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Information Services
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PRINTING SERVICES POLICY
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Printing on the Kalamazoo College campus is available from computers
in the computer labs and in the Library. Students may not use networked
campus printers from their rooms. To cover paper and toner costs,
printer maintenance, and to discourage waste, Information Services
tracks the number of pages printed on campus laser printers and
charges a nominal printing fee.
Who Can Print
Current students, faculty, and staff with a Kalamazoo College network
account can print from Library and lab computers.
Checking Printing Accounts
To view the print credit balance, double-click the black dollar
sign in the track next to the clock in the lower right-hand corner
of the screen. Printing accounts will block print jobs that exceed
the number of available credits. Balance can only be viewed on PCs
but students are still charged if using a Macintosh computer.
***Information Services is not responsible if someone
else has printed from your account.
To prevent print credit theft, Log Out of any lab computer you have
been using!***
Print Credit Allotment
One printed page equals one print credit. Students are allotted
100 free print credits per quarter, with two exceptions: students
receive 150 print credits in the fall quarter of their first year
to offset First Year Seminar assignments, and 300 print credits
in the fall quarter of their senior year to offset SIP printing
costs. Credits stay in student printing accounts throughout the
academic year, accumulating each quarter. However, Information Services
refreshes printing accounts each summer, so credits do not carry
over to the following academic year.
| Quarter |
Allotted Free Print Credits |
| First year fall |
150 pages |
| First year winter and spring |
100 pages per quarter |
| Sophomore fall, winter, and spring |
100 pages per quarter |
| Junior fall, winter, and spring |
100 pages per quarter |
| Senior fall |
300 pages |
| Senior winter and spring |
100 pages per quarter |
These free print credits remain in printing accounts throughout
the academic year, so unused credits in a given quarter will accumulate
and carry over into the following quarter. However, all printing
accounts are cleared in June after Commencement, so extra credits
in printing accounts will not carry over to the next fall.
Adding Print Credits
Students may purchase print credits for 10¢ per page at the
Circulation Desk in the Library. Students may add credits to their
printing accounts in increments of 10¢. Consider how many credits
you need before purchasing them; if you run out of credits, you
will not be able to print.
Reimbursement
Information Services cannot reimburse students for unused credits.
In addition, print credits are not transferable to other accounts.
You may request a refund of print credits if a printout is unreadable,
wrinkled, or caught in a paper jam. Bring the flawed pages to the
Library Circulation Desk to receive a print credit refund. You CANNOT
request a refund for non-printer errors such as blank pages at the
end of a document, printing a document in error, or spelling mistakes.
Off-Campus Study
Students studying off-campus will accumulate the number of credits
outlined above. However, students studying off-campus for nine months
will not receive extra print credits when they return in the Fall.
All printing accounts are refreshed in the summer.
If you have questions or problems, please contact the Help Desk
at x5800 (helpdesk@kzoo.edu).
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