Outside the boundaries of printing: not just your 8.5 x 11 standard sheet anymore

Abstract

Who needs more than 8.5 x 11 black and white printing? That is the question we are asked a lot here at the University of Missouri (MU). More and more printing done by students is for assignments and projects that do not use standard 8.5 x 11 paper. Even if students are using standard size paper, they want to print using color. For example, advertising classes at the School of Journalism and the Environmental Sciences department require assignments with intense graphics that are normally out of the scope of standard size black and white printing. How can a university meet these needs with limited resources.This paper will talk about the history of the Print Smart services offered to students at the University of Missouri; discuss different printing options available to students (such as color printing, plotter printing, and wireless printing); explain how we set pricing for different printing options; and list other options students have as far as printing out of the typical printing boundaries both on and off campus.