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Print Management Information
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Printing at the Computing Labs
The Office of Information Technology will be implementing a printing conservation program at the campus computing labs. Since our focus is to concentrate on
allowing students to continue to satisfy their academic printing needs, our printing policies in the spring will remain the same as they have been in the past.
Our goal is to improve the quality of service in our computer centers by allowing everyone to get their printouts more quickly and to improve efficiency by
eliminating unnecessary waste.
Printing Trends
We have included some information to illustrate how printing usage has changed in recent years. There has been a 66% increase in printing over the last 5
years. Last year alone, over 40 million pages were printed at the computing labs. The increase in printing can be traced to a number of different sources
including greater academic reliance on web based systems and online document distribution, the greater acceptance of internet usage and the waste byproducts of
lost printouts and unintentional printing.
UniPrint
The computing labs will be utilizing software called UniPrint from Pharos Systems. This software will require changes to the
method employed by patrons to retrieve their print jobs at all the computing facilities.
Print Release Stations
Print release stations will be introduced at all the computing facilities that offer printing. These stations are central to the new printing proccess.
When you wish to retrieve a document you have printed, you must first visit a print release station. These stations will be located near the printers at each
computing lab where printing is available. When you swipe your RU Connection card (student ID) through the card reader, the system will display your pending print
jobs. At this time, you will be able to select the print jobs you wish to print. You may also choose to delete jobs that you no longer wish to print. Any jobs
remaining in the print queue for a predetermined amount of time will be automatically removed from the print queue.
This system will enhance printing at the labs in a number of ways.
- You will be able to print out your jobs when you are ready for them. You no longer have to run up to the printers immediately after submitting
your print job for fear of not being able to find it or the print job not being there. Lost print jobs should be a thing of the past.
- By being able to actively confirm each print job, you can avoid printing out documents you no longer need or want. Perhaps you meant to print
something to the color printer but the black and white printer was selected instead. Now you can simply remove the job from the black and white print queue and
allow the one in the color print queue to proceed.
- You will always know exactly what you printed and the printer to which you printed.
A step-by-step guide for using the print release stations is available here.
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