Printing

USF Printing

Printing on Campus

Library Specific Information

USF Libraries – Tampa campus

Printing/copying services in the USF Tampa Library are offered by USF Information Technology (IT). If you have any problems, please contact the IT help@usf.edu or by calling 813-974-1222.

Printing costs are:

  • 11 cents per page for black and white
  • 22 cents per page for color
  1. Printing in the USF Tampa Library requires using either a USFCard or a guest card.
  2. If you are using a student USFCard, your card will allow you to print up to $3.00/day for free. Additional printing in a given day will be automatically deducted from your USF BullBuck$ account. To add BullBuck$ to your USFCard, go to www.usf.edu/bullbucks and follow the instructions.
  3. If you do not have a USFCard, you will need to request a guest card from the Library Services Desk. You can put as much money as you wish on your guest card (cash only, no coins) but the unused funds will stay on the card when it is returned to the desk.
  4. Open the document using the appropriate application.
  5. Print the document choosing the appropriate PHAROS installed printer. The printer name will look like RICOH_UNIVERSAL_USF.
  6. After selecting the printer, a pop-up window will prompt you for a User Name. Type in any name (for example, your NetID) that someone else is unlikely to use. Remember what you typed; it will help you in locating your print job in the next step.
  7. Printers are located in the Learning Commons by the IT Help Desk. Go to any of the available printers and swipe your USFCard or guest card. Look on the screen for the job you printed in the print queue under the User Name you selected in the previous step. Select your print job.
  8. On the bottom of the screen, you will see how many pages and the cost of the job.
  9. Select Print. Your print job will print and the funds will be subtracted from the amount on your card.
    10. Please note: Public printing is only available for materials from our government document repository collection. Individuals will need to visit the front desk in order to secure a temporary computer login and print card. Funds can be added to the card by going to www.usf.edu/bullbucks and following the instructions. For all other printing needs, please ask the front desk for the nearest alternative public printing location.
  1. Open the document using the appropriate application.
  2. Print the document choosing the appropriate PHAROS installed printer. The printer name will look like RICOH_UNIVERSAL_USF.
  3. After selecting the printer, a PHAROS POP UP will prompt you for a User Name. Type in your user name (you can type in anything here). Remember what you typed in as it will help you in locating your print job in Step 8 below.
  4. Go to the room where the printer is located and find the printer and computer next to it.
  5. Swipe your valid Student ID Card or Bull Buck$ guest card. In order to print your Bull Buck$ account needs to have funds.
  6. Look for the job you printed in the print queue and select it. The job will have the user name you typed in Step 5 next to it.
  7. On the bottom of the screen, you will see how many pages and the cost of the job.
  8. Select Print and the funds come out of your Bull Buck$ account and the job gets printed.
  9. You can add funds to your Bull Buck$ account when needed.

Posters & Large Printing

For large printing on our plotters, view the instruction sheet PDF below.

Large Printing Instructions

USF Libraries – St. Petersburg campus

Student Government Free Printing

Black & White printing only

USF ID BullBucks Printing Costs

Free printing up to $3.00 (22 pages) per day, black and white printing. After the daily balance is depleted you will need Bulls Bucks to continue printing.

11 cents per page black & white printing ($3.00 free for students, then pay-for-print BullBucks)

20 cents per page for color printing (pay-for-print BullBucks only, no free prints)

Free Student Government Printing

Free printing, $3 per student per day (black and white only).

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USF Libraries – Sarasota/Manatee campus

Student Government Free Printing

Both Black/White Printing and Color Printing Available

Black/White Copying Available

Color Scanning Available

Local or Remote Printing Available

Location

Both a color printer and black/white printer are open for student use during regular hours

Located in C203, Information Commons space at USF Sarasota-Manatee Main Rotunda

Free Student Government Printing Costs

Up to $3.00 of free printing is covered daily by SGA funding.

Black/White Printing: 11 cents per page

Color Printing: 22 cents per page

Bulls Bucks

Students may add funds for printing through Bulls Bucks, see back of ID Card

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USF Libraries – USF Health Shimberg Health Sciences Library

Free Student Government Printing Costs

Up to $3.00 of free printing is covered daily by SGA funding.

Black/White Printing: 11 cents per page

Color Printing: 22 cents per page

Location

Computers located outside the Lab, in the open area of the library, are available for use by non-USF Health users. However, use is restricted to library resources and health research only.

Pay-For-Print

Pay-for-print printing is available for the labs and library research computers.

Patrons may add value to their USF ID using the BullBucks vending machine located outside the computer lab.

For patrons that do not have a USF ID, debit cards may be purchased from the BullBucks vending machine.

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