Feb. 17, 2011
Changes are coming in the way students use printers in the
library and Learning Commons.
In order to conserve and better utilize resources, IVCC will
soon implement Print Release Stations in the Learning Commons and the Library.
A Print Release Station is a workstation located next to a
printer that will hold a print job until the user releases the job to the
printer, staff from the Learning Commons reported.
In order to release a job, students will need to enter their
network username as well as their network password (the same combination
students use to log into the computers on campus).
Students will not need to learn a new username and password
combination.
If the print job is never released by the user, it gets
deleted which will result in less waste.
Print Release Stations offer a variety of benefits to the
school, according to Information Technology staff. Print Release Stations are
greener, allowing for less printing waste including less paper and less toner.
There is also the benefit of greater printing security, as a
username and password must be entered in order to release a print job. Papers or
any school work a student has worked on will not be left lying around the
printer for everyone to see.
The Print Release Station also offers no surprise as to what
students are printing; they will know exactly what will print before entering
their username and password.
These are just a few of the multiple reasons for implementing
Print Release Stations in the IVCC Learning Commons and Library.
“We hope students will embrace the upcoming changes and we
are here to help,” the Learning Commons staff said.
Signs notifying students of the upcoming printing change will
be placed in various locations throughout campus.
Learning Commons and Library staff will go through a training
meeting in order to prepare to answer questions from students and offer support.