Print, Copy, Scan

Printing

The University offers free printing to all UAlbany students in the three University Libraries. Printing services in these facilities is limited to UAlbany students.  Faculty and staff should utilize office or departmental printers. Rapid Copy continues to offer fee-based printing services for all members of the UAlbany community. 

The University Library has scanners available for creating and saving PDFs, and e-resources accessed on public computers can be saved to cloud storage or emailed to personal email accounts. Librarians and staff can assist visitors in locating off-campus printing services. 

For more information on how to print and printer locations, please visit ITS’s Student Printing page. 

Two large black and white printers stand next to columns and recycling bins on the University Library's First Floor.
Students can print for free from black and white printers on the First Floor of University Library and other locations.

Find a Printer

You can navigate to printers in the University Library using our Interactive Maps. Use the links that follow for their map locations and directions.

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Copy/Scan

The Libraries replaced photocopiers with scanners that can create PDF, image, and MS Word files. Public scanners can be found in the following locations: 

Public printers available to students can also scan documents. ⭐ 🖨️ ⭐

 


 

ME Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives

Staff will create photocopies or PDF scans for in-person researchers and can arrange for other reproductions. There may be a fee for this service. Staff will determine if an item can be reproduced without damage to the original item. Restricted materials may not be reproduced in any form. For a complete list of fees, consult Department staff




Microfilm/Microfiche/Microcard Readers & Scanners

All three University Libraries have equipment available to read and scan microform materials. There is no charge for making digital copies of microforms. The UScan+ machines can be used to read and create digital copies of microfilm, microfiche, and microcard materials. The Minolta 6000 machines can be used to read microfilm and microfiche. Microform readers can be found in the following locations:  

University Library, Garden Level

  • Minolta 6000 fiche/film digital reader/scanners
  • UScan +

Science Library, First Level, Information Commons/Quiet Study Zone SL 112

  • One Minolta 6000 fiche/film digital reader/scanners

Dewey Library, main floor

  • UScan +