Laptop Sign-out and Use Policy

Scope:
This policy governs the circulation and use of college-owned wireless laptop computers in the Stockwell-Mudd Library.

 

 

Patron Responsibilities:
All patrons are responsible for knowing and following the rules stated in this Laptop Sign-Out and Use Policy.  Patrons fined or suspended under these rules may not use ignorance of the rules as the basis for an appeal.

 

 

Eligible Borrowers:
Only Albion College students, faculty and staff with valid ID Cards and in our library database may sign out the laptops.

 

 

Borrowers:

	Laptops will be available to check out from the Circulation Desk up to 4 hours. (For extended laptop use, contact Instructional Technology at X 0962, or e-mail reservations@albion.edu.)
	Students MUST also surrender their college ID for the duration of the sign-out period. Cards will be returned upon return of the laptop.
	Never leave a laptop unattended:  borrowers are financially responsible for loss, theft or damage.  (See Fines section)
	Laptops must be returned to the Circulation Desk within 4 hours of check out or before the library closes for the day, whichever occurs first.
	Laptops must be brought to the Circulation desk in order to be renewed.

 

 

Fines:
Overdue fines will accrue at the rate of $1.00 per hour or any portion of the hour. Laptops are considered lost if not returned by the time the library closes for the evening. The patron will be billed and the bill will be sent the next regular working day. The bill will include a $25.00 non-refundable, non-negotiable laptop per diem, per item fine and a replacement cost of $1500.00. In such cases, College IDs will not be returned until the matter is resolved, which would normally be the next regular working day, i.e. Monday - Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.  The Registrar’s Office may withhold diplomas, grades and transcripts until all outstanding library charges are paid.  Patrons may be billed to replace any missing or damaged components of the laptop.

 

 

Windows Accounts:
Patrons can log on with their Windows user name and password if they wish to access network drives (i.e. H & P drives) or print to a networked printer.

 

Additional Policies, Terms and Conditions:
Patrons signing out laptops are required to abide by the Albion College Acceptable Use Policy for Use of Information Technology Resources.  

 

 

Support:
Library staff will not provide any technical support for users, apart from supplying and recharging batteries.  Please inform a desk worker of any problems with the laptop so the issue can be resolved before the next patron checks it out.

 

 

Additional Guidelines:

	Borrowers need to save their work to an external storage device or to their H drive.  Do not download or save files to the laptop hard drive.
	The library is not responsible for any files left on any laptop or for loss of or damage to a user's file during the loan period.
	The library is not responsible for any computer viruses that may be transferred to, or from, a user's diskette.
	Only one laptop per person may be checked out at a time.   For group check-outs, contact the Circulation Services Coordinator at X 0383 or circulation@albion.edu prior to the date the laptops are needed.

 

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10/09/09