Requirements for Printing in Computer Labs

Reusable copy/print cards are required for printing in the computer labs. These cards may be purchased from a vending machine in the lab on the 1st floor of Cook Library or the lab in Joseph Green Hall for $1.00. Because the card itself costs $1, you must add money to the card before you can use it. Encoding machines for adding money to a copy/print card are also in these locations.

Black & white printing costs $0.05 per page and color printing (Cook Lab only) costs $0.25 per page.

When you wish to print your document from a computer in a lab, print the document as you normally would. A popup window will ask for a username (anything you choose), and a password of your choosing, which must be typed twice.

Go to the print station with your plastic copy/print card. Put the card in the card reader in the direction of the arrow, with the magnetic stripe down.

On the computer screen, you will see a list of print jobs by document; computer name or username; date; and time; and the balance on your copy card.

Click on your print job. A box indicates how much it costs to print that document. This amount will be deducted from your card as the document is printed. (If you do not have enough money on your card to print the document, cancel the job. It will stay in the queue for a few hours--long enough for you to revalue your card and return to the print station. If you do not return to the station to print your job, it will be automatically deleted from the queue.)

Click on the print button to print the document. When you are finished printing, click on the exit button to eject your card.