Wireless Laptops for Checkout

Policies & Procedures        Reservations     Software     Hardware

• Only WOU enrolled students, faculty and staff with a valid WOU ID card plus a second form of photo identification can check out laptops during library hours until one hour before closing.
• The borrower agrees to follow the Library's Laptop Computer Checkout and Use Policy and complete the Laptop Computer Borrowing Agreement before a computer can be checked out.
• The borrower agrees to treat this equipment with the same care provided to similar personal property.
• Laptop checkout privileges may be denied to people who damage the equipment, repeatedly return laptops late, or do not follow these laptop use policies.

Check-out Guidelines

• The borrower's WOU ID card will be held at the Checkout Desk until the laptop is returned.
• Check out a laptop for up to four hours at a time.
• To reserve a laptop, contact the Library Information Desk (tel. 503-838-8418) at least one day in advance.
  One reservation per person per day.
• Laptop check out is also available on a first-come, first-serve basis.
• Use the online reservation calendar to view reservations.
• Laptops will be held 30 minutes past the start of reservation time before being released to walk-in traffic; however, the checkout period may be shortened, depending on the next reservation.
• Laptops must be returned directly to library personnel at the Checkout Desk. Renewal for another four hours will depend on availability. Laptops must be returned to library personnel at the Checkout Desk at least fifteen minutes before closing.

Conditions of Use

• The borrower agrees and understands that WOU and the Library assume no responsibility for loss or damage to borrower's personal property through use of the laptop.
• Laptops are to be used only in the Hamersly Library. They may not be taken beyond the Library security gates or into the student lounge or outside the building.
• DO NOT LEAVE A LAPTOP UNATTENDED.
• The borrower will report any equipment problems immediately to the Checkout Desk staff.

Overdue charges

• The borrower agrees to pay overdue charges for laptops not returned within the four hour check-out period. Overdue charge for laptops is $5.00/hour, with a maximum fine of $50 per use.

Charges for damage

• The borrower agrees to be the responsible for charges for damage based on actual repair costs.

Replacement cost

• The borrower agrees to pay replacement cost for a lost or stolen laptop computer and/or other accessories. Replacement costs are approximately $1500 plus the accrued overdue charges.