Library Technology Lending Agreement

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To be completed by students, staff, or faculty seeking to checkout technology from Wardman Library.

Please read the following agreement, complete the form below, and click the “Submit” button at the bottom of the form.

The following rules apply to all library technology checkouts:

Borrower Responsibility Agreement

Before checking out a tech item, patrons must sign the form below. Patrons are only required to sign the agreement once.

Loan period

Patrons may borrow laptops for six hours. PCs may be renewed once. Macs cannot be renewed. Devices may leave the Wardman Library.

All other technology items range from four- to six-hour loan periods.

No overnight checkouts are allowed.

Returning devices

Devices must be returned and checked in to a Library staff member at the Circulation Desk no later than 15 minutes before the Wardman Library closes. Do not place devices in the Return slot or the Book Drop, and do not leave them at the Circulation Desk if the desk is unstaffed. The Library is not responsible for the recovery of any data that is left on a device when returned. The patron must back up and remove any files they wish to keep. All parts of the device (including power adapters) must be present to check in the device.

Technical support

Library staff members can only provide limited technical support for laptop problems beyond the basics (Wi-Fi, printing, etc.); all other troubleshooting will be the patron’s responsibility.

Privacy

Do not save sensitive or private information on laptops. The Library is not responsible for the exposure of any private data that may result when a device is checked out by another patron.

Fines

Fines will be assessed at a rate of $25 per hour for an overdue laptop and $5 per hour for all other technology items.

  • If a laptop is overdue twenty-four (24) hours after its initial due date, it will be declared lost and the patron will be assessed a replacement fee of the original cost of the laptop (an amount up to $1525) in addition to overdue fines and billing/processing fees.
  • As with other fines, library privileges may be suspended until the undamaged technology is returned. Patrons are also advised that they are responsible for the cost to replace any and all lost or damaged device components, including “cosmetic damage” that occurs to a device while it is checked out in their name. Therefore, patrons are advised to never leave any circulation technology unattended.

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