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Loaner Items Rules and Regulations

To ensure the best use of the items available, we request all who reserve an item from Engineering Network Services to read and follow these rules and regulations.

1. Items can be picked up from the ENS Help Desk in Glover 212 at 9:00 a.m. the day that they have been reserved, and they are due back by 4:30 p.m. on the afternoon of the last day they are reserved. (If the last day of the reservation falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the item is due back by 8:30 a.m. on Monday.) Please note that the ENS offices are closed on Saturday and Sunday, so do not plan to pick up or drop off items on those days.

2. As these items are intended as temporary loans, there are restrictions built into the loan tool which control how long the items can be checked out. At any given time, one laptop and one projector may be reserved for up to two weeks; one laptop and one projector may be reserved for one week; and all remaining equipment may only be checked out for a maximum of three days. These restrictions can be waived under very rare circumstances. Please contact ENS to request an extension.

3. Loaner materials are in high demand, so please return them promptly. If you have an item that is more than 24 hours overdue, your engineering account will be locked until you return the item. We will attempt to send a reminder email on the day that it is overdue, but cannot guarantee this warning will be sent. Likewise, if you have an item that someone else has reserved and is waiting for, we may lock your account . If you know you're going to be late returning an item, please contact us ahead of time and at let us know why, or arrange an extension, so that we can keep the system from letting anyone else attempt to reserve an item that isn't available.

4. No software may be installed on any of the laptops. For the most part they contain only communications and office type software, and do not contain engineering-specific software. Under unusual circumstances we may consider installing additional software, but we must receive the request ahead of time and there must be a compelling reason to do so.

5. In the case that someone regularly returns items late, damages equipment, or breaks any other rules regarding the loaner items, ENS reserves the right to deny all future loan requests to that person.

6. If you lose or break any ENS loaner item, you are responsible for fixing or replacing that item. This includes not just laptops and projectors, but also peripheral items such as mice, cables, carrying cases, and anything else included with the item.