[Web4lib] What print management system(s) are you using?

[Riesner, Giles]

We use VendPrint. We chose it based on cost (it was least costly for us compared to the others -- they've
changed licensing models now, so I'm not sure how they stack up currently) and the ability to run it without 
needing a server. Release station software requires VERY LOW resources. We had it running on Win98 after most PCs
had been migrated to XP and even on XP it can run on virtually ANY PC you can muster up.
It is capable of being used in "Patron account" mode - deducting balances - but we've been using it strictly with
cash.

Pharos Uniprint is a very capable system, which MANY places use. We had limitations on what we could do
because it was being implemented in and by the library -- not by IT. It's cost and resources were beyond what
we could manage on our own. The College is moving towards using student logins and eventually, I expect to
see a change in how we handle our pay printing. 


Giles W. Riesner, Jr. | Library Tech Support/Library System Administrator  
The Community College of Baltimore County | 800 South Rolling Road | Catonsville, MD 21228 USA
Phone: 1-443-840-4245  |  Fax: 1-443-840-4606  |  E-Mail: griesner at ccbcmd.edu 
CCBC. The incredible value of education. 




-----Original Message-----
From: web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org [mailto:web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of M. Jean Williams-Adams
Sent: Wednesday, September 09, 2009 5:13 PM
To: Web4lib at webjunction.org
Subject: [Web4lib] What print management system(s) are you using?

FAMU is shopping for a reliable print management system for our library.  Please indicate which system(s) you use at your respective libraries and the advantages/disadvantages of using it.

How many of you use Pharos?

M Jean Williams Adams
Systems Librarian
Florida A&M University
Coleman Library
Tallahassee, FL 32307-4700
Phone:  (850) 561-2131
Fax:  (850) 561-2599 




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