Copying, Printing and Scanning

A number of multifunction printers with wireless printing services are available in the Library for copying, printing and scanning.

Copying and Printing

The Library provides two types of printers in the Library.

ITSO Satellite Printers

• Accept print jobs sent from workstations that require HKUST account login.
• Support printing from your laptop, iOS device or Android device. Refer to Wireless Printing guides below for setup details on your device:
  • How to Use Windows Laptop to Print from Multi-function Printers (video)
  • How to Use Macbook to Print from Multi-function Printers (video)
  • How to Use iOS Devices to Print from Multi-function Printers (video)
  • How to Use Android Devices to Print from Multi-function Printers (video)
• Payment is made by Print Budget. Refer to ITSO Printing Facilities for details.

Octopus-operated Printers

• Accept print jobs sent from public computers.
• Only accept standard-sized Octopus card for payment.

Scanning

• Scanning is available at all public copiers on G/F, LG1 and LG4 (near lift lobby). To scan a document from an ITSO satellite printer, refer to ITSO Printing Facilities for details.
• A smart desktop scanner is available at the Information Commons.
• You can save the scanned documents to your USB flash drive.
• Scanning is free of charge.

Locations of Photocopiers and Printers

Location	Copier / Printer Type	Name
G/F (Information Commons)	Library Octopus	G/F Printer A
G/F (Information Commons)	ITSO Satellite	LIB-IC02-MFP
G/F (Information Commons)	ITSO Satellite	LIB-IC03-MFP
G/F (near newspaper area)	ITSO Satellite	LIB-IC01-MFP
LG1 (near LC helpdesk)	Library Octopus	LG1 Printer A
LG1 (Graphics Workshop)	ITSO Satellite	LIB-LC01-MFP

 

Charges of Copying and Printing at Octopus-operated Printers

	A4 Paper		A3 Paper
	Black & White	Color	Black & White	color
Singled-sided	$0.4	$1.2	$0.8	$2.4
Double-sided	$0.4	$1.2	$0.8	$2.4

 
You can add value to your Octopus card at:

• LG1 Canteen
• LG5 7-Eleven Convenience Store
• LG7 Supermarket

Check ITSO Printing Facilities for ITSO satellite printing charge scheme.

User Guides for Octopus-operated Printers

Printing

• How to Print from a Library Computer (video)

Scanning

• How to Scan from a Library Copier (video)
• How to Scan a Book from the Desktop Scanner (video)

Copyright Issue

It is important to observe and respect copyright laws when you copy or scan any intellectual work. Read the HKUST Library’s Statement on Copyright for details.

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