Public PC printers -Reply

[Constance J. Britton]

Our computer technicians have strongly advised us against
reusing paper in a laser printer.  Reused paper is apparently
very hard on the rollers and the fuser.  Repairs may cost
more than paper supplies.

Connie Britton
Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center

At 11:12 AM 8/15/97 -0700, you wrote:
>Re: Printing from Laser Printers and whether to charge or not.
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>The solution we have been using(after we wrestled with all the related
>issues sourrounding charging for print-outs) is to use recycled paper in
>our lasers for the patrons.
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>Like everyone else, we generate piles of "scrap" paper that goes to the
>recycle bin.  We cull through the paper and anything that isn't sensitive
>is reused for the patrons.  A little note with the recycle symbol lets the
>patrons know that using recycled paper allows them to get free print-outs.
>I haven't had a complaint yet.  If a patron needs a "clean" print-out, we
>do have a few stations that print to a printer that uses "virgin" paper.
>We have yet to have a complaint and it has really cut down on our paper
>costs that were getting out of hand.
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>Now, we are a smaller library and this may or may not work for those in
>larger institutional settings.  It is an alternative that has worked for
>us though and it has saved us both money and aggrevation(which is used in
>other areas!).
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>Andrew Mutch
>Northville District Library
>Northville, MI
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