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Color printing is available from Library desktop computers and the Quick Print stations. The price is .30 cents per single side, or .56 cents double sided. Select File -> Print -> librarycolor.

There is also a self-serve color printer/copier on the main floor of the Library, located to the right of the Circulation Desk. 

It can print PDF, JPG or TIFF formats from a flashdrive, as well as black and white, for 30 cents a copy.  To print in color, follow these steps:
  1. Select "Media Print Text" from the Home menu
  2. Insert your USB flash drive. If there are a lot of files, this process may take a few minutes.
  3. Select from the list either a folder or a file.
  4.  Press Save and select the paper size.
  5. Next, put the correct coinage in the coin box and press the green copy button.
See this handy page from the Library of Congress.
  • The Safety & Accessibility Map shows power door access to campus buildings, parking lots, also blue light phones & defibrillators
  • The pocket-size Ithaca Campus Map (available at the Campus Center, Admission Office, Library Reference Desk, Safety Office, etc.) also provides this information
  • Detailed accessibility information for each building is provided on the Accessibility Guide (entrances, elevator if any, handicapped-accessible bathrooms, listening devices) & also at the door to each building
Go to the IC Services desk in the union (307B) fill out a form, and you will receive a refund.

There are approximately 75 desktop PCs in the Library , 21 laptops and 2 iPads that can be borrowed for 6-hour use in the Library.  Laptops can be checked out at the Circulation Desk.  We also check out cords to connect laptops with power outlets.  The desktop PCs are located in the following areas:

  • on the 3rd floor - along the north (Lake) side
  • in Room 319
  • in the Multimedia Listening area
  • clustered around the pillars on the Main (2nd) Floor
There is a fax machine in the bookstore that accepts cash or ID Express. Alternately, you can scan documents at one of the public scanners or photocopiers on the main floor of the Library or the scanner in the Digital Media Center and then send the document as an e-mail attachment.
Technology in the DMC is available on a first-come, first serve basis.  The DMC is open all hours that the Library is open.  The space is not reservable.  DMC spaces are foremost intended to support IC student video, audio, and graphic design work, in addition to technology-enhanced collaboration and practice for presentations.  General worktop space for personal laptops is also available.  The general lab space is a quiet workspace, while the collaboration station spaces and presentation space support group work and conversation.   

Please note:  As media-rich projects can take up a lot of disc space, we recommend that users bring their own hard drives on which to save this content.  
Please see the Dining Services site for the most current hours of the Library Café and other campus dining facilities.
Here is a list of software, available on the Library's public computers.
The College Archives houses Serling television scripts, movie screenplays, stage play scripts, films, published works, and secondary materials. Consult the Archives site for more information.
The Library has a color scanner/copier located on the main floor, to the right of the Circulation Desk. There is also a scanner/copier on the 3rd floor in the middle of the music stacks. Both scan to a flash drive, which may be borrowed at the Circulation Desk. Finally, there is a flatbed scanner in the Digital Media Center, located on the 3rd floor of the Library.

See the ITS guide on services for guests. If you own a laptop or tablet, you may connect to ICAirnet unsecured, the College’s wireless network, which requires no authentication and allows visitors access to the Internet on personal devices. Information transmitted or received over ICAirnet is not encrypted and could be intercepted and viewed by other network users.

To connect to ICAirnet:

   * Choose ICAirnet from the list of available wireless networks
   * Enter an e-mail address
   * Proceed unsecured

Ithaca College policy states that interior building temperature set points are 69-71 degrees for the heating season (generally November-April) and 74-76 degrees for the cooling season (generally May through October).  This is an environmentally responsible policy that meets applicable New York building codes and OSHA guidelines as well as helps the college reduce energy consumption. 

The Library temperature is monitored 24 hours a day.  Fluctuating outdoor temperatures (and varying amounts of sunshine) may /do happen thus taxing the heating and cooling systems.  If you feel the need, please do not hesitate to report your discomfort to any of our staff at one of the four service desks.

John D. Birk

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