PCAS will be unavailable for one hour today, after 5.30pm, for essential maintenance. We apologise for any inconvenience caused during this downtime.
PCAS downtime today: 17:30-18:30 Thursday 6th October
Reply
Tag Archives: PCAS
PCAS changes
As everyone is busy preparing for the new academic year we wish to update you on some changes that have taken place in the library over the summer vacation.
PCAS
On 6 September the Bodleian Libraries’ Print, Copy and Scan (PCAS) service was upgraded. Specifically, the way you sign in to your account has changed (for the better!) and we have replaced existing copiers with machines that offer a greener and more reliable service. For full information, please visit our PCAS Development pages.
From now on, you need to use your Bodleian Libraries username and password to use the PCAS service for printing, copying and scanning. This is the same password used to login to reading room PCs and Bodleian Libraries Wifi: http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/using/passwords. Your username is your University card number (2xxxxxx). If you don’t know the associated password go to https://register.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/ to reset it. Your old PCAS account is no longer valid though any remaining balance can be transferred.
What do I need to do?
-Ensure you know your Bodleian Libraries password so you’ll be ready to login to PCAS when you return. If you can’t remember what this is go to https://register.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/ and reset it.
-Transfer any remaining funds from your old PCAS account to your new one via our online portal: https://pcasportal.bodleian.ox.ac.uk. You’ll need your old PCAS username and password. If you have forgotten these details email pcas@bodleian.ox.ac.uk for help.
-Add money to your new account so you’ll be ready to photocopy, print or scan when term starts. Use a debit or credit card at https://bodleian.pcounterwebpay.com/ logging in with your new account details (Bodleian Libraries username and password) or you can pay in cash in the library.
Library staff will be on hand to answer any questions and offer assistance with the new machines, and there are User Guides beside each machine. For full information please see our PCAS Development pages.
Books S-Z now in Lower Gladstone Link
We have moved the S-Z section of the History Faculty Library collection from the Upper Gladstone Link to the Lower Gladstone Link. This has created some much needed space for our growing collection. Locations for the HFL LC collection are now as follows:
A-DA669 Lower Radcliffe Camera
DA670 – R Upper Gladstone Link
S-Z Lower Gladstone Link
Upper Camera Gallery stairs
Following student feedback we’ve made the two spiral stairs up to the Gallery a one way system. One set of stairs is now dedicated to going up into the Gallery and the other for coming down.
Changes to PCAS service now implemented
From Tuesday 6 September, please use your Bodleian Libraries username and password to use PCAS machines for printing, copying and scanning. This is the same password which is required to login to reading room PCs and Bodleian Libraries WiFi: http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/using/passwords
What do I need to do?
Please ensure you know your old PCAS username and password so you can transfer any remaining balance from 6th September via our online portal: https://pcasportal.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/
If you have forgotten your username please email pcas@bodleian.ox.ac.uk. for help. New users will automatically have an account set up for them.
The Libraries have replaced existing copiers with machines that offer a greener and more reliable service. Library staff will be on hand to answer any questions and offer assistance with the new machines. For full information please see our PCAS Development pages.
If you have any questions please come and speak to library staff, visit our PCAS Development pages or contact pcas@bodleian.ox.ac.uk.
PCAS changes
PCAS accounts are changing
From 6 September, PCAS accounts are changing. The way in which readers sign in to their accounts will switch; the new log in will use the Bodleian Libraries username and password (which is also used to login to reading room PCs and Bodleian Libraries WiFi: http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/using/passwords). Existing PCAS accounts will need to be updated and an online portal and library staff will be available to facilitate this.
The Libraries are also replacing existing copiers with machines that offer a greener and more reliable service. For full information please see our PCAS Development pages.
During the implementation phase there will be no Printing, Copying and Scanning services from Friday 26th August until Monday 5th September inclusive.
We apologise for the inconvenience this may cause. Library staff will be on hand to answer any questions
The Radcliffe Camera and Bodleian library will begin the transition this week, and the Upper Camera Reading Room will close on two mornings to accommodate the work. Key dates for these buildings are as follows:
Thursday 25 August
Printing, copying and scanning will be suspended from 5pm when the devices will be taken out of service.
Friday 26 August
Removal of current PCAS machines:
- The Upper Camera will be closed until 1pm. We will open as soon as the machines have been removed, by 1pm latest. If you require a book during this time please speak to library staff.
- Some general disruption across the site.
Wednesday 31 August
Installation of new PCAS machines
- The Upper Camera will be closed until 1pm. We will open as soon as the machines have been removed, by 1pm latest. If you require a book during this time please speak to library staff.
- Some general disruption across the site.
Tuesday 6 September
PCAS will be re-launched. Users will access the new system using their Bodleian Libraries account details. Please see our PCAS Development page for information on changes to PCAS accounts and how credit can be transferred from accounts used on the old system.
What do I need to do?
Please ensure you know your PCAS username and password so you can transfer your account from 6th September at our online portal. Details will be advertised from 6th September. New users will automatically have an account set up for them. If you forget your username after Thursday 25th August please email pcas@bodleian.ox.ac.uk. for help.
If you have any questions please come and speak to library staff, visit our PCAS Development pages or contact pcas@bodleian.ox.ac.uk.
