Re: [IUG] Laptop Check out

["Michelle Gerry" <Mgerry at albion dot edu>]

We circulate 24 wireless laptops to serve approximately 1900 students.
They check out for 4 hours or until the library closes for the evening,
whichever comes first. There are no renewals.  We charge $1.00 an hour
if not returned on time, but the fine is typically waived as long as the
patron is not a repeat offender. 
 
If the laptop is kept overnight, the patron is sent a $1500 replacement
fee. If/when the laptop is returned after the patron has been billed,
the charge is reduced to $25.00, which they must pay in the Accounting
office. The caveat to this is that we charge $25 per item, and we check
out the laptop, power adaptor and mouse separately, so quite often the
student pays as much as $75.00. The Accounting department places a hold
on their account so that they can not register for classes or receive
their diploma until it is paid. We have never had an instance where the
laptop was not eventually returned, but we have had to ask Campus Safety
to intercede on our behalf to "encourage" its return.
 
Michelle Gerry
Albion College
Albion, MI
 
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>>> "Throgmorton, Nason L." <nlthrogmorton at ccis dot edu> 02/22/07 10:27 AM
>>>

Greetings,

We are going to start checking out laptop computers to students. They
will be able to take the computers out of the library and we were
wondering if anyone had a policy for dealing with overdue laptops. Our
computer lab used to do this, but they did not have a circulation
system
to keep track of items the way we can with Millennium. The computer
lab's policy was to revoke laptop check out privileges from four week
to
forever depending on how late the laptop was returned. We are thinking
of instituting fines rather than or in conjunction with revoking check
out privileges. 

Does anyone out there check out laptops to students? If you do, could
you please share with us your policies for late returns? We would
really
appreciate it.

Thank you,
Nason Throgmorton
System Librarian
Stafford Library
Columbia College
1001 Rogers Street
Columbia, MO 65216
Office 573-875-7231
Fax 573-875-7379
nlthrogmorton at ccis dot edu

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