Use the Copy Center
The Main Library Copy Center is located on the 2nd Floor of the West Wing.
Hours may be found at: http://www2.lib.msu.edu/general/library-hours-access.jsp#Copy
For Questions or more information, contact the Copy Center staff by phone at 517.884.6386
- Jill Thornton – Unit Head 517-432-6123 x217 e–mail: thornton@msu.edu
Main Library Copy Center Services and Useful Information
All services except Color Copying are Self–Serve. Staff will assist with set up and explain features of the equipment. The copy center has a limited amount of small office supplies, paper, and cardstock on sale. All supplies are subject to Michigan sales tax.
Prices
Copying |
Type | Size | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black & White Copies | letter or legal | $0.08; Bargain Thursdays | |
| 11 by 17 | $0.16 | ||
| Black & White Transparencies | letter | $0.50 | |
| Color Copies | letter or legal | $0.30; University Accounts | |
| 11 by 17 | $0.60 | ||
| Color Transparencies | letter | $0.70 | |
Printing |
Type | Size | Cost |
| Laser printing – B&W – single sided | Letter & Legal | $0.05 per page | |
| Ledger | $0.10 per page | ||
| Laser printing – B&W – double sided | Letter & Legal | $0.05 per side | |
| Ledger | $0.10 per side | ||
| Laser printing – Copy Center Color | Letter & Legal | $0.50 per page | |
| Ledger | $1.00 per page | ||
| Microform Printing | all sizes | $0.10 | |
| Microcard printing (saving scans n/a) | all sizes | $0.10 per page | |
| HP Plotter – full color | 36 inch wide roll feed | $6.00 per linear foot; Premium Paper | |
| HP Plotter – 25% color | 36 inch wide roll feed | $3.60 per linear foot | |
| HP Plotter – line drawing | 36 inch wide roll feed | $1.80 per linear foot | |
Scanning |
Type | Size | Cost |
| Black & White Scanning - Sheet-fed | all sizes | 0-5 minutes: $1.00; 6 minutes and over, $0.20 / min | |
| Color Scanning – Bookeye | all sizes | $0.06 per saved scan | |
| Microform Scanning | all sizes | no charge if saved to personal USB or CD | |
| Large Format Scanning | all sizes | $3.00 per scan; Early Bird Special | |
Lamination | Type | Size | Cost |
| Clear | Business Card | $0.10 per card | |
| Clear | Luggage Tag (with attachable loops) |
$0.25 per tag | |
| Clear | Letter | $1.00 per sheet | |
| Clear | 11 by 17 | $1.50 per sheet |
Special Pricing
- Bargain Thursdays - Black and white copies are half price every Thursday!
- Early Bird Special - Large format scanning is half price for the first 4 hours the copy center is open. (Mon-Fri 8am-noon, Sat. & Sun 10am-2pm)
- University Accounts - only pay $0.20 per color copy.
Payment Methods
Payment is made to the Copy Center cashier at the time of service.
- Cash – Bills up to $50 accepted
- Personal Check – ID required
- Visa/Mastercard – ID required
- University Departmental Account – Customer must fill out an account charge form which includes the departmental account number to be charged, department’s name, address and phone number.
NOTE: We do not accept Sparty Cash.
Photocopying – Black & White
Black and White Canon Model 3300
- Photocopying on White or Color paper, Cardstock, and Transparencies
- Image Reduction/Enlargement
- Sheet fed copying with collated and stapled output
- Two sided copies from facing pages in a bound book in one scan
- Image combination/Image separation
Other copiers located in the Main Library and Branches
There are a number of coin operated/card operated copiers in each Branch Library and the Main Library. In the Main Library, these machines are available all hours the Library is open, including hours that the copy center is closed. Copies made with Cash on coin–operated machines are 10¢ each and machines accept $1 and $5.
The location of Main Library coin–operated or copy card machines:
- First floor near Reference Desk/Main Lobby
- First Floor near Circulation Desk
- 2nd, 3rd, 4th Floor East Wing
- Basement West Wing
- 3rd Floor West Wing in the Map Library
- 4th Floor West Wing in the Fine Arts Library
Copy Cards
Copy Cards may be purchased in the Main Library at a dispenser near the Reference Desk. The dispenser accepts five dollar ($5) bills only. You may get change at the Copy Center on 2 West.
The card is dispensed with a value of 50 copies. You may use this card at any coin/card operated copiers in the Main Library. You may not use it in the cashier–staffed Copy Center on 2 West. The card may be revalued at any coin box and reused indefinitely. Copies made with the copy card are 8¢ each. Copies paid with cash are 10¢ each.
Card–operated machines are available in the Business, Engineering and Vet Med Libraries also.
Please note: These cards may not be used in the College of Law Library.
Photocopying – Color
Color Canon 3200 series
Copy Center Staff will assist patrons who wish to make color copies. Staff will comply with Copyright Guidelines. We are not able to copy professional photos, passports, driver license or currency.
This copier has a double-sided copy option. Price is 30 cents per side.
Microformat Scanning/Printing
Microfilm & Microfiche: The Copy Center has Four Canon Digital Microformat Reader/Printers. It is possible to read/scan both Microfilm and Microfiche at these machines. It is also possible to download scanned images to a CD or to save to a USB (flash) Drive for no charge. Since images tend to be large, it is recommended that you save to a USB drive. For your convenience, CDs and USB drives are available for sale at the copy center. See “supplies list” for current availability and pricing.
