Website: Equipment Borrowing

The library lends digital cameras, video and audio recorders, laptop & tablet computers, and many other electronics and related accessories as shared resources. Equipment is often required for specific coursework and/or has high demand or monetary value. Therefore lending policies are often more restrictive, and overdue or replacement fines often more severe than those for books and media.  Overdue charges for equipment range from $1 to $25 per day. 

Summer 2013: The library and University Computing Services got rid of the library-use-only netbooks as they were unreliable.  There are no current plans for replacement

This page soon will provide detailed information about the library’s equipment.

• Inventory
• Availability to patron groups
• Checkout periods
• Overdue fines and other penalties for misuse

In general, here’s what you need to know for borrowing equipment:

1. WOU photo ID is required for each equipment checkout.  If you have barcode-only ID, a government-issued photo ID must accompany it.
2. You are responsible for caring for and securing the equipment while it is checked out to you. This includes knowing the due date; accounting for parts and pieces; safeguarding against theft; and paying late fines and costs for repair or replacement of equipment, components, or accessories.
3. You must return equipment directly to library personnel at the Checkout Desk.
4. Library staff may deny further borrowing privileges if you damage equipment, repeatedly return equipment late, or otherwise misuse the equipment.
5. You may renew equipment online through the My Library link on the library’s website.