The Ames Library

Poster Printing in the Thorpe Center

The Thorpe Center provides a poster printer for students, faculty and staff to print quality color posters for classroom presentations, poster sessions and conferences.  This printer is meant for academic use only.

Poster Printing Guidelines

• Please contact the Thorpe Center and talk to our trained staff about creating a poster.
• Read our poster design guide for tips on setting up a poster in PowerPoint.  Posters must be saved as jpeg files.
• Posters must be complete and formatted correctly before being submitted for printing. The Thorpe Center staff will NOT make changes to design elements.
• Posters are printed by advance request only  - please plan accordingly (allow one full business day).
• You may drop off a CD or flash drive containing your file between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.  
• Users will be notified by e-mail when their poster is ready for pickup.  Completed posters may be picked up in person at the Thorpe Center, Monday - Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• Material on the poster must be copyright compliant, in the public domain, or you have permission to use. You are responsible for poster content and seeking permission to use if applicable.

Patrons are expected to pay for or provide an account number to which the poster(s) may be charged when they pick-up the poster.

Points to Keep in Mind When Setting up Your Poster

• The library uses 42, 36 and 24 inch paper rolls. Either the width or length of the poster may not exceed 42, 36 and 24 inches respectively. The opposite direction may not exceed 48"
• The printer does not print to the end of the paper, so be aware that there will be a small margin.
• Different color printers print in different shades and do not always match to the computer monitor.
• Posters that will be laminated may not be more the 27" wide.