Print, Copy or Scan

General Printing

Before you can print you need to purchase printer credits.

There are 10 black & white and 3 colour printers located within the library. The name of each printer is shown on the poster above each printer, along with directions to the nearest colour printer. BW followed by a number means it is a black and white printer. Colour followed by a number means it is a colour printer.

Printer Locations

Printer Name	Location	Type
BW01	Silent Zone	Black & White
Colour02	Silent Zone	Colour
BW03	Silent Zone	Black & White
BW04	Quiet Zone	Black & White
BW05	Quiet Zone	Black & White
Colour06	Quiet Zone	Colour
BW07	Quiet Zone	Black & White
BW08	Quiet Zone	Black & White
BW09	Group Zone	Black & White
Colour10	Group Zone	Colour
BW11	Group Zone	Black & White
BW12	Group Zone	Black & White
BW13	Group Zone	Black & White

Double-sided printing

All black and white printers default to printing on both sides of the paper, not just one. Single-sided printing will still be available, but you must positively select this option from the printer menus. It is important that you consider this change when printing your work. Schools may still require submissions to be single-sided, which is still available.

How do I print my work single-sided?

Simply select the queue for your printer that is associated with the printer that is single-sided, ie BW08 not BW08_Double-sided.

Does my school accept double-sided printing for coursework submission?

Submission formats are a matter of policy for the schools. If you have any questions regarding submission formats please contact them for advice.

Who decided to make this change and why?

The change has been agreed by the Universities of Greenwich, Kent and Canterbury Christ Church as part of their commitment to reducing production in greenhouse gasses, both at the Medway campus and across all institution campuses

Can I print colour double-sided?

Colour printing will still default to single-sided but if you wish to print double-sided simply select the double-sided queue from the printer menu.

You are automatically assigned the nearest black and white and colour printer.

Printer Credits

To be able to print you will need to have enough money in your print credit account. Some courses give you some credit at the start of term.

Current printing charges

Please refer to your home institution for pricing information.

Where to buy credits

University of Greenwich

There are two print credit machines located in the Group Zone (below the mezzanine and behind the reception desk). The machines accept £2, £1, 50p, 20p, 10p and 5p coins.

University of Kent

A print credit machine is located in the Group Zone (below the mezzanine and behind the reception desk). The machine accepts £2, £1 and 50p coins. Alternatively you can top up your print credit and check your print balance online..

Canterbury Christchurch

You can purchase print credit from the reception in Rowan Williams building. Alternatively you can top up your print credit and check your print balance online..

Sorry, we do not accept cash or card payments for printer credit or offer refunds.

How to manage your print credit

Your print job will not print out unless you have sufficient print credit to cover the entire number of pages you wish to print.

University of Greenwich

Click on the £ sign in the system tray at the bottom right of your computer screen. Your print balance will be displayed.

University of Kent

Click on the PaperCut icon in the system tray at the bottom right of your computer screen. Your print balance will be displayed in a box at the top of the screen. Alternatively log in to http://printing.kent.ac.uk to check your print balance and also print history.

Paper

We are currently running a trial with recycled paper and if all goes well we hope to move to using this shortly.

Unfortunately we are unable to allow you to bring your own paper for use in our printers. Certain types of paper can cause printer jams, or the toner will not adhere to the surface.

Poster Printing

There are two large scale plotters which can be used to print A2, A1 and A0 size posters.

Prices are as follows:
- A0 = £3.20
- A1 = £1.60
- A2 = £0.80
Students should bring in their design on a USB key to the Student Support Zone located in the corridor off the Group Zone. Due to the complexity of printing posters, our staff will be pleased to assist with printing your document. Posters can normally be printed on a while you wait basis but at busy times you may be requested to collect the poster at a later time or date. Where your tutor has made prior arrangements with the library for printing posters for a specific assignment you should follow carefully any hand-in instructions as we cannot guarantee to print your poster if you have not followed the correct procedure.

Prior to starting your poster, we recommend that you read this short guide and then download the appropriate template to start the poster creation process:
- A0 - Portrait (ppt)
- A0 - Landscape (ppt)
- A1 - Portrait (ppt)
- A1 - Landscape (ppt)
- A2 - Portrait (ppt)
- A2 - Landscape (ppt)
Workshops and one-to-one training sessions can be arranged if required. Please contact dhl-training. We also have some short video tutorials which you may find useful:
Information for staff

If you are a member of academic staff considering setting a poster assignment, please refer to this guide.

Photocopy

Photocopying cards can be obtained from the one of the vending machines located in the Group Zone. Each card costs 50p (non-refundable). The card is blank and you can add value using the same machine. We advise against loading large amounts of money on the card, in case of loss or damage. The cost for black and white A4 photocopying is 5p per sheet and the cost for colour is 20p per sheet..

You can photocopy onto acetates or overhead transparencies (OHTs) but you must use those purchased from the library (many makes of acetates melt in the copying machines, so please don't use types other than ours!)

A standard charge of 5p per sheet is made for photocopying of material held at other Campus libraries (for example, from periodicals or reference material which cannot be sent to your Campus, or for material obtained by us from outside the university).

Please observe and adhere to Copyright Regulations displayed by photocopy machines.