Printing Services

Letter-sized printing

The GIIF has an HP 4650DN Color laser printer for letter-sized printing use. Printing fees are as follows:

• Full-color: $0.25 / sheet
• Black-and-white: $0.07 / sheet

Printing at the GIIF is a fee-based service. You must establish a print account and deposit funds to get started. Print accounts are linked to your GIIF username. If you wish to establish a print account, please see Jeremy Freund or send an e-mail to giif@nature.berkeley.edu.

We accept checks payable to "UC Regents" or grant number / chartstring for printing service.

The default printing settings are black-and-white! If you wish to print in full-color, you must select color printing in the print preferences window (you will be automatically charged at the regular full-color price: $0.25 per sheet).

Large-format poster/map printing

The GIIF has an HP 4000 plotter available for use. Printing fees are as follows:

• Heavy coated (matte) paper: $10 / linear foot
• Photographic semi-gloss paper: $14 / linear foot

To print, e-mail giif@nature.berkeley.edu to make an appointment. Please allow a few days lead time ... We reserve the right to decline impromptu walk-ins! Remeber, we get very busy around conference time, so don't wait until the last minute.

Printing Guidelines:

• Posters must be up to either 36" or 42" along one side, (i.e. we stock two paper roll widths: 36" and 42").
• Prices are $10/linear ft (for heavy coated matte paper) and $14/linear ft (for semi-gloss paper). "Linear foot" refers to the dimension that feeds out of the plotter.
• File format should be either PowerPoint or Adobe® PDF. If you created your poster in Adobe® Illustrator or InDesign, please export to PDF before you arrive at the GIIF.

Fill out a GIIF Service Form, with a grant number/chartstring and PI or advisor's signature, and bring it with you. We cannot print your poster without payment AND a PI signature!

We also accept personal checks, made payable to "UC Regents"
Sorry...we cannot accept cash.

Scanning

The GIIF has a letter-sized HP scanner for scanning of small maps or photos. Usage is free all UC students, faculty, and staff.

To use the scanner, you must log in to the computer which the scanner attached. Please do not attempt to move the scanner to a different computer. To log in, you must have a GIIF user account, which you can get by seeing Jeremy Freund at the GIIF.