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Pence Law Library Circulation Desk: Beyond Books

Student Convenience Center

There is a student convenience center on each floor of the library.  This is where patrons may make photocopies and WCL students may print documents.  EagleBucks machines are also located in the student convenience centers, where public patrons may buy copy cards.

The convenience centers contain the following office supplies:

  • Staplers
  • Staple removers
  • Hole punches
  • Ear Plugs
  • Tape dispensers
  • Post-its
  • Binder Clips

Please do not remove office supplies from the convenience center.  If items need to be replaced or replenished, please alert the circulation staff.

A fax machine is located in the first-floor convenience center.  Please note that faxes may only be sent from this machine; incoming faxes are not accepted. 

Copying and Printing

Students may print and make copies using their AU ID card. An AU ID card is required for printing.

Library patrons without an AU ID card who wish to make copies in the library must first purchase an EagleBucks card for $1.00; the card costs $0.50 and has $0.50 in copying credit.

Non-WCL students do not have printing privileges in the library.

 

 

WCL Virtual B&W and WCL Virtual Color print drivers will currently print to the library's Student Convenience Centers:

  • Room N100 on the first floor
  • Rooms N209 and N274 on the second floor
  • Room N309 on the third floor 

 

**If you have printing issues, please contact printing@wcl.american.edu.

WCL Printing Policy

Each enrolled student receives a $100 printing Equitrac Allotment on his/her AU ID card each semester and, if enrolled, $50 for the summer, assessed against print jobs as follows: 

  • B&W Simplex Printing: $.10 per page (single-sided; 1,000 pages)
  • B&W Duplex Printing: $.14 per page (double-sided; 1,400 sides)
  • Color Simplex Printing: $.50 per page
  • Color Duplex Printing: $1.00 per page

Students can purchase more printing credits. Contact printing@wcl.american.edu for more information about printing funds.

Convenience Items

For the convenience of WCL students, the following items may be checked out at the circulation desk.

  • PC and Mac computer chargers
  • Phone chargers
  • Computer accessories, i.e. usb ports, media adapters, cd-rom drives, computer mice
  • Book stands
  • Standing Desks
  • Podiums
  • Digital cameras
  • Calculators
  • Umbrellas
  • Outdoor games and puzzles
  • New!  Happy Lights: LED light therapy lamps

Loaner Laptop Program

Please see the Loaner Laptop Program for information regarding checking out laptops. 

Desktop Library Computers

There are two public computers available in the library for alumni, visiting researchers, and public patrons. Patrons may also access the wifi. Please inquire at the circulation desk about access to wifi and the public computers.

In that same area, there are also six computers for WCL students, faculty and staff to access with their network ID. Four additional computers are located on the second floor of the library.

The workstations are located next to the circulation desk, and no username or password is required to access them.  These computers are only equipped with Internet access; programs such as Microsoft Word and Excel are not installed on these computers.  The public computers do not have printing capabilities.  Public patrons may save research to a flash drive or email it to themselves. 

Wellness Collection

 

  • Puzzles
  • Soccer Balls
  • Frisbees
  • Footballs
  • Coloring Books 
  • Legos
  • New!  Happy Lights: LED light therapy lamps

Wellness reading material is also available.

Media Section

The media section is located on the first floor of the library.  The media section contains VHS tapes, DVDs, and audio CDs.  Most videos are law-related, although there is a small collection of entertainment-related items. 

Media may be checked out for 24 hours. 

Wireless Access

The library provides free wireless Internet access to all patrons.  Library guests (including alumni, visiting researchers, and public patrons) may visit the circulation desk for a guest username and password.

WCL students, faculty, and staff with network problems should visit the technology help desk on the second floor of the library.

Scanning

There are two scanners in the student convenience center on the 1st floor.

All the printers/copiers in all the convenience centers also have scanning capabilities.