Individual Users (college affiliation not required) may purchase cards, or use their Oswego State University ID cards in the library's photocopiers and microfilm reader/printers. ID card use in copiers is independent of Dining Services and all other campus offices.

Card users receive a 3 cent discount on the cash price of photocopies. Microfilm/microfiche copy prices are the same for cash or card. (Tip: even if you are only making one letter or leagl size copy, insert your card, then insert 15 cents.  You will be charged 12 cents and have 3 cents left on your card, effectively giving you every 5th copy free)

ID cards are already encoded for use in the copiers.  Unfortunately, since the library receives no state funding for copies, they are encoded with zero value.  To add value to your ID card, simply insert it, picture first, into the vend station on the library's copiers or microform printers.  Any money (from 5 cents up to twenty dollars) you insert while the card is in the machine will add value to the card.  No change will be given.  Any unused monies remain on your card and are NOT refundable.

For those without SUNY Oswego ID cards, "Single" cards for use ONLY in library copiers and microfilm reader printers may be purchased from the Circulation Desk for $1 each.

Remember, cards are issued with no cash value. Cash balances from other campus functions are NOT valid on library copiers. You must add your own cash value at the copier vend stations, up to a limit of $20. Cards can be reused once their value has been depleted, simply by adding more money at the copier vend stations.

There will be no refunds for unused balances, or lost or damaged cards. Balances are valid only for copier use and may not be applied to library fines or any other purpose.

The cards themselves will display their remaining value when inserted in a vend station. Do not forget to press the red button on the vend station to eject your card when you are through copying. 

For questions contact: Tom Larson, x3539. larson@oswego.edu