Wireless Printing is finally here

At last! Students can print from their laptops to the Weinberg Memorial Library’s UniPrint system – wirelessly.

Here’s how it works:  First, install this new printing system to your laptop.  Note – we don’t yet have software ready for Mac or for 64-bit Vista computers, but we’re working on it!

Then, to send a print job from a wireless connection to the UniPrint station on the first floor of the Library, just log in into RoyalAir or connect to Resnet. All wireless jobs, whether you’re using your laptop inside the Library or elsewhere on campus, go to the first floor print station in the Pro Deo Room (which you can access 24 hours a day, even after the Library has closed, by swiping in with your Royal Card).

When you print a job using this system, you’ll be prompted to enter a name for the job, a password and your username. Within two hours, go to the Library and swipe your Royal Card at the UniPrint Station in the Pro Deo Room where your documents will be printed and a per page fee will be charged. If you wait longer than two hours, your print jobs will be purged – you’ll have to resend the job to the UniPrint Station.

Remember, the Library subsidizes 200 prints for each student in the fall semester, 50 subsidized prints for students taking an Intersession class and 200 in the spring – see our post on “Printing in the Library – The Inside Scoop” for details.

This is a new service at the Library, so if you run into any problems, please let us know – either tell a Library staff member, comment here on our blog, or post to our Facebook or Twitter pages.

Fall 2009 Library Hours

We are just 2 short days away from the first day of classes. This weekend the University will be giving new students a Royal Welcome, and then it’s back to business here in the Library.  Below are the Library hours for Fall 2009, beginning on Monday, August 24th:

Monday-Thursday, 8:00AM-11:30PM

Friday, 8:00AM-10:00PM

Saturday, 12 Noon-8:00PM

Sunday, 12 Noon-11:30PM

And note also, the Library will be OPEN on Labor Day weekend, and on Labor Day itself (Monday, September 7th) from 12 Noon-11:30PM.

And as usual, the 1st floor Pro Deo Room is open 24 hours, 7 days per week.

We wish you a great start to your semester, and look forward to meeting/seeing everyone!

Printing in the Library – The Inside Scoop

Need to print that syllabus, those lecture notes, that paper?  You can do it in the Library!  We have two UniPrint stations (one on the First Floor, in the Pro Deo Room, and one on the Second Floor at the top of the stairs) for printing from computer workstations.

To cover the cost of paper and toner, the Library does charge a small fee for printing from our stations – 7 cents per page, debited from your Royal Card account.  However, to make sure you start the semester on the right foot, the Library subsidizes your first 200 prints each semester!

We get a lot of questions about printing, so here are a few details:

• The Library subsidizes your first 200 prints in the Fall 2009 and Spring 2010 semesters.
• If you’re taking an Intersession class, you’ll also get your first 50 prints subsidized in January.
• Your subsidized prints should be available on your Royal Card starting with the first day of classes.
• Unused subsidized prints “roll over” from Fall and Intersession into Spring… but any prints that are unused by the end of summer do not roll over into Fall 2010.
• We do not subsidize photocopies.
• When you send a print “job” to the UniPrint system, it will stay in the print queue for 2 hours – so make sure you go to the station and print it out before it expires.
• If you are having trouble printing, ask for help at the Reference Desk!

Please remember to “think green” and print only what you need.  If you’re printing PowerPoint slides, think about printing 6 slides per page – you’ll save 5 sheets of paper.

P.S. You asked us for wireless printing- and we’re working on it! We’re testing it right now and will let you know when it’s ready to go.

Update: Wireless printing is now available for most PCs.  We’re still working on Macs and 64-bit Vista computers.

Extended Hours Leading up to Finals

It’s that time of the semester again. The Library has been filled to the brim these past few days, which means finals are almost here.

To help make your job of studying and paper-writing easier, here are the Library’s extended hours over the next 2 weeks:

Monday-Thursday, May 11-May 14: 8:00 a.m. - Midnight

Friday, May 15: 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.

Saturday, May 16: 9:00 a.m. -  9:00 p.m.

Sunday, May 17: Noon – 2:00 a.m.

Monday-Wednesday, May 18-20: 7:00 a.m. -  2:00 a.m.

Thursday, May 21: 8:00 a.m. - Midnight

Friday, May 22: 8:00 a.m. -  4:30 p.m.

Then, on Memorial Day Weekend and the week following, our hours will be:

Saturday-Monday, May 23 – 25: Closed

Tuesday-Thursday, May 26 – 28: 8:00 a.m. -  4:30 p.m.

Also, just a reminder that the Pro Deo room will be open 24 hours, like usual, leading up to and including finals week.

And finally, a reminder that if you need help on your final papers and projects at any hour of the day or evening, you can Chat 24/7 with a Librarian who will help you navigate our databases and resources, right from your computer at home/in your dorm! Just click here to get started!

Pro Deo Room Computers

Thanks to the students and faculty who have gave us feedback in the LibQual Survey. During Spring break, the Information Resources staff and Library Systems staff worked to improve computer performance in the Pro Deo Room. Staff worked on each computer work station and upgraded the network hubs on the 1st and 3rd floors to switches in order to improve network performance on those floors. We welcome your input. Please report any computer problems to the Circulation Desk on the Library’s 1st Floor.

Thank You.