The Personal Archiving Lab is an in-house, reservable set of scanning and recording equipment that allows you to convert personal photographs, documents, and/or recordings from outdated formats to contemporary digital formats.
Available by appointment only
The Personal Archiving Lab is available by appointment only. Please call the Reference Department at (608) 845-7180 ext. 2 or send an email to vpl [at] veronapubliclibrary.org (subject: Digital%20Archiving%20Lab) (vpl[at]veronapubliclibrary[dot]org) to reserve the lab.
Instruction provided
Staff will provide instructions on how to use the equipment and get you started on your digitization project. Patrons must bring their own thumb drive (aka flash drive and USB drive) on which to store the digital files.
What you can digitize
- Photographs and Other Documents
- Slide Film
- Photographic Negatives
- VHS Video Recordings
- VHS-C Video Recordings (a smaller version of VHS)
- DVD Video Recordings
- Hi8 Camcorder Video Recordings
- Mini DV Video Recordings
- Cassette Tapes
- 3-1/2 Inch Floppy Discs
- SD Cards (older digital cameras)
