U-Card & Printing Services

Sierra Oscar · 04-10-2011 12:41pm #1

Ok so does anyone know precisely what the story is with the new U-Card and printing services? Who at the moment can actually avail of the service and when will it be rolled out for all students / staff?

I was in Newman both yesterday and today and I notice that most of the Copi-Print printers are now using the U-Card system with only one or two using the old system. Needless to say there are massive queues to use the old printers because seemingly very few can use the U-Card one yet. It's a bit of a farce tbh.

Riveta · 04-10-2011 1:03pm

Ya it's my current pet peeve. They're doing it on a "phased" basis. Great idea. Sure they only had the whole summer to do it!

A whole new integrated system of copying AND printing should have been introduced when they brought in the new flashy printing system a few years ago!

The idea of having less cards and stream lining this is great but why streamline some things and not others?

misslt · 04-10-2011 2:44pm

Will the Ricoh printing stations be affected by this?

Riveta · 05-10-2011 2:57pm

misslt wrote: »

Will the Ricoh printing stations be affected by this?

No, AFAIK it's just the photocopiers they're changing. Wrecking me buzz it is!

electrictrad · 08-10-2011 1:34pm

As an ickle fresher, I think the u-card system is class. . .literally all I need to bring around campus is the one card, its access to library/gym/accomodation, printing, paying for stuff, ID in the bank. . .pisseasy to top-up as well. . .I do understand the frustration of those for whom printers are slowly disappearing, as opposed to a clean break, but in fairness, if you'd a good few euro worth of printing left over from last year, you'd want a couple of months to work it off before the switch-over. . .

Sierra Oscar · 09-10-2011 2:07pm

electrictrad wrote: »

As an ickle fresher, I think the u-card system is class. . .literally all I need to bring around campus is the one card, its access to library/gym/accomodation, printing, paying for stuff, ID in the bank. . .pisseasy to top-up as well. . .I do understand the frustration of those for whom printers are slowly disappearing, as opposed to a clean break, but in fairness, if you'd a good few euro worth of printing left over from last year, you'd want a couple of months to work it off before the switch-over. . .

It's a great system no doubt once you can use it - put it's no bloody good to those of us who can't even get a U Card yet whilst in the mean time our copying services are bein withdrawn.

Where is the SU on this matter? :rolleyes:

Chet T16 · 09-10-2011 2:46pm

So this is replacing those emos card things? But my student card printing is being left alone?

electrictrad · 09-10-2011 11:25pm

Sierra Oscar wrote: »

It's a great system no doubt once you can use it - put it's no bloody good to those of us who can't even get a U Card yet whilst in the mean time our copying services are bein withdrawn.

Where is the SU on this matter? :rolleyes:

10-10-2011 8:36pm

So can anyone tell me, as a Masters student new to UCD completely, new Student Card this year. How do I print off stuff in the library? Do I have to top up my UCard thingy to print off stuff in the library?

electrictrad · 11-10-2011 2:35pm

KeepTheFaith wrote: »

So can anyone tell me, as a Masters student new to UCD completely, new Student Card this year. How do I print off stuff in the library? Do I have to top up my UCard thingy to print off stuff in the library?

Everyone gets 50c complementary credit. . .theres a top-up machine on the left after you go in, just before the elevator. You type in your student number and password(automatically set at 0000), and then put in money to top-up (you can probably do this online too). To print, theres a swipe section on the printer for the card. You then type in your password, and the print jobs u've sent there in the last 2 hours come up.

To print from a computer in the library itll be really easy, therell be 4 options (a3/4, bw or colour) and just pick one. You can also download software from UCD onto your laptop, and print from there. . .

http://www.ucd.ie/itservices/itsupport/printing/printingforstudents/howtoprintfromyourlaptop/#d.en.17877 explains it well enough

Hope this helps

Sierra Oscar · 16-10-2011 7:36pm

electrictrad wrote: »

Huh?

You are meant to keep your student card from year to year. The one student card is meant to do you for your entire program.

electrictrad · 18-10-2011 8:15pm

Sierra Oscar wrote: »

Huh?

You are meant to keep your student card from year to year. The one student card is meant to do you for your entire program.

Ah right, didnt know that (1st year!). . .but in that case, I presume that your student card is now ALSO a U-card. . .after all, U-Card is just an extension of the student card, the big thing being that you can now pay for things with it. . .check SISWEB. . .if you have a "My U-Card" option, I presume this has transpired. . .

**Timbuk2** · 18-10-2011 9:23pm

No, the U-Cards are brand new cards. I'm in second year but have one because I live on campus. They had to give me a brand new student card, so now I have two student cards (that look almost identical, except for the new U-Card says 'Student / Mac Léinn whereas the old one just said Student), I still have the old one but it's been deactivated as I couldn't get out of the library with it (took the wrong card out of my wallet).

errlloyd · 22-10-2011 1:44am

Anyone can get one for free whenever from Merville Reception. Fact, did it two weeks ago.

Sad Professor · 21-11-2011 5:57pm

Just got an email saying existing students can collect their U-Card from tomorrow. Of course, they would announce this right after I bought a "visitor"/temporary card.

Is U-Card not replacing Ricoh printing as well? Seems silly to have two different printing services associated with your student card/number.

shofukan · 21-11-2011 10:36pm

electrictrad wrote: »

Everyone gets 50c complementary credit

I never got any free credit!
It's fúcking annoying that the only top-up station anywhere near arts (library foyer) has been broken for ages.
And, while they can top-up the cards in the print shops, not all the staff will. Meaning you have to trek to the nearest working machine :mad:

berzo · 22-11-2011 8:26pm

No Ricoh are not being replaced
You do not get credit on your u Card only on your account from Ricoh
there are 2 printing systems on campus . thus you can have 2 accounts on the one card .
One system is on Richo printing .. run from the Dedalus...operated in the library and the SUAS printers. There is a kiosk for topping this up in the Library and dedalus bldg also on sis web .. This is where your free 50cent is .
The second system is UCard . this replaces the old copi-card system .
If you are a 1st year this is your student card and all you need to so is pop into the print shop opposite theater L and put money on it .
This will allow you to print copy and scan in the library and and at the bank of machines opposite theater L .
all 2nd years need to have their card activated by u card dept either in Merville or at the stand outside the library .
All 3/4 years post grads and master can go to the stand also and have their card replaced .
If you got a new card ..eg if you are 1st year post grad or in the residents apt........this is you u card also .
The top up machine outside the library is not broken ...it never worked in the first place .
Copi-cards are on the way out and staff in the shop cannot top them up anymore ,,,this is to make you sort you u card once and for all . so get the lead out ....

U-Card & Printing Services

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