laptop check out program

[Megan O'Neill]

1. How many laptops do you have? 10 Mac and about 20 PC laptops (we're 
transitioning this fall to 5 Mac laptops and 4 iPads).
How often do you upgrade the hardware? Our replacement cycle through IT 
is every 4 years.
Did you get rid of some old laptops? Yes, the old ones go back to IT.

2. What security method are you using? We have some security cameras in 
the library, particularly near the doors, but we also have a short 
checkout period (4 hours) and students have to give up major collateral 
- their ID/keycard or car keys - in order to check a laptop out. We 
don't have any problems with students failing to bring them back, 
although they sometimes keep them past their due time.

Megan

On 7/23/2012 12:44 PM, Lixia Zhao wrote:
> Thank you all for responses. I got a lot of positive feedback and 
> helpful tips on the laptop checkout program.
> I have more questions.
> 1. How many laptops do you have for this program? How often do you 
> upgrade the hardware? Did you get ride of some old laptops?
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> 2. What's security method you are using?
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> Thank you very much.
>
> Lixia
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> On Fri, Jul 20, 2012 at 12:04 PM, Lixia Zhao <lxzhao at ualr.edu 
> <mailto:lxzhao at ualr.edu>> wrote:
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>     We are investigating a*laptop*  checkout program for the University of Arkansas at Little Rock's Ottenheimer Library.  Has anyone instituted such a program and subsequently stopped the program?
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>       How did you assess the success or failure of the program?  Do you have a hints and/or pitfalls to watch our for in implementing this type of program?
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>     Any help you can give me would be appreciated.
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>     Thank you!
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>     -- 
>     Lixia Zhao
>     Electronic Resources Cataloging Librarian
>     Ottenheimer Library,
>     University of Arkansas at Little Rock
>     501-569-3454 <tel:501-569-3454>
>     lxzhao at ualr.edu <mailto:lzhao at ualr.edu>
>     http://library.ualr.edu
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Megan O'Neill
Web Services & Emerging Technologies Librarian
Stockwell-Mudd Library
Albion College
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