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As long as the network copier/scanner/printer uses a routable protocol, then yes. You'll need to provide a route (default-gateway) for the printer that can get to the patron side. And the patron PC's will need a route to the librarian side.
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As long as the network copier/scanner/printer uses a routable protocol, then yes. You'll need to provide a route (default-gateway) for the printer that can get to the patron side. And the patron PC's will need a route to the librarian side.

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We currently have a network in a library with 2 segments using 2 routers and 2 switches. &nbsp;The purpose of the 2 segments is &nbsp;to separate the patron computers, that have basically just internet access, from the librarian's computers. &nbsp;They would like to incorporate a network copier/scanner/printer into the network. &nbsp;Is there a way for each segment to access this copier while still maintaining the security of 2 separate segments?? &nbsp;
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We currently have a network in a library with 2 segments using 2 routers and 2 switches.  The purpose of the 2 segments is  to separate the patron computers, that have basically just internet access, from the librarian's computers.  They would like to incorporate a network copier/scanner/printer into the network.  Is there a way for each segment to access this copier while still maintaining the security of 2 separate segments??  

Can 2 segments access one network copier/scanner/printer?

A router is a networking device that forwards data packets between computer networks. Routers perform the "traffic directing" functions on the Internet. The most familiar type of routers are home and small office cable or DSL routers that simply pass data, such as web pages, email, IM, and videos between computers and the Internet. More sophisticated routers, such as enterprise routers, connect large business or ISP networks up to the powerful core routers that forward data at high speed along the optical fiber lines of the Internet backbone. Though routers are typically dedicated hardware devices, use of software-based routers has grown increasingly common.

Routers

A printer is a peripheral which makes a persistent human readable representation of graphics or text on paper or similar physical media. Traditional printers are being used more for special purposes, like printing photographs or artwork, and are no longer a must-have peripheral; 3D printing has become an area of intense interest, allowing the creation of physical objects. An image scanner is a device that optically scans images, printed text, handwriting, or an object, and converts it to a digital image. Hand-held scanners, where the device is moved by hand, have evolved from text scanning "wands" to 3D scanners used for industrial design, reverse engineering, test and measurement, orthotics, gaming and other applications.