Scanning and Printing Services
Guidelines for Scanning and Printing:
- Requests from outside the University community will not be accepted.
- Jobs from faculty, students, and staff must meet one or more of the following criteria: (1) works made for classroom use, (2) for poster sessions (3) Science, Society, and the Arts or other conference presentations, and/or (4) Capstone projects.
- There will be a 48 hour turnaround for these services. Printing and scanning will take place Monday through Friday during the academic year.
- Copyright compliance will be the responsibility of the user. Clients will be asked to sign a statement accepting responsibility for adhering to University Copyright Policy. The University Library staff reserves the right to refuse to accept any scanning or printing request if, in its judgment, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law.
- Questions about these services will be handled by Elizabeth Teaff, University Library’s Access Services Manager. Issues regarding pricing and polices may be directed to John Tombarge, University Library’s Head of Public Services.
Design Help and Set-up:
- Members of the University Library and ITS Staff will be available by appointment Monday through Friday, 9:30 to 4:30, to assist in the design phase of projects. Contact Shelly Fleming (x8429) to schedule an appointment or use our Printing Request Form to setup a time to meet with one of our staff members. During each appointment, clients will be briefed on cost structure, required software, resolution, coloration, and general appearance of the work they are creating.
- The available software for graphic design will be Microsoft Publisher and PowerPoint and Adobe CS.
- Both Mac and PC computers will be available.
- There will be no charge for this assistance.
- Directions on using Publisher to create a poster. (Note: This is a PDF and the file size is large. It may take some time to load)
- Directions on using Powerpoint to create a poster.
Printing Policies:
Printing Pricing:
- Printing services will be assessed at the rate of $12.00 for standard posters (up to 30” by 42”) and $20.00 for larger items.
- Individuals who place jobs to be printed, but fail to claim or pay for this service, will have a fee of $20.00 charged to their University account.
- Jobs that fail to meet client expectations will still be charged, unless University Library or ITS Staff was working with the client and they approved the file for printing.
- Printed items may be picked up at the Information Desk of the Leyburn Library. Cash, check, and/or General Debit will be accepted. Departmental Charges will be billed quarterly to the appropriate University account.
Scanning Policies:
- The University Library has two large format scanners:
one scanner for delicate and fragile items and one for maps and other large documents.
- To use either scanner, items must be larger that 8½” x 11”. Small items may be scanned using one of the many available campus scanners. The Leyburn Library has several scanning stations in Computer Lab 101.
- Items to be scanned may be dropped off at the Information Desk of the Leyburn at any time. We will have a turnaround time of 2 business days.
- Scanned images will be saved to CD/DVD, clients’ flash/thumb/USB drive, or the web. Images posted to the web will be removed 24 hours after completion of scanning. The University Library has flash drives that may be checked out for a period of 24 hours, or that may be used transport images.
Scanning Pricing:
- In cases of large, on going scanning projects fee may be assessed at a rate of $8.00 per hour. Cash, check, and/or General Debit will be accepted. Departmental Charges will be billed quarterly to the appropriate University account.