It is also possible to send scans to a network printer in the Copy Center. The scans and prints are black and white images.
Microcard: Microcards may be viewed and printed only. There is no option to scan and save electronically.
Learn more about the Microforms Library.
High Resolution Color Scanning – Bookeye (High Speed)
The Bookeye Color Planetary Scanner is a high speed, high resolution scanner that can be used to scan delicate and over-sized documents. Bookeye scans in color, black and white, or grayscale. Scans may be saved as PDF, JPEG or Tiff at 400 dpi max for Color and Grayscale, 600 dpi max for Black and White.
Output options include:
- Save to a USB drive (recommended)
- Print to the color copier in the Copy Center for color copy cost
- FTP to AFS space
No log in is required.
Canon Scanner - Black & White Scanning with Sheet-Feed Option
The Canon Scanner is a black-and-white document scanner with a sheet-feeder option. Documents may be scanned as large as 11x17 with a resolution of 600dpi maximum. No printing or copying is available from this scanner. Output options include saving to a CD or USB drive. (These items are available for purchase at the Copy Center. See the supplies list for prices.)
Large Format Scanning
The HP Designjet 4500 Scanner delivers outstanding copy and scan performance. Scan, then save (to USB drive) or print (to the attached HP Plotter) with high processing speed.
Powerful scan resolution creates high-quality images with realistic colors and precise lines. It has a resolution of 508 dpi optical and 2400 ppi enhanced from three cameras.
Produce large-format color and black-and-white scans from wide or thick, rigid originals. The scanner accepts originals up to 42in wide and 0.6in thick, so it can handle oversized and heavyweight originals, even those mounted on foam board. The roll feed scanner does not limit scan length.
Saving to a USB Drive is recommended. It is possible to save to CD also.
Scans are $3 each. If scan is sent to plotter, there is an additional charge for the plot, based on our normal plot pricing. (Pricing depends on amount of color in plot.)
HP Designjet 4500 Plotter– Located in the Main Library Copy Center
PLEASE NOTE: Due to the length of printing time, Copy Center staff are unable to release plots from the print queue within 15 minutes prior to closing time.
Prints Poster Size – 36 inch roll
Premium paper is available for the plotter and is an additional $1.20 per linear foot.
Plots may be sent to the Main Library Plotter from Full Application Computers on the 2nd Floor West Wing, Collaborative Tech Labs, and the Map Library. Copy Center staff will assist with sending plots, but are not trained to provide technical help for poster set up in various software packages, such as Powerpoint and Adobe Photoshop.
Please read the guide about setting up prints for the plotter. It includes specific information on using Powerpoint, Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Reader.
Comb Binding: Self Serve - Located in the Main Library Copy Center
We offer a variety of cover colors, including transparent, and binding combs in various sizes as well as colors. Supply costs vary, but most items are bound for less than $2, which includes cover set and comb. Staff will be happy to show you how to use the binding machine for punching your materials and adding cover and spine.
Lamination: Self-Serve - Located in the Main Library Copy Center
We offer self serve Pouch Lamination products. Protect and enhance your documents by laminating. Laminating pouches are available in a variety of sizes. The Copy Center stocks Business Card Size, Luggage tags with loops, 8 1/2x11, and 11x17. Lamination Clear pouches give a high-quality, glossy, and glass-like appearance to laminated items.
Please note: Lamination is not recommended as a long term preservation option for family heirlooms etc. and certain types of ID can become invalidated if laminated.
Laser printing
Black & White
Two black and white laser print options (single and double-sided) are available in the Main Library, e-token and Copy Center. Letter size prints (8.5 by 11) may be sent to either option from all the public computers in the Main Library. MSU Wireless access also allows for printing to both options in the Main Library. No double-sided printing option is available with wireless.
Printing Help for Black & White prints
If you choose Copy Center Laser, nothing will be printed until you request printing in person at the Copy Center which must be done within 2 hours or the print job will be deleted. There may be others ahead of you requesting printing, so please allow plenty of time before the two–hour deadline in case you have to wait.
Important Note: The default print option on all library computers is E–token. There are a number of E–token printers located throughout the Main Library. If you don't have E–tokens and click on the printer icon on the top toolbar, the print will go to the E–token printer and disappear. If you wish to print, and you do not have an E–token account, you must click on “File,” then “Print,” and choose Copy Center.
If you choose to print to the Copy Center, you will need to identify your print job by your MSUNetID or the name and number posted on the system case of the computer from which you printed.
Exception for PDF files: To print a PDF document from a PDF reader, you must use the print icon within the PDF reader window (NOT drop–down "File" menu) and choose Copy Center.
Tip: It is best to print no more than 10 print jobs before checking with Copy Center Staff to be sure all prints are arriving successfully.
Color
There is a Color E-token printer located in the first floor Lobby of the Main Library near the Reference desk. Prints may be sent to this printer from any Full Application computer in the Main Library. It is only possible to print letter size on the E-token printer.
There is also a Color Laser printer in the Copy Center. Prints may be sent to this printer from any Full Application computer in the Main Library. It is possible to print legal and ledger size prints on the Copy Center Color Printer.
Both Color E-token printing and Color Laser Printing in the Copy Center only have single sided print option available.
The other color printing option includes the HP Plotter located in the Copy Center. Plotter printing is available from 2 West Full Application computers, Map Library and CTL’s.