Frequently Asked Question
What is the Lincoln College Print Management system?
Last Updated 3 years ago
The Lincoln College Print Management system allows us to provide several useful features to Lincoln College students and employees:
You can log in to the Print Management system by going to https://print.lincolncollege.edu.
NOTE: The Print Management system is currently only available on the Lincoln Campus. We are working on extending the system to cover the Normal Campus.
One of the major features of the Print Management system is that we have associated per-page costs with each printer. These are the real costs that the College incurs when you print. At this time, we do not charge you or your department for printing. We are providing the associated cost for every print job so that you are aware of printing costs for the College. We hope that you will use this information when planning your printing, and to possibly adjust your printing usage. Here are some ways you can decrease your printing usage:
We are excited about a few upcoming features for the Print Management system.
We are investigating the possibility of implementing a quota, or limit, on free printing provided to students. We are planning on using the data gathered using the Print Management system to determine a reasonable limit on free printing so that only students who are printing irresponsibly will need to adjust their usage. We are also investigating supplementing the free quota with "top-up" cards that can be purchased to add quota.
Additionally, we are investigating charging employee printing to the employee's department.
- Tracking your personal print usage
- Printing documents from your personal computer or tablet
- Printing documents from your iPad or iPhone
- Secure printing using a hold/release system (for some printers/copiers)
You can log in to the Print Management system by going to https://print.lincolncollege.edu.
NOTE: The Print Management system is currently only available on the Lincoln Campus. We are working on extending the system to cover the Normal Campus.
Printing Costs
One of the major features of the Print Management system is that we have associated per-page costs with each printer. These are the real costs that the College incurs when you print. At this time, we do not charge you or your department for printing. We are providing the associated cost for every print job so that you are aware of printing costs for the College. We hope that you will use this information when planning your printing, and to possibly adjust your printing usage. Here are some ways you can decrease your printing usage:
- Print in duplex (two-sided) if possible
- Avoid printing emails
- Avoid printing content that is easily viewed on screen
- Avoid printing content that you are giving to another person; instead email the document or (for faculty) upload the file to MyLynx
- If your default printer is a color printer, change your default settings to print in black and white, and change it to color only when needed
Upcoming Features
We are excited about a few upcoming features for the Print Management system.
Printing Quotas and Department Charging
We are investigating the possibility of implementing a quota, or limit, on free printing provided to students. We are planning on using the data gathered using the Print Management system to determine a reasonable limit on free printing so that only students who are printing irresponsibly will need to adjust their usage. We are also investigating supplementing the free quota with "top-up" cards that can be purchased to add quota.
Additionally, we are investigating charging employee printing to the employee's department.