Short-Term Lending

What Is It?

Technology Solutions provides short-term loans of various equipment to support the academic needs of students and faculty.

Features

Faculty needs for the classroom

Students

Students may check out laptops and other multimedia equipment for three days at a time, at no cost, from the Tech Helpdesk (Daley Library IDEA Commons room 1-030)

  • Windows laptops for general use
  • Windows and Apple laptops dedicated to multimedia production/editing use
  • Device charging cables/adapters
  • Digital projectors
  • Camcorders
    • Tripods
    • SD Card
  • Digital audio recorders
  • USB headsets
  • and more!

Multiple-Day Use

Faculty/instructors are able to check out multimedia equipment for the purpose of multimedia development from the Tech Helpdesk (Daley Library IDEA Commons room 1-030). Checkouts are for three business days with the ability to renew the checkout. The following equipment is available at this location:

  • Windows or Apple laptops with multimedia software pre-installed
  • iPads
  • Digital projectors
  • Camcorders
    • Tripods
    • SD Cards
  • Digital audio recorders
  • USB headsets
  • and more!

Requirements

In order to check out equipment from Technology Solutions, you must be a current student, faculty, or staff member. Laptops are limited to three total checkouts per semester, in order to ensure the limited supply of laptops is available to as many students as possible. All lending of equipment is subject to the expectations and responsibilities for loaned equipment.

Who Is Eligible To Use It?

  • Faculty
  • Students
  • Staff

Where Can I Get It?

Select the View Short-Term Lending Locations button on this page.

How Do I Use It?

How Much Does It Cost?

This service is funded by the University; there are no direct costs to clients.

How Can I Get Support?

If you are experiencing a problem with this service, please report it. If you just have a question, feel free to ask us.

Service Levels

Service Request Fulfillment Time Immediate checkout at equipment lending locations. Reservations for faculty require 2 business days' notice
Incident Resolution Time Under 2 business days
Service Availability Based on hours of operation at lending locations (between 8:00am - 7:00pm in some locations and 9:00am - 5:00pm in others). Not available during Academic Calendar break periods
Maintenance Window(s) Academic calendar break periods
Service Notification Channel(s) IT Service Notices