Students and employees can print, copy and scan at the library using the University's service called UMU print. Options to scan and print are also available for the general public. Everyone is welcome to use the computers in the library and, on this page, you find information on how to log in, how to save documents and which computer programs are available.
Use your UMU card to print, copy and scan. You log in with your UMU ID (user name and four-digit PIN code) to access both the printer and your UMU print account.
How much does it cost to print?
The department or office bears the cost for employees.
Students add credit to their accounts by signing in to UMU print. Price information is available at the printers.
How do I print?
Make sure that you have enough credit on your printing account.
Send your document to the printer (Umu_print). You can either use the library computers or your own laptop.
Go to the printers in the library. AT the University Library, the printers are located on the entrance level to the left of the entrance area. At the Medical Library, the printers are located directly to the right of the entrance.
At the printers, you will find more detailed instructions for printing, scanning and copying
The University has a licence agreement with the organisation Bonus Copyright Access that gives students and staff certain rights to copy and share copyrighted material for educational purposes. You can find information about the licence agreement here:
If you are employed by Region Västerbotten and want to print, scan or copy, you can contact the information desk at the Medical Library for more information.
The general public
The general public can print, copy and scan in the library. For more information, please contact the library information desk.
You need to register as a user in the University's printing system UMU print. Then top up your account with money. Price information is available at the printers.
3D printer at the Medical Library
The Medical Library has one 3D printer that can be used by students and employees of Umeå University or Region Västerbotten. To be able to use the printer, you must attend a workshop to learn how to manage the printer. After that, you can book the printer and print in 3D.
You log into the library's computers with your UMU ID.
Remember to always log out when leaving the computer to prevent others from accessing your user account.
At the Medical Library, you can borrow a laptop to use in the library – an UMU ID is required.
The general public
If you belong to the general public, you log into the library's computers by choosing the option "Guest". With this, you will have access to the library's website, databases and electronic resources.
Saving documents
Microsoft 365
Students and employees have access to Microsoft 365 with 1 TB storage space. You log in using your UMU ID.
More information about Microsoft 365 can be found on the Student web: Email and Microsoft 365
Please note that documents that you save to the computer desktop or in "Downloads" are deleted when you log out of the computer.
USB
You can save your document on a USB from all computers that you log into. If you use a computer without the possibility to log in (open internet computers and computers exclusively for searching in the library search tool), you cannot save to a USB.
Please note that documents that you save to the computer desktop or in "Downloads" are deleted when you log out of the computer.
Software on the library computers
Software available on all computers
The following programs are available on the library's computers:
Adobe Digital Edition
Adobe Reader
Adobe Shockwave Player
Claro Read Plus
DjVu
Freemind
Google Chrome
Gustavas ordböcker
Microsoft Edge
Movie Maker Windows
Office suite
Spell Right 2
Stava rex
VLC
Skype
Special software
In addition to the basic range of software found on all computers, there are special software in the following locations:
Computer Lab 3 at the University Library
Computers marked PC+ at the Medical Library
List of special software:
Eikon (only at the University Library)
Granta Design – CES Edupack (only at the University Library)
Matlab (only at the University Library)
Open Code
Real Player
SPSS
Träna EKG-diagnostik (only at the Medical Library, in Swedish)
