UMass Amherst students may check out Tablet/Laptop PCs and Projectors from the Reserves/Media Department on Floor 3 of the W.E.B. Du Bois Library for in-building use.

Borrowing
Equipment Use
Loan Periods
Returns
Fines and Fees
Replacement Costs
Tablet/Laptop Loan Agreement
Projector Loan Agreement

Borrowing

• Only UMass Amherst students may check out equipment.
• Valid UCard required. A second picture ID may also be requested.

Equipment Use

• Equipment for use exclusively in the W.E.B. Du Bois Library.
• Wireless access available on Lower Level, Entrance Level, and Floors 2 and 3.

Loan Periods

• 4 hours.
• No renewals.
• If other equipment available for checkout, borrowers may check out equipment again immediately.
• No reservations.
• Borrowers are responsible for equipment while it is checked out to them.
• No checkouts when Reserves/Media is closed.

Returns

• Return equipment to Reserves/Media Desk on Floor 3 of the W.E.B. Du Bois Library.
• Equipment checked out within 4 hours of closing is due back 30 minutes before Reserves/Media closes.
• Hand equipment to a staff member at the Reserves/Media Desk.
• Do not return equipment in Reserves/Media drop box or Library book return.
• After Reserves/Media closes, return equipment to Learning Commons and Technical Support Desk on the Library's Lower Level.
• Borrowers are liable for loss or damage to equipment, including loss or damage caused by putting it in the Library's book returns.

Fines and Fees

• Late fees are $20.00 per hour or fraction thereof, up to a maximum fine of $480.00.
• Non-refundable $10.00 billing and $15.00 processing fees are added to bills for fines and replacement costs.

Replacement Costs

• After 24 hours, borrowers will be billed for the replacement cost of the equipment.