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Users print bothAlthough
the printing management system enables flexible printing upon
request at the Release Station, users were always in a hurry and
they tended to release their print jobs almost immediately. With
the Semester B just passed, the longest recorded elapse time
(between submission and release of a print job) was only 12
minutes!
When the service was launched,
one set of printer and release station was placed near the
Service Counter. As demand increased towards the end of Semester
B, we installed another set outside the Hard Copy Service to
shorten waiting time by having two printers running in parallel.
With these printers designed for heavy duty fast printing, it
can serve high volume printing in a large scale really well.
To enhance our fast printing
service further, we have made it accessible from all wireless
notebooks in the Notebook Loan Service scheme and those that
have been registered with the CSC. Users can submit their print
jobs to any fast printer through these wireless notebooks
anywhere on campus. Information on installing the printer
driver and accessing the print queues can be found at the following
website:
http://www.cityu.edu.hk/csc/install-guide/FastPrintingServiceGuideline_Notebook.htm
As can be seen, this service is a
great success. In fact, the Library is also planning to include
fast printing service in their phase one renovation work which
is due to complete some time in October 2007.