Photocopying & Printing from Computers
Updated Sept. 25, 2007.
The Law Library has four self-service photocopiers and two printing stations for producing printouts from computers. Microfiche and microfilm reader/printers are also available.
Remember to logout after making copies or printouts!
Photocopiers
| Four self-service copiers are located in the
Gallagher Law Library: two on Floor L1
and two on Floor L2.
On L1, a copy alcove is in Room L114, next to the Law Student Lounge, and another is located in the Reference Area. On L2, a copy alcove is in Room L242 and another is located on the west wall. Effective June 13, 2007, a new cashless system is in place. Husky Cards and Dawg-Print cards are in; Copy Quick Cards and cash are out. Visit the Dawg-Prints page or contact the Circulation Desk staff more information. After making your copies, logout. Failure to logout will allow the next user to make copies at your expense! |
 Copier, Dawg-Print dispenser, printer, and printer workstation. |
Printing Services
For printing from computers in the Law Library (including personal laptops), use the pay-to-print system. Any document -- from the Internet, library catalogs, or commercial indexes to which the Library subscribes -- can be printed via the printers in the Copy Alcoves on L1. [Note: the Copy Alcoves on L2 are not equipped to to make printouts.]
Print-outs cost 12¢ per side and printing is done on both sides of the paper (duplex). You must pay for your print jobs with a Husky Card or the new Dawg-Print card.
Laptop users should visit the UW School of Law's Printing on the Wireless Network page for instructions and to download software.
Instructions for Printing from Computers & Laptops
- Find the item that you wish to print. The document may be a record from the Law Library catalog, a group of records from LegalTrac (the legal periodical index), a list of citations from KeyCite, or a full-text document from a website. The text of the document should be displayed on the monitor.
- Click on the Print icon at the top of the screen OR from the menubar, click on File, then Print.
- In the popup window, type your name.
- Click Next.
- Type a short name for the document.
- Click on OK.
- Go to one of the Copy Alcoves on L1 and swipe either your Husky Card or Dawg-Print card through the adjacent card reader.
- Select your print job from the list. If the printer has not been used recently, there will be a short delay as the printer warms up.
- The cost of the copy will be deducted from the Husky Card or Dawg-Print card.
- Logout.
Print requests are stored in the pay-to-print system for 24 hours. If you don't make your print-out within 24 hours, it will be deleted from the list.
Caution: If the website from which you are printing uses frames (such as KeyCite), you must click on the text in the area you want printed BEFORE proceeding with the printing instructions.
Alternatives to printing an electronic document include:
- sending the document or its Uniform Resource Locator (URL) to your email address, or
- downloading the document to a disk, USB flash drive (thumb drive), or writable CD or DVD.
Ask a reference librarian or the Circulation staff for assistance.
Copies from Microfiche or Microfilm
Reader/printers for microfiche and microfilm are located in or adjacent to the Copy Alcove in the Reference Area on Floor L1.
Unlike the other copiers, you must use coins or currency to make paper copies. The machines take quarters and $1 bills. Copies cost 25¢ per page.
The Microform & Newspaper Collection at Suzzallo Library provides machines for scanning micro-images and saving them to a flash drive or writable CD or DVD or sending them via email.