The cost for black and white is $.07 per page for single-sided printing and $.05 per page ($.10 per sheet) for double-sided printing.
Color printing is available in certain locations, the cost of which is $.28 per page for single-sided printing and $.20 per page ($.40 per sheet) for double-sided printing.
Poster printing services are available in the Weigle Information Commons of the Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center and by appointment in the Holman Biotech Commons. Posters printed for academic use are charged at $.02 per square inch. Posters printed for personal use are charged $.02 per square inch plus 8% sales tax.
Printing Instructions
These instructions assume you are using a library workstation or have successfully installed printing software on your personal computer.
Sending a print job:
- Select PRINT from the application (i.e. Firefox, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Word, etc.). This is usually accessible from the "File" menu or by typing "Ctrl"+P (Windows) or "Command"+P (Mac).
- In the print dialog box confirm the printer you want to use is selected (i.e. Library Black and White, Library Color), then make any necessary choices such as "Page number range," etc...
- Click OK, or "Print" as appropriate to send your job.
- In the Print Job Details dialog box that appears, type a username to help locate your job in the print queue, a password that will be used to release your job, and a name for the job itself.
- Click the Print button or hit the "Enter" key.
- Go to the release station to print your job.
At the printing release station:
- Swipe your PennCard or PennCash card through the card reader to log on to the print system.
- Jobs are sorted by username. Locate the username you used when you sent the job.
- Select the specific job by the Job name you entered earlier and click PRINT.
- Enter the password you chose when you sent the job and your document will print.
- It's a good idea to click the "logoff" button on the release station when you finish sending your jobs.