• It is strongly recommended that you book into an introductory class at Fendalton Library or Tūranga before using the station for the first time. Upcoming dates and times can be found in our event calendar.
• To book time on the station for your digitisation project, please ring the library on 03 941 7923. You can book for a maximum of 3 hours per session.
• Video and audio recordings must be transferred in real time, so plan accordingly.
• Bring a portable storage device—USB memory stick drive or portable USB hard drive to save your media onto. Minimum of 8GB size.
• Collect and prioritise your items at home
• Due to time and equipment cost, the library cannot digitise film reels such as 8mm or 16mm
• It may be possible (but not guaranteed) to convert camcorder tapes (including Mini-DV, Hi-8, and others) and microcassettes, provided the customer supplies a working camera or player.
• Please note we cannot copy files to DVD.
  If you want to transfer files from CDs or DVDS to a USB drive, you can use Computer Lab 1 at Tūranga or other libraries.

• Download an instruction sheet on using the photo scanner for photos, 35mm film, 120mm film, slides or polaroids [1.36MB PDF]
• Download an instruction sheet on using the VCR for VHS cassette tapes [1.92 MB PDF]

Read Libraries help keep memories alive: Tina Fautrier has been re-living a lifetime of memories while sorting through photo negatives and saving them digitally. She is one of more than 200 people in the last year to use Tūranga's media conversion station.

Customers are responsible for understanding their legal obligations under copyright, trademark, patent, and industrial law as well as their moral obligations to protect their own and others' intellectual property. Our libraries are busy public places. While we will endeavour to do our best to protect the privacy of your work, we cannot guarantee that it will not be seen by other customers. The Library reserves the right to refuse any request.