Printing is available in the Library via the Pharos printing
system. Users of the Library can print documents retrieved
from the Web or their own documents from all public access
workstation in Main Library (Meric, Academic Staff reading
room, WI& SC, Overnight and Postgraduate reading rooms),
Medical Library, Study carrels and Meric workstations) and
Science Libraries (Meric and Study carrels)
You are automatically allowed to use the Library printing facilities
if you are registered with the Library. Users with reading
and reference privileges only, must ask staff to create
an account on the Pharos system.
Paying for printing
Black and white printing is $5.00 per page.
Colour printing is $35.00. Payments to
credit your printing account can be made as follows: Main
Library - Reprographic Services Unit (RESU)
during office hours (9:00 AM to 7:00 PM) and at the Issue
desk after 7:000 PM. In the Branches at the Circulation
Desks. You must present your ID card at time of payment.
Please note: a minimum payment of $50.00 must be
made. To facilitate printing from the Overnight
Reading Room, you must credit your accounts during the regular
opening hours of the Library.
Available Printers
Main Library : Black and white laser printing
on 8½ x 11 (letter) or 8½ x 14 (legal) size
paper.
Main Library: Colour laser printing on 8½ x 11 (letter)
Science Library: Black and white laser printer printing
on 8½ x 11 (letter) or 8½ x 14 (legal) size
paper.
Medical Library:. Black and white printing on 8½
x 11 paper
Printing Procedures
Using the application’s print functions, send your document
for printing. You will be prompted to enter your Pharos a count
number. This is a 10 digit number ("20" and followed
by your 8-digit student or staff ID) and is the same number that
is used to access workstations controlled by the Pharos Signup
System.
Your document is then queued for printing, and will remain queued
for up to three hours, after this time it is
automatically deleted.
When you are ready to receive your printed document, go to the
designated Print Station for your workstation
and log on using your Pharos Account and password. You will then
see a list of the documents you have sent for printing as well
as the balance in your Print Account. You can select and print
a document, at which point, the cost of printing will be deducted
from your account. You can also delete a document from this list,
and your account will not be charged.
Print Stations are located as follows:
Main Library -MERIC
Science Library - Ground floor
Medical Library - Hopwood Centre
Note Print stations control printers only
for the Branch in which they are located.
