Access to the College Green area of campus will be restricted until further notice. Current students, faculty and staff with a valid Penn card may enter and exit Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center through the Rosengarten Undergraduate Study Center on the ground floor, and may enter and exit the Fisher Fine Arts Library through the 34th Street entrance to Meyerson Hall. 

During reading period, April 30 to May 14: Access to both Van Pelt and Fisher Fine Arts Library is limited. Find more information.

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Copy, Print, and Scan in the Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center

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Scan

Book scanners, flatbed, and sheet-fed scanners are available in Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center. See specific locations below. For microfilm scanning requests, follow the instructions on the resource sharing LibGuide.

BookScan Station with attached flatbed scanner & sheet feeder. Easy to use touchscreen monitor.

BookScan Station with attached flatbed scanner & sheet feeder. Easy to use touchscreen monitor.

Seven stations. Penn students, faculty and staff may use them. There are two flatbed and one sheet-fed scanner located near the WIC printer stations. The Vitale Digital Media Lab has four scanners: slide, film, document feeder, and large-format capability.

Print and Copy

Printing & copying stations are located on the Ground, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 5th floors. See specific locations below. Black and white, color, and 2-sided printing is available.

Value adding station: yes
Change machines: $1 or $5 (gives quarters)
PennCard-operated printing: yes
Coin-operated printing: yes (2)
PennCard-operated laser printing: yes

Value adding station: yes
Change machines: $1 (gives dimes)
PennCard-operated printing: yes
Coin-operated printing: yes (2)
PennCard-operated laser printing: yes

Value adding station: no
Change machines: no
PennCard-operated printing: yes
Coin-operated printing: yes (1)
PennCard-operated laser printing: yes

Value adding station: no
Change machines: no
PennCard-operated printing: yes
Coin-operated printing: yes (1)
PennCard-operated laser printing: yes

Value adding station: yes
Change machines: $1 or $5 (gives dimes & nickels)
PennCard-operated printing: yes
Coin-operated printing: yes (2)
PennCard-operated laser printing: no

Value adding station: no
Change machines: no
PennCard-operated printing: yes
Coin-operated printing: yes (1)
PennCard-operated laser printing: yes

Value adding station: no
Change machines: no
PennCard-operated printing: no
Coin-operated printing: no
PennCard-operated laser printing: yes

Printing instructions

The cost for black and white is $.07 per page for single-sided printing, and $.05 per page ($.10 per sheet) for double-sided printing.

Color printing is available in certain locations at a cost of $.28 a page, and $.20 per page ($.40 per sheet) for double-sided printing.

Copy cost

Copies are $.08 each if payment is made by PennCash (with PennCard) or Departmental card.

Copies are $.10 when payment is made in cash.

Departmental Copy Card Request Form