Photocopying, Printing & Copyright

There are strict rules regarding photocopying of academic material as defined in the Canadian Copyright Act.

• Please consult the Fair Dealing page for the requirements for scanned and photocopied materials for academic use.
• Visit our guide to the public domain for information on finding and using publicly available works.
• Please consult the Copyright Office if you are uncertain about copyright, fair dealing, or the public domain.
  

Photocopiers and printers are available at all Dalhousie libraries.

• Colour printing is available at the Kellogg and the Killam.
• Coin-operated photocopiers are available in some locations.

* Archives and Special Collections materials are normally photocopied by staff.

Printing from a Learning Commons computer

When you print something using a Learning Commons computer, your document goes into a print queue. Each Learning Commons computer has a default black and white printer.

The Learning Commons black and white printers default to double-sided printing. If you want to print single-sided, adjust the printing options before sending your document to the printer.

To print:

1. Send your document to the printer. If you are printing from an Express Station, also take note of the number attached to the computer monitor.
2. Go to the printing station. 
3. Swipe your DalCard, Visitor Card or Grant Card.
4. Select your printout from the list of waiting printouts. Each printout is identified either by a NetId, a Guest ID or by the number of the computer used to send the document to the printer.
5. If you have enough money on your card to pay for the printout, it is printed and the price is deducted from your card.
6. If you don't have enough money on your card, the printout remains in the queue. You can add money to your card at the circulation desk. Printouts which are not printed within an hour are deleted from the print queue.

Printing from your laptop

If you are a current Dalhousie student or staff member, you can use your laptop to print to the the Learning Commons printers.

To print from your laptop to Learning Commons printers, you need to install some software.  Follow the setup instructions on Campus Printing page.

• DalCard: You can put money on your DalCard at any circulation desk. The circulation desks accept cash, Visa, Mastercard, American Express or Interac. DalCard is not a payment option for non-circulating items in Archives and Special Collections.
• Visitor card: You can pick up and put money on a Visitor card at a circulation desk. There is a $1 deposit for a Visitor Card.
• Research account: To purchase a print/copy grant card or to receive GIS Centre services on your research account complete this form [PDF, 66 kB] and bring it with you to the library.
  
• Coin: Some of the libraries have coin-operated photocopiers. Archives and Special Collections photocopy requests can be paid with coin or cash.