How to Print from a Personal Computer 

To print from a personal computer to a UI Print Station, please follow the instructions below or take a look at the ITS web print guide.

Step 1: First, make sure you are connected to the Eduroam wifi network or use an ethernet cable (if you aren’t already connected).

Step 2: Go to https://printing.its.uiowa.edu. (Or search Google for uiowa papercut.)

Step 3: Login to PaperCut with your HawkID/password. Note: You can only print double-sided if you use the PaperCut system to print.

Step 4: Click Web Print in the left column.

Step 5: Click Submit a Job button and follow the prompts:

• Choose either ITC-BW printer for black/white printing or ITC-COLOR printer for color printing.
• Select the number of copies you need

Step 6: Upload your document.

Step 7: (Click and drag or click the “Upload from computer” button to search for your document)

Step 8: Click the Upload and Complete button – You will see a link that says “Held in queue”

Step 9: Walk to a Print Station and enter your HawkID (just the first part…not @uiowa.edu and no password is needed) to release the print job.

Step 10: Charges for print jobs completed by students, faculty, and staff will go to your U-Bill. You may check your printing balance through the Papercut campus printing dashboard.

How to Print at Main as a Guest

Guests who visit the Main Library and are not students, faculty, or staff can still use Print Stations at Main. Guests of the UI Libraries may use the wireless network, UI-Guest, or may request a Guest ID from the Service Desk to log on to desktop computers in order to print.

Guests must purchase a PrintKey in order to print. PrintKeys are available at the Food for Thought Cafe on the first floor of the Main Library, Pat's Diner in the Pappajohn Business Building, and at the EMRB Cafe in the Eckstein Medical Research Building (EMRB). PrintKeys are only redeemable by ITC guests. Directions for using the PrintKey are found here: https://its.uiowa.edu/support/article/2455.

Note: The printing system provided for guest use permits guests to print double-sided only.

Steps for printing from a University computer at the Main Library as a guest:

1. Purchase a PrintKey. 
   • See our FAQ guide on printing costs for help determining the number of PrintKeys required to complete your print job.
2. Obtain a Guest ID for computer access at the Main Library Service Desk.
3. Use your Guest ID and password to log in to a computer in the Service Commons (the computer bank nearest to the Service Desk).
4. Go to https://printing.its.uiowa.edu (or search for uiowa papercut to find this URL).
5. Login to PaperCut with your GuestID/password. 
6. Redeem your PrintKey.
   • Choose the redeem card link on the left navigation menu.
   • Enter the PrintKey number in the Card number field and click the Redeem Card button.
7. Click Web Print in the left column.
8. Click Submit a Job button and follow the prompts:
   • Choose either ITC-BW printer for black/white printing or ITC-COLOR printer for color printing.
   • Select the number of copies you need
9. Upload your document.
   (click and drag or click the “Upload from computer” button to search for your document)
10. Click the Upload and Complete button – You will see a link that says “Held in queue”
11. Walk to a Print Station and enter your GuestID to release the print job.

How to Print from a Library Computer 

To print from a library computer to a UI Print Station, please follow the instructions below.

Step 1: Log into any desktop computer in the library with your HawkID and password.  Desktop computers can be found in the Learning Commons, over by the first floor service desk, and in the computer lab on the second floor.

Step 2: Open your document.

Step 3: Open the print dialog from the program you are using (click print from the dropwdown meatball (...) menu).

Step 4: Choose either ITC-BW printer for black/white printing or ITC-COLOR printer for color printing.

Step 5: Choose the options in the dialog box you want. For instance, you might want single-sided printing.

Step 6: Click print.

Step 7: Walk to a Print Station and enter your HawkID (just the first part…not @uiowa.edu) to release the print job.

Step 8: Charges for print jobs completed by students, faculty, and staff will go to your U-Bill. You may check your printing balance through the Papercut campus printing dashboard.

(This is the preferred method of printing when the online PaperCut system is in heavy use.)

Questions? Check out these FAQ pages

Resources to help with other frequently asked questions.

• How to Print Single-Sided on a Windows ITC Computer
• How to Print Single-Sided on a Mac ITC Computer
• ITC Duplex Printing Information
• How to Release a Print Job
• How to Print from a MAC ITC Computer
• How much does it cost to print?
• ITC Printing Billing Information 
• How to Check Your Print Account Balance and Transaction History
• ITC Printing FAQ Page
• Is WiFi available at the UI Libraries?
• Instructional Technology Center (ITC) locations
• Main Library Learning Commons Map 2022
• UI Policy: Acceptable Use of Technology Resources

Print Stations in the Main Library

There are four print stations located on the first floor of the Main Library in the Learning Commons: North end, South end, East (between orange and red striped Group Study Rooms), and one that is through the "gates" of the Service Desk, against the wall that is opposite of Course Reserves/Holds.

There are three print stations located in the second floor ITC.