UCR Library patrons have a new, convenient way to pay online for reproduction services.

Did you even know that you can request copies of materials from our Special Collections department? Indeed, you can, and library staff will provide them for you in research or publication quality, as high-resolution TIFFs, JPEGs, or PDFs. (Details about our reproduction policy are available here.)

Before, library patrons could only pay for reproductions by check, which presented challenges for many library users. “We have collections that are well-known internationally and that have high use by researchers outside the U.S.,” Robin M. Katz, Outreach & Public Services Librarian explained. “People from all over the globe want to consult our materials, and so when we only took checks they had to deal with bank fees and currency exchanges, and mailing checks overseas, so it took a long time. Now it’s faster and better for everyone, but especially for our rather large population of international researchers.”

With the new online platform, Special Collections can accept payments via credit cards, debit cards, or funds in your PayPal account. They new system should also reduce the risk of compromising bank account information if a check got lost in the mail.

To request a reproduction of Special Collections materials, first create an account in our request system. Then submit your request. You will receive an invoice through the request system, which you can pay online. Library staff will deliver a link to your account within the request system, and you will have 30 days to download your documents or images.

For any questions about our holdings or how to access them, please email specialcollections@ucr.edu.