Fellow Librarians- To summarize my question last week about charging for printouts... Many of you had suggestions for systems to do this including copy cards and a special computer performing as a print release station where students would get a second chance to decide if they want the pages they sent and how much it will cost them. They can then choose to alter the printout and swipe a copy card to pay for the charges. This seems like a great idea which I intend to file for future use. The Dean and what we are already charging for photocopies have set my price at .10 per page. This seemed to be what the majority of respondents are charging. The range was from .5-.15 per page. The last question I sent discussed whether to charge for mistakes. The majority of respondents said "Yes" emphatically. Some of you felt that I should be lenient with first time offenders, but crack down on serial printers who don't like to pay. If I appear to be on their side, then the charge will not seem so harsh. This is a consideration for us in the beginning weeks of the new charges. Students here are not shrinking violets and they make their displeasure unknown loud and clear. I will have to see how the students feel about the new system. I also intend to widely distribute options and methods for reducing their costs. One response detailed the use of a duplexer for my printer that would permit 2-sided printing. My IS dept. is looking into it now. However, many of you feel I should charge .20 for a 2-sided copy since they are still using toner even if they are using less paper. An interesting viewpoint I had not considered. Thanks so much for your responses and support. Its nice to know that others are faced with this issue and that I have you all to turn to for assistance. Wendy J. Wax, MLS Librarian Helene Fuld School of Nursing PO Box 1669 College Drive Blackwood, NJ 08012 (v) 856.374.0100 x105 (f) 856.374.0712 [log in to unmask] http://www.virtua.org/helenefuld.cfm <<...OLE_Obj...>>