Self-Service / Resume Printing
Students can use their print credits to print from personal computers, laptops, and mobile devices. Jobs are limited to 99 pages. For larger print orders, please visit our print order page.
Iowa State University uses PaperCut software to manage campus-wide networking printers. For more information on PaperCut check out Service-Now or our helpful printer guides: Cardinal Printer and Gold Printer.
Cost of Printing:
| Color Cost (per page/side) | Black and White Cost (per page/side) | |
|---|---|---|
| Letter (8.5x11") | 25¢ (or 25 credits) | 5¢ (or 5 credits) |
| Ledger/Tabloid(11x17") | 50¢ (or 50 credits) | 10¢ (or 10 credits) | *Resume (8.5x11”) | 30¢ (or 30 credits) | 15¢ (or 15 credits) |
Printing from Personal Devices
Students using a personal device can use PaperCut Mobility Print to send jobs to a networked printer located outside of the Quick Print Center (Room 2114) in the Student Innovation Center or other supported printers on campus. Make sure you are connected to "eduroam" Wi-Fi!
Before printing to our self-service printers, make sure to choose the correct printer queue:
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Cardinal Self-Service Printer Queues:
- SICTR-2114-BW-Pickup: for black and white print on 8.5"x11"(letter) or 11"x17"(ledger) white 20# paper
- SICTR-2114-Color-Pickup: for color print on 8.5"x11"(letter) or 11"x17"(ledger) white 20# paper
- SICTR-2114-Resume-Pickup: for black and white print on 8.5x11 (letter) on resume paper. Gold Self-Service Printer Queues:
- SICTR-GOLD-2114-BW-Pickup: for 1 or 2-sided black and white print on 8.5"x11"(letter) white 20# paper
- SICTR-GOLD-2114-Color-Pickup: for 1 or 2-sided color print on 8.5"x11"(letter) white 20# paper
- SICTR-GOLD-BW-2114-Resume-Pickup: for 1 or 2-sided black and white print on 8.5x11 (letter) on resume paper.
- SICTR-GOLD-COLOR-2114-Resume-Pickup: for 1 or 2-sided color print on 8.5x11 (letter) on resume paper.
* The default and most popular resume paper is a Premium 70# Natural Opaque Text, but other paper options are available during normal business hours, just ask at the window.
Using PaperCut Printers
To print your documents, go to the SICTR-2114-Pickup or SICTR-2114-GOLD printer (located outside of Room 2114 in the Student Innovation Center) and login with one of these methods:
- Tapping your ISU Card on the reader
- Scanning the QR code
- Manually using your email address and password on the touchscreen.
- Select the intended document, click on Print
You have up to 2 hours from when you submit your document to print it. Your document print job will be cancelled automatically if you don't login to the printer to complete the printing. Print credits/units are charged each time you print a document. If you need assistance, please ask for help at the Quick Print Center in Room 2114 Student Innovation Center.