--- Forwarded Message from "Gehrlein, Susan" <[log in to unmask]> --- >From: "Gehrlein, Susan" <[log in to unmask]> >To: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum <[log in to unmask]> >Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2009 14:49:54 -0500 >Subject: RE: #9110.1-5 (!) lab printer control issues >Thread-Topic: #9110.1-5 (!) lab printer control issues >Thread-Index: Acm33h+8rtsuY3TARrqpk/54M3QrZwCNxTYQ >References: <[log in to unmask]> >In-Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]> >Accept-Language: en-US >acceptlanguage: en-US Thanks to everyone for your suggestions-it was all very helpful. Turns out our Library is already using Pharos so that's a real option and looks like just what we need. I've also spoke with Kyocera who's printer we use and they too have a print management program. So one way or the other I will have a program up and going by this fall. Again, thanks. Susan -----Original Message----- From: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of LLTI-Editor Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2009 7:08 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: #9110.1-5 (!) lab printer control issues (1) from "Sarah Withee" <[log in to unmask]> --- >Subject: RE: #9110 lab printer control issues >Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2009 10:11:06 -0600 Colorado College uses a system called go print, which requires students to release the print job from the station right next to the printer before it will actually print. This has somewhat diminished the volume of unclaimed printouts in our lab, although we still have some trouble with that issue. Sarah Sarah Withee Academic Technology Specialist for the Humanities Colorado College [log in to unmask] (719) 389-6381 (2) from [log in to unmask] Well, charging the students for printer can be applied similar to what libraries do like at Old Dominion University. It is just the matter if the college is willing to spend the money to extend the software and buy the appropriate hardware to the individual labs. Try to contact Northern Virginia Community College's department of auxiliary services to find out what they use. At NVCC's open computer labs, students send print jobs and then have to either swipe their ID or print card to release the document. Jason Vance Language Learning Center Supervisor Thomas Nelson Community College (757) 825- 2819 (3) from [log in to unmask] We are having the same problem here in the LARC at GSU, and the costs are getting astronomical. As a result, beginning summer semester we are dropping the mandatory lab fee from $15 to $10, but at the same time installing a Pharoes printer control on the printer. In effect, this passes the direct cost of the printing back to the students. Each student at GSU has $3 of "free" printing available (60 pages) on their student id cards and has to pay .05 for any additional pages. I'm not sure if the Pharoes system is proprietary to GSU or not. Trish Early Patricia N. Early Language Lab Coordinator Department of Modern and Classical Languages Georgia State University 404-413-5987 (4) from [log in to unmask] Susan, We've implemented GoPrint as a print management solution on campus. Though it allows for charging students, we have no plans to do so. Since the system involves a release station at the printer, the student has to go up to the printer, swip their ID card and then they can release jobs to be printed. Since they are standing right there, they rarely forget to pick them up. We have pretty good data that indicates this system is responsible for at least a 20% decrease in lab printing across campus. If you'd like more information about our setup, you can contact our Student Computing Coordinator, Kevin Chapman at [log in to unmask] ~~ Academic Technologies http://apps.carleton.edu/campus/at/ Foreign Language Technology http://go.carleton.edu/f Carly J. Born Academic Technologies Carleton College | 507-222-7010 | [log in to unmask] (5) from [log in to unmask] You should have a "release station" at the printer, so the job doesn't print until they walk up to the printer and swipe their ID or enter a username/password. This pretty much eliminated the problem for us. By "release station" I mean a computer that does nothing but authenticate for the print jobs. Ours have a card swipe attached through the USB port. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Laura Atkinson Instructional Technology Lab Specialist Center for Instructional Technology / Instructional Media & Language Technology Services Duke University [log in to unmask] ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* *********************************************** LLTI is a service of IALLT, the International Association for Language Learning (http://iallt.org/), and The Consortium for Language Teaching and Learning (http://www.languageconsortium.org/). Join IALLT at http://iallt.org. Otmar Foelsche, LLTI-Editor ([log in to unmask]) ***********************************************