Borrow a laptop

Contents

• Overview
• What you need to borrow a laptop
• What you get
• Where to use the laptop
• Loan period
• Loan enforcement
• Overdue charges
• Printing your work
• Security
• Assistance

Overview

UCSC students, faculty, and staff may borrow laptops from the McHenry Library Circulation Desk for use in the library. Borrowing laptops is limited to current UCSC students, faculty, and staff with full borrowing privileges. Laptops are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Laptops must be checked out in person. A photo ID and an account in good standing are required to check out laptops. A laptop borrower agreement must be signed each time a laptop is checked out and your laptop must be signed in upon its return. One laptop per person may be checked out.

For information on borrowing laptops from the Science & Engineering Library, click here.

What you need to borrow a laptop

• A photo ID
• Be in good standing with the Library
• A USB flash drive can be handy to save your work, but you may also email documents

What you get

Equipment
Apple MacBook
Battery
Power adapter
Carrying case
Cable and lock

Software
MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
Current Web browser
SSH client and Secure File Transfer

Where to use the laptop

Laptop computers may be used anywhere in McHenry Library. Laptops may not leave the building.

Loan period

The normal loan period is approximately 2 hours (rounded to nearest hour). Laptops will stop circulating one hour before the closing of the library. End-of-the-day loans must be returned 15 minutes before closing. Laptops do not circulate overnight.

Renewals are allowed when there is no one waiting.
Failure to return the laptop on time will result in an hourly fine.

Loan enforcement

• Laptop checkout is a privilege.
• McHenry Library reserves the right to deny checkout privileges indefinitely based on past abuses.
• The borrower agrees to return the laptop equipment in the same order and condition as when borrowed. If laptop equipment is damaged or lost while on loan, the borrower agrees to reimburse the University for the cost of repair or replacement with new equipment of the same type.
• The laptop is presumed lost if it leaves the McHenry Library building. The borrower will be responsible for replacement costs.

Overdue charges

Overdue charges of $4.00 for the first hour or partial hour and $1.00 for each hour or partial hour thereafter (to a maximum of $25.00) are assessed if the laptop is not returned on time. There is no grace period.

Loss, damage, or defect must be reported to the Circulation Desk immediately.

Printing your work

Printing is available from the laptop to the public printers in the library. You will need to be connected to the campus network through CruzNet Wireless. Charges are $.10 per page and you'll need a Slug Copy/Print Card to pay for the print jobs.

Security

Please do not leave laptops unattended. You are responsible for the laptop checked out to you. The Library is not responsible for loss while the equipment is checked out to you.

Personal software may not be loaded onto the laptop. No user files will be retained on the hard disk.

Assistance

For technical questions about operation of the library laptops, please go to the Library Computing Help Desk, located near the Circulation Desk. Please report any hardware or software problems to library staff when returning the laptop.

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