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You check
out a laptop from the Circulation Desk.
You set up a study space on the fourth floor and arrange it just
so. You’re several hours into the essay
that will determine your grade in the class that will ultimately determine your
academic future and in turn your entire life! When suddenly, you glance at the clock and realize that the laptop was
due 30 minutes ago. Panic sets in as “$.50
per minute overdue fine” echoes in your ears.
This all too
familiar scenario happens to students every day, which is why Access Services
is happy to announce that starting Summer 2013 we have updated our laptop
lending policy. Instead of a 3-hour
check-out period, students may now check out a laptop at any time during the
day and keep it until 30 minutes before closing, no renewals necessary!
In addition, the $.50 per minute overdue fine
has been eliminated. Students will now
operate on a 3-strike system. If a
student returns technology items late, 3 times in a single semester, they will
lose their technology borrowing privileges until the start of a new semester. These students will still have access to all
Library desktop computers, scanning, and printing and will be able to check out
all non-technology items, such as books, periodicals, and DVDs. Their ability to borrow materials from OIT
operated Labs, such as The Zone will not be affected.
Some aspects
of technology lending will not change.
Except for 3-day iPads, technology items are still restricted to
in-Library use only. Also, students will
not be able to “park” their materials.
If students need to leave the library, they must check-in their items
and check them out again when they return.
Due to limited supplies, the extended checkout will not apply to certain
specific items, such as iPhone 5 chargers, Apple Mag-Safe chargers, and VGA adapter kits.
It is the Library’s
hope that these new policies will better serve our students by providing uninterrupted
typing and studying time, while eliminating the stress associated with large
fines!
Heather Grevatt,
Access Services
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