Target> Copies and Printing

[Cathy Cheely <ccheely@LEO.VSLA.EDU>]

I am trying to develop some sensible policy about making
photocopies of print matierials and printing from electronic sources.  We have
always charged to make photo copies of magazine articles,
encyclopedia articles, etc.  It hasn't been much - 5 cents a
page and we waived it if a student really couldn't pay.  When
we networked our school, I also charged 5 cents a page to print
out from our electronic resources.  I always have told the kids
they could go to a teacher's room to print out if they didn't
want to pay (we have networked cdroms and card catalog).  I
didn't do this for the money but did it so that Information
Finder didn't get printed out twice a day.  Quite frankly, it
is a hassle to collect the money.

Our printers are VERY noisy - Okidata 380s - and our kids have
a tendency to print out the materials whether they need them or
not.  In fact, they seem to print out rather than read the
article(s).  I have talked to some folks and they say they
print for free but limit it to 2 pages a day.  I am not sure
that would work.  What happens when the SIRS article is 10
pages long and they want all of it?  What about copyright?

This seems like such a little thing but it is a struggle to
figure out the best route to go.  Help!

If you charge for one and not the other, I am very interested
in your rationale.  The University where I am taking classes
lets you print out for free but charges for photocopies.

Thanks!


Catherine Cheely - ccheely@leo.vsla.edu
Library Media Specialist,Brunswick Senior High,Lawrenceville, Va.23868
804 848-6287  (fax) 804 848-2796