Equipment You Can Borrow

Laptops: Miami students, faculty, and staff can checkout a laptop for overnight loan at Renschler Library. The checkout period is for 24 hours or until such time as the record indicates. Laptops cannot be renewed over the phone or online, and are not able to be reserved in advance. Borrowers must fill out a "Laptop Loan Agreement" that gives details regarding fines and replacement costs and show two forms of identification (including Miami ID) for their first checkout. The laptops have wireless Internet access, Microsoft Office 2010, Google Earth, MS Silverlight, PDF Creator, Quicktime, and network printing installed.

Digital Cameras: The library has 3 digital Kodak cameras available for Miami affiliates to check out for 24 hours. The camera case includes a USB cable for transferring images that are taken.

Digital Voice Recorders: Miami students, faculty, and staff can borrow a digital voice recorder for 24 hour checkout. The digital voice recorders include a carrying case, microphone, and cables.

Video Camera: Available to Miami students, faculty, and staff for 24 hour checkout are 5 Sony HD video cameras for capturing video and creating movies. Also available for 24 hour checkout are 5 Flip cameras for fast & easy video recording (non HD).

Graphing Calculator: The library has one TI83 graphing calculator available for 2 hour use in the library. There are additional non-graphing calculators also available for 2 hour library use.

Micro SD Card Reader: There are 2 microcard readers available for 2 hour use in the library.

Headphones: If you'll be needing sound while working on one of the library's public computers, we ask that you respect other library customers by using headphones or earbuds. If you do not have your own, you can check a pair out from the library for a 2 hour loan period.

Head Set: The public computers at Rentschler Library are not equipped with microphones. If you need to voice recording abilities, we have a headset that is equipped with a mouthpiece that you can check out.

Policies

• Equipment can only be checked out to Miami students, faculty, and staff who have completed a current year Equipment Loan Agreement (pdf/116KB) form. Library staff must witness the form being signed and verify that two photo Ids have been presented.
• Only one laptop may be checked out per library user.
• All equipment must be returned in-person to the Circulation desk with equipment in-hand & in the same condition as it was borrowed.
• All equipment must undergo maintenance upon return and cannot be immediately recirculated. Laptops are not eligible for renewal.
• Files and data can not be saved to the equipment memory. Laptop memory will be cleared when powered off; data saved to other equipment will be deleted when returned.
• Battery power for the equipment may not last the entire checkout period; the Library recommends checking battery power and frequently saving personal files to a flash drive, network folder, or email account to prevent loss of work.
• Changes to the equipment’s operating system or memory systems, including downloading software, are prohibited and may result in loss of borrowing privileges.
• The Library is not responsible for any loss or damage to the user's files or peripheral devices due to equipment of network malfunction.
• Failure to return overdue items and/or pay fines will result in revocation of borrowing privileges.
• Users will be automatically billed the replacement cost of any piece of equipment that is past due for three days. Users who are billed replacement charges for any piece of equipment will have borrowing privileges permanently revoked for all equipment.

Overdue Fines & Replacement Costs 
Replacement Costs vary Per Item

• Laptop: $700.00
• Laptop A/C Adaptor Cord: $100.00
• Laptop Bag: $115.00
• Digital Voice Recorders: $230.00
• Digital Cameras: $199.00
• Video Cameras: $400.00

Overdue fines for each piece of equipment are $5.00 per hour, to a $100.00 maximum + a $25.00 maximum billing fee. Items begin to accrue overdue fines immediately and continue hourly regardless of the library's hours of operation. Please be alert and return your equipment on time.

Users will be automatically billed the replacement cost of any piece of equipment that is past due for three days. Users who are billed replacement charges for any piece of equipment will have borrowing privileges permanently revoked for all equipment.