Changes coming to Books by Mail: Starting in fall 2025, Books by Mail items will only be shipped to addresses in the contiguous United States 50 miles or further from campus. We will make exceptions for students, faculty, and staff with disabilities. Learn more

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Scan

Book scanners, flatbed, and sheet-fed scanners are available in Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center. See specific locations below. For microfilm scanning requests, follow the instructions on the resource sharing LibGuide.

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BookScan Station with attached flatbed scanner & sheet feeder. Easy to use touchscreen monitor.

BookScan Station with attached flatbed scanner & sheet feeder. Easy to use touchscreen monitor.

Seven stations. Penn students, faculty and staff may use them. There are two flatbed and one sheet-fed scanner located near the WIC printer stations. The Vitale Digital Media Lab has four scanners: slide, film, document feeder, and large-format capability.

Print and Copy

Printing & copying stations are located on the Ground, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 5th floors. See specific locations below. Black and white, color, and 2-sided printing is available.

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Value adding station: yes
Change machines: $1 or $5 (gives quarters)
PennCard-operated printing: yes
Coin-operated printing: yes (2)
PennCard-operated laser printing: yes

Value adding station: yes
Change machines: $1 (gives dimes)
PennCard-operated printing: yes
Coin-operated printing: yes (2)
PennCard-operated laser printing: yes

Value adding station: no
Change machines: no
PennCard-operated printing: yes
Coin-operated printing: yes (1)
PennCard-operated laser printing: yes

Value adding station: no
Change machines: no
PennCard-operated printing: yes
Coin-operated printing: yes (1)
PennCard-operated laser printing: yes

Value adding station: yes
Change machines: $1 or $5 (gives dimes & nickels)
PennCard-operated printing: yes
Coin-operated printing: yes (2)
PennCard-operated laser printing: no

Value adding station: no
Change machines: no
PennCard-operated printing: yes
Coin-operated printing: yes (1)
PennCard-operated laser printing: yes

Value adding station: no
Change machines: no
PennCard-operated printing: no
Coin-operated printing: no
PennCard-operated laser printing: yes

Printing instructions

The cost for black and white is $.07 per page for single-sided printing, and $.05 per page ($.10 per sheet) for double-sided printing.

Color printing is available in certain locations at a cost of $.28 a page, and $.20 per page ($.40 per sheet) for double-sided printing.

Copy cost

Copies are $.08 each if payment is made by PennCash (with PennCard) or Departmental card. Faculty and staff who pay with PennCash should work with their departments to receive reimbursement.

Copies are $.10 when payment is made in cash.

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