

There are three different print queues (PS1, PS2 and PS3), but you can print to any one and pick up your print job at any uPrint device in the Library or across campus. Printing instructions Printing from a Library workstation
#PHOTOCOPY VS SCAN PDF#
The Library is a leader in developing a digitization on-demand service through which it will, on request, scan works in the public domain from the library collections and create PDF versions for download. The Library offers a convenient scanning service for journal articles or chapters of books found in its print collection. Marvin Duchow Music Library: 5th floor: MusicLab001, MusicLab008 & MUSIC-OSD Macdonald Campus Library: 2nd floor: Macd-OSD001 & Macd-OSD002 Humanities and Social Sciences: Blackadder: BLDR002 & BLDR002 / Data Lab M2-37A: EDRS002 If you need to make a higher quality scan and edit the image or perform OCR on your scanned document, seek out one of these. Several branches have flatbed scanners hooked up to computers, available for use by McGill students, faculty and staff. Brightness adjustment - When scanning in gray scales or black & white only, this function can be used to remove the background or increase the contrast.Page separation - Split the scanned document down the middle to create 2 separate documents.Page separation adjustment - Locate the centre of the page you want to separate by using the left and right arrows and choose the side you want to extract.Use this to deactivate the automatic crop if the document size is greater than the area to be scanned.
#PHOTOCOPY VS SCAN FULL#
Scan full area / cropping - Expert Mode automatically crops to the edge of the document.Select once to collect all scanned files then select again to complete the document. Multipage start / stop - Create a multipage document.Save in different file formats - Choose to save your output in TIFF, JPEG or PDF.(Scanning in B/W will take up the least amount of space on your USB key.) Color depth - Choose the output of the document in full color, grey scales or black & white.Explore USB - Check how much space is left in your USB.Main floor, Reserves / Main floor, Reference Madconald Campus Library - Barton Building Spirit Scanners can be found at these locations. Spirit Scanners with Expert Mode where indicated: Branchġst floor, room 1116 (Expert Mode) / 2nd floor, room 2018 Press the green scan button on either side of the layout table turn the page and repeat.Open the book on the layout table and wait a few seconds for the preview to adjust.They can be found at every library branch except Rare Books and Special Collections.
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The scanners are available for use free of charge. Captures are saved as PDF files, although they are not text searchable. The book scanners can capture images at 200 ppi at a maximum dimension of 19” x 14”. The scanners provide a real-time preview and save the scanned pages as a multi-page PDF directly to a USB memory device. The Library has a number of Spirit Book Scanners that can be used to easily scan book pages. Spirit Book Scanners - Scan and save to your USB device Technical support: For technical support with the uPrint service, please contact the ICS Service Desk.

Osler Library in former Life Sciences Library area.UPrint: Where? Colour and Black and white
