Equipment Loans & Bookings

Faculty of Art & Design IT Services offers the facilities of variety of audio and visual equipments loan for both staff and students. Student card will need to be sighted on collection. Please book your equipment in advance,

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Please read the conditions of equipment loans below prior booking.

The following are list of equipment available,

Equipment	Staff	Students	Duration of Student Loan
Data Projectors	Yes	No	N/A
DV Cameras (manuals)	Yes	Yes	Overnight
Epson 9800 Printer (time allocation only) Printer costs, rules	Yes	Yes	Max 2 Hour per day
Headphones	Yes	Yes	Overnight
Laptops MacBook (class set) Laptop - Macbook Laptop - Windows	Yes	No	N/A
Laptops - Macbook	Yes	No	N/A
Laptops - PC	Yes	No	N/A
Microphones	Yes	Yes	Overnight
Audio Recorders(manuals)	Yes	Yes	Overnight
Memory Card Reader	Yes	Yes
Mouse	Yes	No	N/A
Powerboard	Yes	No	N/A
Slide Scanner (time allocation only)	Yes	Yes	Max 2 Hour per day
Speakers	Yes	No	N/A
Still Cameras (manuals)	Yes	Yes	Overnight
Tripods	Yes	Yes	Overnight
Wacom Tablets	Yes	Yes	Overnight

Conditions of equipment loan

Students borrowing equipment from the Art & Design Service desk do so with the undertaking that they do fully understand the conditions of borrowing and therefore any penalties that may be applied.Any student found to be misusing either the booking system or the equipment may be banned from future use at the discretion of the Manager IT Services.

What equipment can I borrow?
Use the table above to determine the booking eligibility of the required equipment.
Some exceptions to student borrowing may be made with the written support of an academic staff member.

For How Long?
Most equipment can only be borrowed overnight.
Exceptions may be granted for special projects and in times of low demand, such as non teaching periods and between semesters. The written support of an academic staff member will be required to grant exceptions.

Where can I collect the equipment?
Items can be collected from the Art & Design Service desk between 10am and 4pm.
The Service Desk is located in Room G111. You must show your valid Student ID for collecting equipment.

What happens if I do not collect the equipment I booked?
Equipment that is not picked up by 4pm on the day of your booking maybe allocated to another student.
Please ensure that if you do not require the equipment for any reason, to cancel your booking. Students who do not utilize their bookings on more than one occasion may be subject to suspension

What happens if the equipment is returned late?
Late returns will attract the following penalties:

Duration	Penalty
Returned on the due date but after 10am	One week ban from borrowing
One day late	Two week ban from borrowing
Two to seven days late	Six week ban from borrowing
More than seven days late	Financially responsible for the replacement of the equipment