Lab Manuals and Course Packets
Order Your Course Materials with FastPrint & CSU Bookstore
FastPrint, in partnership with the CSU Bookstore, provides high-quality printing for Lab Manuals and Course Packets.
Ordering is simple:
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- Submit Your Order – Use our online form and upload a PDF file. The CSU Bookstore reviews the request and determines the initial print quantity while also providing the back cover barcode and sales information.
- Reprint Options – We retain files for four years. Choose “Reprint – use last semester” or “Use the most recent version” on the form and note last semester print date.
- Copyright Clearance – If your packet contains copyrighted material, select “Yes” on the form and provide bibliographic details. We will coordinate with the Copyright Clearance Center to secure reprint permissions and pay necessary royalties.
- Deadlines – Order at least 3 weeks before classes start (5 weeks if copyright clearance is required). Orders submitted after those dates may not be available at the bookstore by the first day of class, which could delay student access to required materials.
For inquiries, email or call FastPrint at (970) 491-1762 for Lab Manual/Course Packet printing inquiries and/or Copyright questions.
Copyright FAQ's
FastPrint offers copyright clearance services through Copyright Clearance Center to help faculty and staff reproduce copyrighted works in compliance with copyright law. We contact Copyright Clearance Center to obtain permission and pay necessary royalties. There is no cost for this service as the costs are embedded in the course material purchase price at the CSU Bookstore.
For more information on when to seek copyright permission or determining Fair Use please see Copyright and Use provided by CSU Libraries.
Copyright clearance can be complex. If the copyright holder uses the Copyright Clearance Center, the process can be completed in one week as this service electronically manages permissions and collects needed royalties. Other copyright holders don’t work through the clearance center so rights holders, such as publishers and authors have to be contacted for permissions. This can be a slow and arduous process.
If FastPrint cannot obtain clearance from the Copyright Clearance Center, we refer the clearance back to the requestor to obtain the rights. Until rights are obtained, the course materials cannot be printed. The Copyright & Scholarly Communications Librarian at CSU Libraries can assist you with how you might research the needed clearances. CSU Libraries does not provide copyright clearance.
Course packets cost faculty nothing – costs are absorbed by students who purchase the packets at the CSU Bookstore.
On campus all packets are sold through the CSU Bookstore in Lory Student Center. Packets are placed near textbooks sold for the same course.
Location & Hours
FastPrint – UCA Annex
Fort Collins, CO 80523-6011
Open Weekdays
8:00am to 4:00pm
Excluding University Holidays