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CoB TSC Checkout Equipment Policies

Checkout equipment including laptops, cameras, projectors, and other equipment for faculty and staff can be reserved at http://business.unl.edu/it-services/forms/equipment-reservation-request/ and picked up in the Technical Solutions Center in CoB 235E. Items are generally available for a max of 14 days, and departments may be charged for past due to damaged equipment.

1. Only CoB faculty and staff may request checkout equipment.
2. All equipment is loaned for a maximum of 14 days (For special exceptions, see 3). The requestor must return the equipment at the end of the reservation period. If no one has reserved the equipment, the requestor may be able to check out the equipment for another 14 day period.
3. Special exceptions may be made to the 14-day policy for circumstances such as conferences or foreign travel. If a requestor desires an exception, they may put this in the “Other Notes” section on why an exception should be made.
4. The requestor must pick up the equipment from the CoB Technical solutions Center in HLH 235E.
5. The requestor must return the equipment to the CoB Technical solutions Center in HLH 235E.
6. The department of the requestor will be held responsible for any repair or replacement of the equipment & accessories should it be lost or damaged.
7. If a faculty or staff member checks out equipment for Grad Student/Grad Assistant/TA/Undergrad Student use, their department will be responsible for repair or replacement should the equipment & accessories be damaged or lost.
8. No equipment is for sale.
9. No equipment is available for permanent checkout.
10. As resources are limited, the CoB Technical Solutions Center cannot guarantee the availability of checkout equipment.
11. Upon return of checkout devices, all user data may be erased to ensure that user data remains only in the hands of authorized persons and that our equipment continues to operate at peak performance. This includes data left on all laptops, cameras, camcorders.

Past Due Equipment

All checkout computers are equipped with settings that can disable a computer if it falls past due.

An email via the ticketing system or TSC employee will be sent to the requester reminding them to return the equipment when it falls one day past due. If an item falls three days past due, a second email will be sent to the requestor and the department Lead Staff member and or Department Chair will be involved.

If the equipment falls seven days past due with no extension, the requestor’s department will be charged for the replacement of the equipment.