Solutions for Library

Offering print and copy services in libraries can be quite a challenge, as users are often anonymous.

Pcounter has a leading solution for the library market, with virtually no maintenance and administration for the library, with full flexibility using the users existing library cards.

With a Pcounter solution, the library can offer users access to both print, scan and copy services, without increasing the administrational cost. A solution that ensures full cost recovery and greatly increased service to the users.

Payment options	Use Pcounter WebPay, an online payment service, allowing users to create their own print/copy account and reload the account online. Pcounter WebPay further has a Cashier function making it possible to reload the account with the library service staff, if this function is activated by the library.
No administration	The Pcounter library solution, is the only solution in the market which has virtually no ongoing administrative burden.
Anonymous users	Where users are unknown, Pcounter can handle the creation of user accounts to enable authenticated and controlled print and copy.
Library cards	Pcounter can integrate with existing library card data systems, allowing the user to authenticate themselves using their library card.
Secure printing	Pcounter Secure Print protects personal or confidential information by holding printed documents in a secure print queue until users authenticate themselves at the printer.
Mobility	Using the secure print functionality, a print job from any computer, held in the secure print queue, can be released on any printer anywhere in the entire customer location.
Reduce cost	Focus on print cost and deployment of Pcounter will typically provide a 30% cost saving on current cost of printing, and a return on investment in most cases less than 6 month.
Eliminate Paper Waste	Pcounter will eliminate all the print jobs that were never picked up by the use of Secure Print, simply because documents are not printed until owner release print at the printer or MFP.
Print, copy, scan and fax	Pcounter can be set-up to handle print accounting exclusively, print and copy, or print copy, scan and fax.

Track and log how printers and copiers are being used and by whom
Reduce print waste and cost
Re-direct print jobs to the most efficient device
Control and manage use of color print
Copy control via embedded software solutions or hardware terminals
Rules based printing so print behavior can be managed (who can do what on which device)
Improved service to users
Integration with current IT infrastructure such as ERP systems, card-databases etc.
Scalable architecture which accommodates large deployments or small to medium deployments

Pcounter Solutions

Solutions for Library