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LIDS provides Copier/Printer/Scanner machines for professional use in Buildings 32 and 45. Printing and copying incurs a small fee; scanning is free. Access codes are available from support staff.

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Copy/Fax/Print/Scan

The LIDS Copier/Printer/Scanner machines are located in the lobbies of the 6th and 7th floors in building 32, and in 501P and 601P in building 45. Please check with your host's support staff member for the access account code. This machines may be used by all LIDS members for professional work. There is a charge of $0.0296 for each black/white page and $0.072 for each color page that is printed or copied (that is per-side, so printing or copying one double-sided page would cost $.06 or $0.15). The costs will be charged to one of your advisor's or sponsor's accounts. Scanned documents do not incur any charges.

Print

You can configure printing for Window, Mac or Linux

To print, use your copier's web interface:

6th floor, building 32
7th floor, building 32
5th floor, building 45
6th floor, building 45

‍If you’re asked for a username and password, use your copier code for both (you can get this from your Administrative Assistant). Once logged in, upload the file you’d like to print, choose from the options provided, and enter your copier code in the “User ID” field.

Copy

For research-related work by members of LIDS

The photocopy machine is for research-related work by members of LIDS. (Copying for courses should be done through the appropriate Education Office for your department.) If you have any difficulties with the copy machine, please ask a staff member for assistance rather than trying to fix it yourself. For personal copying, please use CopyTech in 11-004 or in the Student Center.

Scan

Scan documents to a usb device or an email

All copiers should be able to scan to a USB stick or to an email address.

Mail

Scan documents to a usb device or an email

Addressing Mail

All mail (including packages being shipped to you) should be addressed as follows:

YOUR NAME

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

77 Massachusetts Avenue

32-DXXX ← where 32 is our building number and DXXX is your office number

Cambridge, MA 02139

Please note that if mail is addressed to you in a different format than above, it may not get to you!

Receiving regular mail (anything that’s not a package)

If you are in a 5th floor LIDS office

Mail for the 5th floor can be found in two dividers in the hallway area near the fax machine and microwave. If you are not able to locate your mail, please contact your Research Supervisor’s LIDS Administrative Assistant.

If you are in a 6th or 7th floor LIDS office

This mail is delivered to the mail room in the basement of Stata and will be distributed by a LIDS Administrative Assistant If you are expecting important mail and need to check the mailroom yourself, please see your Research Supervisor’s LIDS Administrative Assistant for information on how to collect your mail from here.

Receiving packages

Packages are routed to different places on campus depending on who the mail carrier is.

United States Postal Service (USPS)

These packages first go to Mail Services (Building WW15) and then get routed to the mail room in the basement of Stata - please see your Research Supervisor’s LIDS Admin to find out how to access the mail room to pick up your package.

FEDEX, UPS, and other express carriers

These packages first go to the loading dock in the basement of Stata. They are delivered directly to individual offices the day they are received in the loading dock or the day after.

If you are trying to track or pick up a package you need urgently, you can go down to the Stata Center loading dock (for FEDEX and UPS packages).

Visit MIT Mail Services for general information about how mail works at MIT.