[WEB4LIB] Printing charges

[Luis Domingues]

We have developed a program to manage users prints. I'm sending the
descrition

This is a client-server program for controlling public terminal printouts.
It is made of three modules: server, client (which must be run from the
public terminal) and manager (which can create/delete/change users).
This program has been tested in Windows NT 4.0 Workstation/Server and two HP
laser printers (non-postscript), but should work with any printer (in NT
OS).
It doesn't require additional hardware, besides the client computer (which
runs printclient), the server computer (which runs printserver) and the
printer, of course.
One of the features are encrypted communications between the modules and it
"should" work across a WAN. We are currently using this program, but it's
not available for download yet.
If you need more information on this program, please send an e-mail to
lfd at libri.ucp.pt, stating your intentions and the type of institution.

Luis Filipe F. F. Domingues                   E-Mail: lfd at libri.ucp.pt
Biblioteca Universitária João Paulo II        Home Page:
http://www.libri.ucp.pt/
Universidade Católica Portuguesa              Tel: +351 21 7214019
Palma de Cima                                 Fax: +351 21 7214010
1600 Lisboa
Portugal

 -----Original Message-----
From: 	web4lib at webjunction.org [mailto:web4lib at webjunction.org]
On Behalf Of Caroline Geer
Sent:	Quinta-feira, 13 de Abril de 2000 17:13
To:	Multiple recipients of list
Subject:	[WEB4LIB] Printing charges

I really need your help!

We will soon <read "hope to"> have a laser printer to network with our
public computers in the Library.  We would like to identify who is
requesting the print job and figure the cost so the requester can either
okay the print or not after they know the cost.  We use student i.d. cards
with barcodes which work for circulating books, using the cafeteria, or
making purchases in the bookstore.  We would like to have the i.d. reader
attached to each monitor, similar to the type of scanner at the grocery
checkout or the pay-at-the-pump system.

Does anyone have experience with a vendor that sells the software/hardware
for handling this type of queuing for print jobs?  It would be ideal if the
print request would come out with the person's name [at least] on either a
cover sheet, indicating [ideally] also the number of pages and total cost,
or the person's name on each page and the time/date of printing.

Thanks for your help and advice!!

Caroline Geer					Phone:  903.233.3271
Coordinator of Information Resources	Fax:       903.233.3263
Margaret Estes Library			URL:      http://www.letu.edu/academics/lrc
LeTourneau University
Longview, TX  75607-7001