Laptop Checkout
Checking out a laptop is just like checking out a book except there are two parts: the laptop and the laptop adapter. The patron must have a valid SMU ID, and fines owing must be under $10.
To checkout a laptop and adapter:
- Power up the laptop, to ensure it is operational.
- Have the patron read and sign the Laptop Borrowing Agreement (a copy is attached at the end of this chapter).
- Always sign out an adapter with the laptop as the battery may not be fully charged.
- You may only sign out one laptop and adapter per person.
- Go to the checkout tab in Aleph.
- Scan the patron’s ID card.
- Scan the barcode on the laptop and the adapter.
- Give the laptop, adapter, and ID card back to the patron.
- Do not desensitize the laptop or the cord. Giant magnets are not good for hard drives!
- Retrieve the Laptop Borrowing Agreement from the patron.
- Make sure they have filled out the appropriate sections.
- In the ‘Staff Notes’ section, write down the laptop number found on the top of the laptop near the barcode, and initial the document.
- Place the Laptop Borrowing Agreement in the laptop cabinet in the space left by the laptop you just checked out.
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