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COPIERS
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relationship) io help the university in an¬
other way.
And in the long run, said the business¬
man, "it makes things better for ourselves
and our customers.".
In the short run, though, the new cop¬
iers and service have been less a straight¬
forward benefit to CSUF students than a
see-saw of positives and negatives.
The 11 Kodak Ektaprint 85 copiers,
which replaced the IBMs, have a myriad
of special features. Four have been install¬
ed on the first, four on the second floor,
two on the third and one on the fourth.
Situated near the circulation desk, a
plastic cashier machine dispenses a copier
card which can be used at the copiers, in¬
stead of coins. The cards cost SI and arc
good throughout a student's time at the
university.
All copiers use the card, but only seven
use coins.
Maintenance, service and supplies are
provided by Corcorcan Enterprises, said
Corcoran, and are available all the hours
the library is open. The technicians, who
are students, are personally trained by
him, he said. Also, he added, the person
on duty caii ies a beeper which res}X>nds io
a phone number that library staff have.
In the first month, there were major
problems, some not directly attributable
to Corcoran or the copiers.
The inability to give change at the
desk, said John Veen, a library assistant
who works at the circulation desk, was a
major problem.
"There were hundreds of complaints,"
said Veen. "Everyone was complaining at
first, even us."
But now, he added, if a student should
lose a dime or quarter in a copier and
doesn't want to wail for a technician, the
desk will reimburse him.
DECISION
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government alter printing blurred photos
of three males running with socks on
their genitals in a satirical section of the
paper called the Grunyon. Gary Stark, ed¬
itor of the Union, called the AS move an
act of political revenge, because the
Union has been critical of AS decisions.
Three days after printing the photos,
the Union was closed without the matter
going before the Publications Board, a
committe similar to the CSUFs Media
Council. According to AS president Rog¬
er Thompson, the board bylaws suggested
that issues of this kind go before the Pub¬
lications Board but did not demand it. The
board is often sidesteped, he said.
The judicary disagreed with Thompson
and found that the executive body of the
AS acted illegally in closing the Union.
"We are going to stand by the decision
of the judicary, but rm very disapoin ted,"
said AS admiastrator, Kurt Borsting. "I
think that government shouldn't be sub¬
sidizing newspapers, they should be inde¬
pendent."
The J udicary awarded punitive damages
of $2,000 io the Uniorf actxwding to Borst¬
ing, but Borsting feels the board does not
have the power to make such an award.
"There has been a precedent in the past
where they have not been allowed to a-
ward punitive damages," said Borsting.
Next week the judicary board, which is
made up of one chief justice and six as¬
sociate justices, will publish their major¬
ity decision. In the Union,- a breakdown
of the decision vote will be released.
Thompson was quoted in the CSU
Long Beach journalism department news¬
paper. The 49er, as saying he supported
the decision of the judiciary, but that he
was very surprised by the decision.
In response to problems with the cop¬
iers, Veen said "Corcoran was responsive
to the university's needs" and now it's
"working-out good."
"They're working out the problems
pretty well," said Zane Clark, a reference
librarian. Corcoran has been very "forth¬
right" about the problems and solutions,
he said.
Corcoran himself said that he wants to
hear what people think about his services,
positive or negative. And he is not shy a-'
bout pointing them out himself and dis¬
cussing them.
One problem, according to Corcoran,
has teen paper jamming in the copiers.
added to the library.
The options that do work on the Kodak
copiers -iie not von.'using lo most stu¬
dents since most students appear to be
familiar with advanced copiers. A few
even like and use the special features.
"The reduction is a very good feature,"
said Susan DeLateur, a senior and a dual
French/German major with a Spanish
minor. And Nancy Jang, a senior in
Nursing, likes and uses the two-sided feat¬
ure.
The students that do find ihe buttons
confusing', like Mehlab Bains, a freshman
with a major in journalism, asked and got
help.
There were hundreds of complaints. Everyone
was complaining at first, even us.'
—John Veen
The problem, he said is caused by an
inadequate power distribution within the
building. Electricians, he said, are work¬
ing on the electrical system now and
while doing so are trying to anticipate
possible future problems.
Another problem has been the break¬
down in the coin-operated mechanism of
the copier, said Corcoran. He said that the
problem arose because the mechanism is
not quite compatible with the copier. It's
a "bug" ihey've been chasing for the lasi
month, he said.
The versatility of Ihe Kodak machines
have also been a problem. They are equip¬
ped with a potentially confusing array of
buttons (special features), which he said,
the students don't need or use. In order to
alleviate the problem somewhat, he said
most of the unnecessary features have
been "disabled."
Initially, Corcoran said he planned io
use Xerox copiers which have fewer
features and arc better suited io the
students' need*;, but they were so new that
he has still been unable to get ihem.
When they are available, he said, ihrce
Xerox more copiers will be permanendy
Most students seem to agree that in¬
structions on ihe copiers would be help¬
ful. But the instructions that were to go
on the machines were "not customer-ori¬
ented," said Corcoran, and would have
been of liule help.
Instead he said he plans to have the
copiers and plastic cashier included in the
library tours that take place early in each
semester.
The "convenience* cards" appear to be
source of confusion to most students, es¬
pecially those familiar with the old ones.
The new cards vary from the old ones
in several ways. The old ones were free.
The new ones, which initially cost S3,
arc now SI. This means if a student
doesn't have a card and puts SI into the
plastic cashier, he or she will gel a card
but no credit. Because the student wants
credit lo buy copies, he or she will have
to put in more money.
Simple.' Perhaps, but because ihe mach¬
ines "aren't clearly marked yet," according
to Clark, students arc continuing io be
confused.
The cashier takes money in increments
of SI. S5, S10 and S20. Students who put
$20 worth of credit on their card will find
that when they go to the copiers, their
copies will cost 7.5 cents. Students who
put a dollar's credit will find their copies
costing 9.5 cents.
Most students seem to be unaware of
the slight savings, which over a period of
time will probably, depending on their
use, repay their SI purchasing price.
When told of it, they had mixed re¬
sponses.
Many said they didn't have enough
money to spare $10 or $20, even if they
would eventually use that much money to
copy. Some said they didn't copy enough
io need $10 or $20 worth. Others' like
Delateur said she didn't care about the
savings and used the card because it was
convenient. And still others voiced sim¬
ilar views to Laurie Smith, a graduate stu-
uent in Audiulogy. "Jt'i easies-. You don't
have to worry about change." she said.
The cost of the copies at nine and a
half cents is at least three and a half cents
per copy more than other copy centers on
campus or near campus, and that irks
some students.
"I resent it a little bit," said Ken West,
a graduate student whose copy needs cost
him S18-S20 a .week. But, he said, he has
no choice because most of what he copies
is from journals which can't be taken oul
of the>library. Sheila Van der Smissen,
another graduate student who copies
mostly from journals noted that copying
in the library Was her "only option."
In terms of service, Corcoran said, his
staff is supposed, to get to a copier that
needs attention in 15 minutes or less.
Most staff say the technicians arrive in 5
io 10 minutes.
Bui for many students, under stress, 5
to 10 minutes can seem like an eternity.
Wiih such premiums on time, even these
waits or even a walk to another working
copier can be irritating.
Yet, few students have noted the speed
of the Kodak copiers. Unlike ihe old cop¬
iers, the copies arc ejected from the mach¬
ine very quickly.
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