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Logging onto a Library Workstation

Find "available" PCs at a glance.

NEW "available until" You can now use a computer until the next reservation. This means you may not be able to use it for a full session.

As long as there is at least 15 minutes before the next reservation, you can use that computer.

Or, reserve a PC up to three days in advance.

If the Workstation is Available

1. Click the Available box
2. Select Log
3. Enter your library card barcode and PIN.
4. Press [Enter] or click . The PC Use Policy will display.
5. Click to agree to the policy. If you select Decline, you will be logged off the computer.

Reserve a Workstation

Computers can be reserved today and the next two days in advance. They can be reserved online or from any PC Booking/Printing workstation located near the printers.

Note: the next available computer matching your use and time requirements will be assigned to you.

Starting and Saving Your Work

Save a file

The 'P' drive file storage on KCLS PCs is being discontinued, but you can now save your files temporarily to the KCLS computer "My Documents" folder (note: all files will be erased from the computer at the end of your session).

Files can then be transferred to:
1. A USB Flash Drive
2. An email attachment to yourself or
3. Storage on a cloud service. KCLS recommends use of clouds services, such as Google Docs or Windows Live SkyDrive, for free long-term file storage. 'Cloud' services refers to saving files or using software on the Internet. More information about saving to the 'cloud'.

If you do not wish to save your work on a Flash drive, you can save your work to My Documents folder of the computer and then upload the document(s) to the cloud or email it to yourself.

Did you know you could also go to your cloud account and start a document directly from there and not have to save/upload from the library computer?

See our HELP pages when you log on for detailed instructions to get started using an Internet Storage (cloud) space.

Printing Units

Color vs. B/W Print Limits

Get 75 printing-units weekly (Sunday through Saturday) with your KCLS library card!
Black & white pages require one (1) printing-unit which is deducted from the weekly allotment.

Color prints, available at all libraries; require three (3) printing-units per page which are deducted from the weekly allotment of 75.

Printing a Document

Public computer printing is directed to a network printer. Claim your print jobs using your library card number and PIN at a Print Release station. The print job can be accessed for up to 4 hours. Jobs that have been printed can be re-printed until closing that same day.

No network printing is provided for personal wireless laptops at this time. Patrons must save to a storage device or to the cloud, and then use a public computer to claim the print job.

Custom print is not available. Staff will assist patrons in finding commercial printing businesses that provide these services.

To Print

1. At your computer, select Print.
2. Select whether you wish to print your document in Black & White or in Color.
3. Click OK.
4. (if required) Enter your Library barcode and PIN.
5. Click OK. The screen will return with a confirmation of printing the job; it will show you how many print units will be used for this document.

Notes:
a. You can view your print totals by clicking the Accounts button. (Your print total will not change until the print job is "released" from the Print Release Computer.)
b. Your document will NOT print until you "release" it at a Print Release Computer.

6. Locate a PC Booking/Print computer – located near the printer(s)
7. Click (Release a Print Job).

8. Enter your library card number and pin
9. Select the document(s) you wish to print. Note: at this point, the print units will be subtracted from your account.