What is the CPS?
USEK Library is equipped with four self-service Copy-Print-Scan (CPS) multifunction machines, available at the Main Campus Library in Kaslik. Other facilities are available in the branch libraries.
With the CPS system you can:
- Scan items directly to your email, free of charge (USEK users, alumni, and visitors)
- Save your print jobs in the print queue for a maximum of four (4) hours until you release the order by swiping your credited USEK ID card at the printer station
- Photocopy materials after swiping your credited USEK ID card at the CPS station.
Who can use the CPS?
Users with a valid USEK ID card are entitled to use the entire CPS service, and alumni and visitors can use photocopy and scan options.
Activating and Purchasing Units
USEK Members
USEK registered students, faculty and staff may set up a CPS account on their USEK ID card.
If you wish to activate, purchase units, and later on recharge your account, please go to the Student Accounting Desk in the Registrar Office.
Using your card in the Library
Log on to your account at any computer in the Main Library to enable you to request a copy, print or scan.
Please note, you will need to swipe your ID card and enter your USEK username and password at the printer station to activate it for the first time.
The machines do not accept cash. You will need sufficient funds on your ID card to be able to copy, print or scan. Funds can be purchased from the Student Accounting Desk in the Registrar Office.
Regularly check your credit balance at the web pop-up application installed on each workstation or on the Secure Print tab of each machine.
Note: The minimum activation or recharge fee is 5,000LL.
Visitors and Alumni
One-day and One-week visitors who wish to copy can purchase a Copy Card at the Circulation Desk. Alumni and all other visitors may set up a CPS account on their USEK Library card. Note that scanning a document to your email address is free of charge.
The machines do not accept cash. You will need sufficient funds on your card to be able to use the copier. If you wish to activate, purchase units, and later on recharge your account, please go to the Student Accounting Desk in the Registrar Office. Note: The minimum activation or recharge fee is 5,000LL.
Regularly check your credit balance on the web pop-up application installed on each workstation or on the Secure Print tab of each machine.
PCS Pricing
Locate Printers
The Main Library has four printers.
Each floor is equipped with one black & white and one colored printer machine. Printer stations are placed at the following locations:
- Reading Room 1 next to the Circulation Desk
- Reading Room 2 next to the Circulation Desk
Go Green! Print responsibly, and only print what you need.
- Do you need to print at all? Free high-quality scanning is available at USEK Library. All scanning is full-color, so scan instead of copying when you can;
- To contribute to USEK’s sustainability efforts, reduce the number of pages by printing or copying on both sides of the paper;
- Reduce the number of pages to print by changing the font size or reducing the margins.
You can legally copy limited portions from a copyrighted document for private study or research purposes. Please refer to the table below for more information on the generally accepted copy limits.
| Source |
Copy Limit |
| from a book |
one chapter or 5%, whichever is the greater |
from an article
(or conference proceedings or other non-literary collective work)
|
one article or 5%, whichever is the greater |
| from a law report |
one case or 5%, whichever is the greater |
from a collective literary work
(e.g. short stories, poems, etc.)
|
one short story or poem only, up to 10 pages in length |
As users of copyrighted materials, members of the USEK community should responsibly exercise the rights accorded to them under the
Lebanese Copyright Law and fair use guidelines.
If a library printer creates poor quality printouts, bring them to the USEK IT Help Desk and request credit replacement on your CPS account.
The poor quality printout must be surrendered to receive a refund. Refund requests typically take a few business days to process.
Note that you will only be charged for pages that are actually printed, so you will be automatically refunded if the printer jams or the document fails to print.
No Refund Cases
- Except in the cases noted above, no refunds will be provided by the University's Print Quota Management System.
- Printouts should be retrieved from the printer immediately. No refund will be given if a printout is left on the printer and reported missing.
- Incorrectly formatted print jobs (layout, orientation, single vs. double sided) will not be refunded.
- Refunds will not be issued for any money left on the account at the end of the year.
If you have a service-related question or would like to report a problem, please
send us an e-mail or go to the Library Circulation Desk during working hours.