Copy Request Procedures
The following are procedures to submit copy requests for faculty and staff via IDT and for students via Cougar Card to the Copy Center. These procedures are to ensure accurate information for the production of each copy request.
Estimates
An estimate is a price that the Copy Center staff gives based on the information provided. It is not the final price.
To request an estimate, please send an email with a complete description of your copy request to copycenter@cofc.edu. Please refer to a Copy Center Request Form or a Cougar Card Request Form for specific details.
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Proofs
A proof is a single sample of your copy request. All electronically submitted files need to be proofed before the copy request is placed in the production schedule. Proofs follow the same submission guidelines and timeframes as regular copy request submissions.
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Faculty and Staff
Complete an IDT with the following information:
- Date Required
- Department Name
- Department Account Number
- Local Contact Number
- Authorized Signature on the appropriate line
- Complete a Copy Center Request Form.
Submit the IDT and a Copy Center Request Form. Send the document to the appropriate printer or submit a hardcopy if you do not have an electronic file.*†°
* Your copy request will be placed on the production schedule only when the original IDT and Copy Center Request Form are in the Copy Center. The Copy Center does not accept faxed IDTs.
† The Copy Center requires a proof of all documents sent electronically.
° All IDTs using a Foundation account are required to have a Foundation signature. Your copy request will not be placed on the production schedule until the original IDT with the Foundation signature is in the Copy Center.
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Students / Cougar Card
Complete a Cougar Card Request Form in the Copy Center, with our assistance if necessary.
Submit the Cougar Card Request Form to a Copy Center staff member.
Submit document to the appropriate Copy Center printer electronically, if possible, or in hard copy with the Cougar Card Request Form.
Pay for your copy request.*
You will be contacted when your job is ready for pick-up via your College of Charleston email address or a local telephone number.
* All Cougar Card Transactions will be charged prior to completing your Copy Request.
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Forms
The Copy Center Request Form is for IDT transactions. The Cougar Card Request Form is for Cougar Card transactions. You may download both forms from the links below.