Navigating campus life at Purdue University involves knowing where to find essential resources, and printing is undoubtedly one of them. Whether you’re printing assignments, research papers, or even posters, understanding the printing services available is crucial. This guide provides a comprehensive overview of Purdue Printing Locations, printing etiquette, and how to make the most of your printing quota and resources on campus.
Finding Your Printer: Purdue Printing Locations
Purdue University offers numerous printing locations across campus to ensure convenient access for students, faculty, and staff. These locations are primarily situated in Purdue IT Instructional Computing Labs, libraries, and residence halls.
Instructional Computing Labs: These labs are equipped with printers and computers, offering a conducive environment for academic work. Remember to be mindful of lab schedules posted on the doors and avoid entering labs when classes are in session. You can find the list and current hours of these labs on the Purdue IT website.
Libraries: Purdue University Libraries are another key resource for printing. Several libraries are equipped with both black and white and color printers. For color printing, you can find printers in the following libraries:
- Hicks Undergraduate Library (HIKS)
- Humanities, Social Science, and Education Library (HSSE)
- Kranz Family Library (KRAN)
- Lynn Hall of Veterinary Medicine Library (LYNN)
- Wilmeth Active Learning Center (WALC)
Residence Halls: For students living on campus, printing is also conveniently available within residence centers, specifically in Cary Quadrangle (CARY) and Shreve Hall (SHRV).
For documents larger than standard 8.5×11 inches, color printers in the mentioned libraries can handle documents up to 11×17 inches. If you need to print even larger formats like posters, wide format printing services are available at the Hicks Undergraduate Library (HIKS) and on the 2nd floor of the Wilmeth Active Learning Center (WALC).
Printing Etiquette at Purdue
Printers on campus are shared resources, and practicing good printing etiquette ensures a smooth and considerate experience for everyone. Here are some key points to remember:
- Split Large Print Jobs: If you have large documents, especially PDFs with images, break them into smaller print jobs. Printing in batches of 10 pages is a good practice to keep the printer queue flowing smoothly for all users.
- Be Mindful of Print Time: Print jobs taking longer than 10 minutes might be canceled by Purdue IT staff to ensure fair access for everyone. This time limit can be adjusted depending on printer usage and demand.
- Printer Quality: While Purdue IT manages printers for the best possible output, remember that color and wide format printers are designed for general use, not professional production quality.
Printing for Student Organizations and Departments
Purdue University provides specific printing quotas and options for student organizations and departments.
Student Organization Printing: Each student organization receives a $20 printing quota per academic year. To utilize this quota, organizations can log in to instructional computers using their organization’s account details.
- Finding Organization Login Information: The president or faculty advisor can retrieve the account name and set the password using the Purdue IT Account Tools.
- Adding to Print Quota: If your student organization needs to increase its printing quota, the president or advisor should email the Purdue IT Labs team at [email protected] to request the “Student Organizations Request for Additional Print Quota” form.
Departmental Printing: Departments can supplement printing quotas for users using departmental funds.
- Departmental Quota Supplement: Use the Departmental Request for Additional Print Quota form. This requires a valid departmental fund number and is intended for individual quota supplements, not groups or classes. Submit the completed form to [email protected].
- Student Worker Quotas: Departments can subsidize printing for student workers. In some cases, departments have administrative printers outside the quota system, eliminating charges for student workers.
- Adding Departmental Printers: Departments or colleges with specific printing needs beyond the standard quota system should contact Purdue IT Learning Spaces to explore options for integrating departmental printers into the central system.
Conserving Paper and Resources: Be a Green Printer
Being mindful of paper consumption is an important aspect of responsible printing at Purdue. Here are several ways to conserve paper and resources in Purdue IT labs and across campus:
- Optimize Document Formatting: Adjust margins, spell check, and reduce font size where appropriate to minimize page count.
- Print Only When Necessary: Avoid printing emails and web pages. Read them online or save them digitally. Print only final document versions.
- Embrace Electronic Submissions: Check if instructors accept electronic assignment submissions via email, Brightspace, or FileLocker.
- Utilize Duplex Printing and Multiple Pages Per Sheet: Print on both sides of the paper (duplex) or print multiple pages on a single sheet to reduce paper usage significantly.
- Click “Print” Only Once: Avoid multiple clicks, as jobs might be queued even if printing doesn’t start immediately, preventing duplicate prints.
- Use “Print Preview”: Always preview your document before printing to catch errors and formatting issues, saving paper and quota.
- Print Selection: Print only selected text from documents or web pages when you need just a portion of the content.
By understanding Purdue printing locations, practicing good etiquette, and utilizing resource-saving techniques, you can efficiently manage your printing needs while contributing to a sustainable campus environment. For any further questions or specific printing needs, reach out to Purdue IT Learning Spaces for assistance.
