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Library Guide: Printing and Copying in the Library

In January 2009, new photocopiers and pay for print system was installed.
Things to know:

• The system is called Pharos
• The cards needed to print are called Debitek cards
• You must use a one dollar ($1.00) bill to purchase a card. You cannot purchase a card with coins or other bill denominations
• Other bill denominations may be used to add value to the card after purchase
• Coins cannot be used to purchase or add value to a card

For more details please see the Frequently Asked Questions (pdf)

Pay for print release stations are located on all five floors of the library. Color printing is available with assistance from the staff at the Student Computing Center located on the first floor of the library. Black & white costs $0.10 per single side page; duplex (two sided) printing costs $0.20 per page; color $1.00 per single side page.

Copiers are located on floors two through five.

Printing process

• purchase a print/copy payment card from the card vending machine
• Card Dispensers are located on the second and third floor of the library and in the Student Computing Center on the first floor
• send your job to the printer - in the box that opens:
  • box one - enter a friendly name
  • box two - enter a name for the print job
• insert your print payment card into the card reader located at the print release station
• box one - enter your friendly name
• box two (password box) - leave blank
• your print job(s) appear on the screen. Select the job(s) you want to print and click print
• print jobs remain on the print server for 120 minutes; after 120 minutes, unprinted jobs are deleted and cannot be retrieved

Card Dispenser for purchasing cards.           Debitek card.

Print station.                                                            Card reader for Debitek card.

Copying Process

• purchase a print/copy payment card from the card vending machine
• place item to copy on the copy machine
• choose number of copies
• insert debitek card in card reader
• press the start button to copy