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Printers & Computers at Grainger Library

Entering Grainger Engineering Library, you’ll find printing, scanning, and computing options designed to support students, faculty, and visitors.

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First Floor Printing Services

Print help and refunds
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Printers
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  • Printers: Immediately to the right after entering, there are five printers, one color and four black-and-white.
  • Large-format printing: One printer near the Circulation Desk supports large-format printing up to 11×17 inches.

Printing options
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Library computers on the first floor connect to the printers and support double-sided (duplex) printing.
  • Duplex printing: You can print double-sided from library computers, or by selecting a Web Print queue that ends with “2-sided.”
  • Web printing: Web Print supports single-sided and two-sided printing; files over 100 MB will be rejected.
  • Charges: Web Print jobs are charged per page, not per sheet of paper.
  • Large jobs: Web Print can accept documents over 50 pages. Files over 100 MB will still be rejected.
  • Large-format (11×17): The 11×17 queues now accept only 11×17-sized documents.

Scanning and Microfilm

Scanners available
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  • Book and flatbed scanners: Canon flatbeds, CanoScan 9000F Mark II, Plustek OpticBook A300, Book2Net Spirit Scanner, ClearView+ Optelec
  • Microfilm scanner: Microfilm ScanPro 2000
  • Also available: Microfilm and fiche readers, accessible book scanners
Book2Net Spirit Scanner
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  • Ideal for quick, high-resolution PDF scans to USB drives.
  • Instructions are posted at the device and available in multiple languages.
Microfilm scanning (ScanPro 2000)
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  • ScanPro 2000 supports USB export and digital access to microform content.
  • See the Library ScanPro Guide for details.

First Floor Computer Software

Windows PCs and laptop docks are available on the first floor. Four computers are available for public use. All computers can access the internet. Software supports data analysis, assistive technology, and productivity.

UIUC login required
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Adobe note: Patrons must sign in to their individual Adobe account to use Adobe programs.
  • Adobe: Acrobat XI Pro, Acrobat Distiller XI, Bridge, Creative Cloud, Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Premiere
  • Web browsers: Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox
  • Accessibility and reading tools: Kurzweil 3000, JAWS 13.0, Dolphin Easy Reader 6.01, FS Reader
  • Microsoft and collaboration: Microsoft Office 365, Access, Excel, OneDrive, OneNote, Outlook, PowerPoint, Publisher, Teams, Word
  • Other software: Autodesk 360, Paint.NET, VLC Media Player, Wolfram Mathematica 9

Public computers (no UIUC login required)
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Public computers do not require a UIUC login.


Adobe note: Patrons must sign in to their individual Adobe account to use Adobe programs.
  • Adobe: Acrobat XI Pro, Acrobat Distiller XI
  • Web browsers and email: Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Outlook

Remote Desktop and UIUC AnyWare
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You can use Remote Desktop to connect to UIUC AnyWare to use specialized programs (e.g., Adobe Suite, ArcGIS, SPSS).
  • On library computers, Remote Desktop Connection is in the Accessories folder on the Start Menu.
  • Problems with Remote Desktop can be reported at the Circulation Desk in Grainger Engineering Library.
  • See instructions for saving work to a flash drive while using Remote Desktop.

Assistive Technology

Grainger Engineering Library supports users with visual and print disabilities through hardware and software on the first floor:

Hardware
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  • Optelec ClearView Video Magnifier: Magnifies print on a large monitor. Adjustable brightness and contrast can improve readability for textbooks, handouts, and notes.
Software and additional tools
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  • Accessibility software on cluster computers: JAWS, Kurzweil 3000, Dolphin Easy Reader, IVEO, and more.
  • See Assistive Technology for details.
Help from staff
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  • Library staff can help you locate stations and get started.

Fourth Floor

Grainger Engineering Library’s fourth floor houses the main Engineering Workstation (EWS) labs and additional printers. Information about software on EWS computers is available from Engineering IT.

Computers
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  • 45 dual-monitor stations are in the central area near the elevator.
  • The area to the right of the elevator has 39 computers with dual monitors.
Printers
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  • Two networked printers are near the elevators.
  • They connect to EWS computers and support double-sided printing.
  • Send your print job from an EWS computer, then release it at either printer.