More money is being spent for Ohio University students. The library is where the majority of students do most of their work. Printing is lovely since it is free; however, it is not free any more. The library decided to drop free printing and has decided to add a 3-cent fee. This does not sound that bad, but being college students, we print papers off like we drink water. The current policy is 50 free pages every month with a 5-cent charge for additional pages. This policy always worked in my favor, but I can speak for all the students. I feel that printing policy should stay the same as it is.
Yes, it is true that Alden Library is trying to earn more money so they can pay for their printing services. According to Annie Elliott, the writer of Library to drop free printing
page price to fall to 3 cents the library receives $84,000 in printing fees, but spends $142,000 in library needs. Well, when students find out that they are getting charged for every single piece of paper they print from the library, they will find somewhere else to print free of charge. College students hate spending money in general, and making these new fees to earn more money for Ohio University is not the way. Well, Deborah Daniels is expecting to make $130,000 next year; this is still not enough to cover the charges that Alden Library receives.
One good thing that students might benefit from is that the library is offering new services, but there is a catch behind these new services. The services that they listed are double-sided printing and an easier color printing process. The service they listed seems somewhat not useful for students. I know when turning in assignment to your professor, it does not have to be double-sided, and printing in color is not a requirement. These new service are still money gainers, so how can students benefit from them? When wanting to print a double-sided paper, the fee is 5 cents, and printing in color is a 25-cent fee.
I know it sounds petty that I am arguing over 3 cents, 5 cents and 25 cents, but college students have to complete work that has to be printed off, and it will add up. You have to think about all of the articles, notes, etc. that we print off. Wanda Weinberg said adding these new fees may save money for people who go over their 50-page quota. She said only people who always stay under the quota would have to pay more money. I know I stay under the 50 pages limit a month and I do not want to pay more money then I do right now for library charges. I feel that Alden Library should rethink what it is about to do and keep the printing fees the same.
Stafford Gatlin is a sophomore health service administration major.
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