Don’t forget to use up your PCAS credit if you are leaving!
If you are about to finish your time at Oxford University, don’t forget to use up your PCAS credit.
No refunds are provided but we can transfer credit to another PCAS account if requested. Please email pcas@bodleian.ox.ac.uk.
Your PCAS account will close after 2 years of inactivity so you can use your credit if you are coming back at a later date.
PCAS accounts can also pay for Bodleian Libraries mediated copying orders that can be requested by anyone from anywhere in the world.
For more information visit: http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/using/copy
PCAS downtime 24th/25th March
Unfortunately, PCAS will not be available on Tuesday 24th and Wednesday 25th March due to migration to new software and servers which will make PCAS more reliable. During the downtime, it won’t be possible to print, copy, scan, access WebPay accounts or make Scan and Deliver Requests. Print jobs sent but not collected before 24th March may not be printable.
After the upgrade, printing from sunrays will be withdrawn and the login screen on the machines will look slightly different (see below), but otherwise the system will work as before. We apologise for the disruption.
RemotePrint service to print from laptops
RemotePrint has replaced the PrinterOn system in the Bodleian Libraries.
You can send print jobs from your laptop, home PC and mobile phone to PCAS via the web. Collect your prints at any of the Bodleian Libraries photocopier/printer machines.
RemotePrint is available online at remoteprint.bodleian.ox.ac.uk
User guides are available online and help is available from library staff.
Also, look out for new exciting features to be released later in the spring!
Print, Copy and Scan (PCAS) in the Bodleian Libraries
RemotePrint is part of the PCAS system available in the Bodleian Libraries, including in the Radcliffe Camera and Gladstone Link. As well as sending jobs from laptops, using PCAS you can:
- print from library PCs (black & white or colour)
- print from USB sticks (black & white or colour)
- photocopy (black & white or colour)
- scan and send the document to an email address
- scan and save the document to a USB stick
All of this is paid for using a personal online account which can be credited using a credit or debit card or by paying with cash in many libraries, including in the Lower Radcliffe Camera. Prices start from just 6p for A4 black and white.
Related Links Printing, Copying and Scanning in the Bodleian Libraries | RemotePrint | Top up your PCAS account | Contact Us
Possible disruption to PCAS service Wednesday 19th December (AM)
Possible disruption to PCAS service
Wednesday 19th December (AM)
On Dec 19th the Bodleian Libraries are installing new PrinterOn (laptop and remote printing) software. PrinterOn itself should continue to run during the software installation but it may be necessary to shut down the whole PCAS service for a short period.
Library staff will be kept up to date about the progress and disruptions, so please speak to them if you encounter any problems with PCAS.
The work should be completed by 1pm but library staff can advise when it is complete and the service is back to normal.
This work is necessary to fix recent issues with the PrinterOn service. Apologies for the inconvenience.
Related Links PCAS information | PrinterOn homepage | PCAS homepage | Contact Us
University network running again
Babbage’s Analytical Engine (c) Science Museum/Science & Society Picture Library
The scheduled downtime of the University’s networks, which was planned to run up to 11am, has been completed early. This means that readers can access SOLO, PCAS (print,copy and scan) services and library PCs as normal.
The University Computing Service will continue their work to upgrade the University network over the coming weeks.
This will necessitate further periods of scheduled downtime.
Networked library services may be unavailable, in some cases until 11.30am on:
- Tuesday 26 June
- Tuesday 3 July
- Tuesday 7 August
SOLO, reader and staff workstations, wireless and Ethernet connections, and PCAS may be unavailable during the mornings. There may also be delays to the book service.
Local work affecting the History Faculty Library will be carried out on:
- Tuesday 24July 2012
The networked services listed above may be unavailable in the HFL until 11am on this date. Again, this may cause delays to the book service on that morning.
We apologise for the inconvenience that this necessary work may cause.
Related Links: SOLO | PCAS Guides | Status of services provided by OUCS | SOLO service updates
Bodleian Libraries launches new Scan and Deliver service
On 16th April the Bodleian Libraries quietly launched Scan & Deliver, a service offering an electronic document delivery service for items held in our Book Storage Facility. Instead of requesting the physical item to a reading room, you can request scans of sections (articles, chapters) direct to desktop.
Scan & Deliver option appears next to Hold once you have signed into SOLO as a using your Single Sign On
Scan & Deliver simply offers a convenient alternative to ordering and copying or scanning these items yourself. The service is currently offered for collections from the Book Storage Facility. About 6 million items are eligible. The service is open to all current University of Oxford academics, students, and staff. At this stage it is not open to external readers. There is a charge.
Scan & Deliver is paid for using your PCAS account.
Scan & Deliver is integrated into SOLO. You need to be logged in with SSO. Once you click on the Location tab of a title stored in the BSF, you will be offered a Hold as well as a Scan & Deliver request option. Clicking on the latter will take you down the route of placing a scan request.
Provide details of the article, chapter or pages required.
More details , FAQs, terms and conditions and contact details for the Scan & Delivery team, are available here: http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/services/scan-and-deliver.
The service is still very new so feedback and comments are welcome!
Related links: Scan & Deliver webpage | SOLO guide | SOLO | PCAS | Single Sign on info