[Web4lib] Laptop checkout security

[Drew, Bill]

 Why not take their ID or even car/room keys?  If they want to use a
laptop they will comply wit the request.  We require students to leave
their ID card with us when they borrow course reserve materials.  If we
ever decide to have a formal program to loan out our laptops we would go
the same route.  Our laptops are now used mostly for instruction.
Clearly labeling them is a must.

Bill Drew
drewwe at morrisville.edu

-----Original Message-----
From: web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org
[mailto:web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of K.G. Schneider
Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2007 8:34 PM
To: publib at webjunction.org; web4lib at webjunction.org
Subject: [Web4lib] Laptop checkout security

For those of you with laptop checkout programs, what security systems
are
you using to help minimize theft? We are big enough and busy enough that
relying on good faith or vigilant employees is not adequate.