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Print Smart Printers
- Requires log-in and use of print allocation
- Those affiliated with Ball State receive a print allocation, a credit in dollars for use at Print Smart printers on campus:
- Student allocation = $30/semester
- Faculty/staff = $10/semester
- Visitors who purchase a guest account receive $1 printing credit
- B/W printouts deduct 5 cents per side of a page
- Color printouts deduct 25 cents per side of a page
- Send print jobs from any PC computer (Macs must use Mobile Print to print)
- Log in to any Print Smart printer on campus to release print jobs
- Library Print Smart Locations:
- Bracken Library:
- 1 West (Color and B/W)
- 1 East (Color and B/W)
- Third Floor (B/W)
- Education, Music and Media, Lower Level (B/W)
- GIS Research and Map Collection, BL 224 (B/W)
- Architecture Library, AB 116 (Color and B/W)
- Health Library, HB 101 (Color and B/W)
- Other PrintSmart Locations:
- AJ Atrium
- Teacher's College (1st floor near the McKinley entrance)
- Burkhart Building (just outside lecture room 100)
- Robert Bell 165
- Student Center Tally
- Student Center 118
- North Quad (1st floor near the south entrance)
- Rec Center RC (north of the south entrance on Neely)
Mobile Print for Laptop
- Mobile device must be connected to the BSUSECURE network.
- Use Mobile Print from the libraries’ homepage.
- After uploading file, log in to any Print Smart station on campus to release print jobs.
- Printout costs are deducted from print allocation.
Color Copiers/Printers-- Cash or Copy Card
- Accepts coins and $1 or $5 bills
- 25 cents per side of a page for color
- Save money on B/W copying and printing with a copy card.*
- A refillable copy card costs $1.00, and comes with a 60 cent credit
- Purchase copy cards from a machine in Bracken 1 West, and from library staff at the Science Library, CN 16, and the Architecture Library, AB 116
|
Black / White |
Color |
Paper Size
|
Cash |
Copy Card* |
Cash |
Copy Card |
Letter (8.5 x 11") |
.10 |
.06 |
.25 |
.25 |
Legal (8.5 x 14") |
.10 |
.06 |
.25 |
.25 |
Ledger (11 x 17") |
.20 |
.12 |
.50 |
.50 |
- Send print job from any library PC
- Locations:
- Bracken Library:
- Bracken 1 East (color printer/copier)
- Bracken 1 West (color printer/copier)
- Education, Music and Media, Lower Level (color printer/copier)
- Bracken 2 West (color printer/copier)
- Health Library, HB 101 (color printer/copier)
- Architecture Library, AB 116 (color printer/copier)
- Visitor-friendly (no log-in required)
Large-Format Posters
- Ball State ID required
- Print jobs up to 42 inches wide
- Location: GIS Research and Map Collection, BL 224
- Charges billed through Bursar account
- Request authorization for departmental account