Printing

Printing is a fee-based service available through your GALEN Account. Below you will find information on printing locations, adding funds, and more.

Locations

UCSF students, faculty, post doctoral fellows, and residents may print at the following locations:

The public may print at the Parnassus and Mission Bay Libraries.

B/W printing: 14 cents per printed side
Color printing (UCSF only): 30 cents per printed side

Color printing available in the Parnassus Library Tech Commons.

1. Set up a GALEN account.
Before you can print you will need to set up a GALEN Account. Set up an account at any computer with web access.
Note: Once your account is established, you will have a login name and a password. Record this information in a safe place.
2. Put money in your account.
Add money online using a credit card ($5 minimum).

Add funds in person with cash ($1 minimum), check, credit/debit card, or approved departmental recharge number ($5 minimum). Bring your GALEN account login name to the Parnassus Library Cashier.
3. Print from a Library workstation.
- When you are ready to print, select the appropriate Print command.
- You will be prompted for a login name and password. Enter your GALEN account login name and password.
- My Print Jobs screen will appear.
- Check the box next to the document(s) you wish to print, then click the Pay and Print button.
You may also add multiple documents to your print queue, and send all documents to the printer at once.

Remember to logout when finished by clicking the Logout button. The print window will timeout automatically after 15 minutes of inactivity.

All account information will be encrypted and stored in a secure server.
Data regarding the content of your search sessions will be recorded
Titles of printed documents will be logged in the My Accounts tab. To permanently erase the titles of your printed documents, click on Clear Titles.
Credit card information or other payment account numbers will never be recorded in your Library Printing Account.