive for 3½" floppy disk
- light table for viewing slides and negatives
Reserving and cancelling
You can reserve the digitizing room for up to four hours per day and up to two weeks in advance.
Please remember to cancel your reservation if you cannot make it. You can cancel your reservation from the confirmation message that has been sent to your email. At the end of the message there is a link that says 'Siirrä aikaa'. When you click on it, you will be able to cancel your booking.
Please note: There are occasional glitches in the booking calendar. Even if you receive an error message when making a booking, the booking is still likely to be saved in the calendar. You can check this by contacting the library's customer service.
Need guidance?
If you need guidance in using the equipment in the digitizing room, please do not make a calendar reservation yourself, but send an email to: kirjasto.digitointiopastajat[at]jyvaskyla.fi.
In your message, please let us know:
- what kind of material you intend to digitise
- what times are convenient for you.
The digitisation guides will contact you and make a reservation for the digitizing room. By appointment, we will guide you from Monday to Friday from 9 am to 4 pm.
PLEASE NOTE
The digitizing room is only for digitising material. It cannot be reserved for other activities.
Please be considerate of other users of the digitizing room and use fragrances in moderation. Perfumes cause headaches and nausea for many people.
RESPONSIBILITY
- You must not change the settings of the workstations in the digitizing room or install your own software.
- You may temporarily store your own files on the digitisation workstation, but remember to delete them when you stop working.
- The Library is not responsible for the loss or misuse of your work or for damage caused by the equipment.
- You agree to report any faults or problems you notice with the equipment.
- You undertake to pay compensation if any deliberate damage or malicious damage is caused to the equipment during your reservation of the space.
- The Library is not liable for any damage that may be caused to a third party resulting from the use of its equipment.
- You are responsible for locking the door each time you leave the room.
- Please remember to take copyright into account. Read more at: tekijanoikeus.fi.