Printing and Duplicating

The Gottesman Libraries supports printing and duplicating services on three floors of Russell Hall. Our machines are designed to provide the community with a fast, efficient, and cost-effective service for small jobs. For payment, use a Flexcard (standard on the Columbia University campus) or your Student ID. Please see below for technical instructions.

• Printing or copying costs 10˘/page
• Patrons may get change at the Library Café or TC Cafeteria (only bills accepted, all denominations)
• For additional printing and duplicating services, see Document Services
• For additional information, please contact us

Printing

1. Make sure you have a Flexcard or money on your Student ID.
• If NO, go to Step 2
• If YES, go to Step 3
2. Purchase a Flexcard and add value to it or your Student ID using the Value Transfer Station located in the second floor elevator lobby.
3. Push the print button of the document you would like to print
4. A dialogue box will appear and require the document to be renamed
5. Type a RELEASE KEY (a password) that contains only numbers (i.e., 5932)
6. Go to the printer you have chosen (RH 1 or RH 2 are on the first floor, RH 3 or RH 4 are on the second floor, RH 5 is on the third floor) and print documents.
7. To print, swipe the Flexcard or student ID and follow the instructions on printer's screen.

Duplicating

1. Does either your Flexcard or Student ID have value?
• If NO, go to Step 2 OR use coins (10 cents/page) on RH 2 only
• If Yes, go to Step 3
2. Purchase a Flexcard and add value to it or your Student ID using the Value Transfer Station located in the second floor elevator lobby.
3. To make copies, swipe the card on a copy machine (two are on the first floor, two are on the second floor, one is on the third floor)