{"id":77,"date":"2019-01-25T20:05:14","date_gmt":"2019-01-26T04:05:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/library-s\/?page_id=77"},"modified":"2026-03-11T14:50:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T21:50:56","slug":"equipment-checkout","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/library\/equipment-checkout\/","title":{"rendered":"Equipment Checkout Services"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":427,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-77","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","page_tags-borrow-equipment","page_tags-camera","page_tags-laptop","page_tags-student-technology-fee-equipment"],"acf":{"primary_content_copy":"<h2>About<\/h2>\n<p>Payment of your quarterly student tech fee (STF) enables you to borrow a wide-array of equipment during academic quarters!<\/p>\n<p>How? Simply bring your Eagle I.D. to our service desk (lower level of JFK). Read &amp; sign the user loan agreement (available via printable PDF below or at the desk).<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/09\/STF-Equipment-Loan-Form-03.23.23.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\">User Loan Agreement Form PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Equipment is available on a first-come, first-serve basis, and many items are eligible for one renewal per loan. (Currently iPads and hotspots are not eligible for renewal.) Renew your loan by logging into <a href=\"https:\/\/alliance-ewu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/discovery\/search?vid=01ALLIANCE_EWU:EWU&amp;login=true\">your library account<\/a> before the loan expires.\u00a0If equipment is renewed after the loan expires, you are responsible for fees accrued. 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Another person cannot present your ID for you.<\/p>\n<p>The equipment may be returned by another person, but this is <strong>not recommended. <\/strong>If the equipment gets damaged, lost, or stolen at any point, you, as the borrower, are still responsible for the equipment and all associated fines.<\/p>\n"},{"label":"How many pieces of equipment can I borrow at one time?","copy":"<p>Borrowing <em>two\u00a0different types<\/em> of equipment at the same time is allowed.<\/p>\n<p>Example: camera + laptop = allowed<\/p>\n<p>Borrowing <em>multiples of the same\u00a0type<\/em> of equipment is not allowed.<\/p>\n<p>Example: laptop + laptop = not allowed<\/p>\n"},{"label":"Can I reserve equipment?","copy":"<p>Due to limited quantities and high demand, equipment is loaned on a first-come, first-served basis. Some items are eligible for renewal.<\/p>\n<p>Please call <a href=\"tel:509.359.7983\">509.359.7893<\/a> or visit our desk to see what\u2019s available.<\/p>\n"},{"label":"Can I extend (renew) my equipment checkout? ","copy":"<p>Most of our three-day loans have a one-time renewal. Loan periods for each item is listed in our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/library\/equipment-checkout\/catalog\/\">equipment catalog<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If the equipment you have checked-out is eligible for renewal, you can renew by logging into your <a href=\"https:\/\/alliance-ewu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/discovery\/search?vid=01ALLIANCE_EWU:EWU&amp;login=true\">library account<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If equipment is renewed after the due date and time, you are responsible for the overdue fees already accrued.<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"label":"The equipment I checked out is not working! What should I do?","copy":"<p>For troubleshooting services, please call <a href=\"tel:509.359.7893\">509.359.7893<\/a>, take a look at the FAQs below, or visit our equipment <a href=\"#overviews\">overviews<\/a>.<\/p>\n"},{"label":"Tips and tricks - general equipment use FAQs.","copy":"<p>Here is a quick list of tips compiled by staff at the ECS desk.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hddhvEj06Uo\">How to change phone camera settings for external microphone on any phone.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=oSYnymq1bik\">How to set up a lapel mic to a camera.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=F8PkOlX6hNI\">How to connect the wireless microphone to a camcorder<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ciJqtwwUFSM\">How to set up a microphone (Lavalier) to record to a camera.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-L1EtAdgwww\">How to use the zoom H1n as an on camera microphone.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-L1EtAdgwww\">How to transfer files from Zoom H1n to your computer.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nUiHLUJVDz8\">How to transfer files from Zoom H4n to your computer.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Uc8LQMRd2Pc\">How to get photos and video from your camera to your computer.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=62lFMATApaI\">How to use your smartphone as a DSLR monitor.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=IkH4ZNY0bnc\">How to connect a webcam to your computer.<\/a><\/p>\n"},{"label":"Equipment checkout guidelines and sanctions.","copy":"<p><strong>Equipment checkout is cosponsored by EWU Libraries, the Multimedia Commons (MMC), and the EWU Student Tech Fee Committee (STFC).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Eligible users:<\/strong> Currently enrolled EWU students who have paid the quarterly tech fee.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rationale:<\/strong> The equipment funded through the STFC is not to be used to support faculty or staff activities, or ongoing classroom technological support. Funding for\u00a0checkout equipment is made possible by the STFC grant awards, and as such is governed by RCW\u00a028B.15.051.<\/p>\n<p>The Libraries and the MMC operate a loan service integrated with existing library services.\u00a0 Policies and procedures are agreed upon by both the STFC and EWU Libraries.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Points:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Currently enrolled EWU students may use equipment on a first-come, first-serve basis. Students are guided by the borrowing agreement that each must sign, and the University Acceptable Use policy for electronic equipment and media.<\/li>\n<li>Due to limited equipment and high demand, not all loans are eligible for renewal. If available, other equipment (funded by other means) may be borrowed.<\/li>\n<li>Students are subject to overdue fines, replacement costs and other sanctions as outlined by the EWU Libraries, as well as the laws and administrative code of Washington State\u00a0governing the use of state property.<\/li>\n<li>In general, students are limited to one of each kind of equipment per ID card.<\/li>\n<li>Student Tech Fee Funded equipment is for student use only as per RCW 28B.15.051 which stipulates that the\u00a0technology fee monies be used \u201cexclusively for technology resources for general students use.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Use of Student Tech Fee funded equipment is not available for faculty and staff use. Student-funded\u00a0equipment is not intended to support administrative or athletic activities.<\/li>\n<li>There is no equipment checkout anytime the automated library system becomes unavailable,\u00a0such as during a power outage.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Requirements:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Current EWU ID and payment of Student Tech Fee are required. In case of obscured, damaged, or missing picture on the EWU ID, an additional picture ID will be requested. This additional ID will not serve as a substitute for the EWU ID for check-out purposes.<\/li>\n<li>A check-out agreement will be provided and signature by the patron will confirm his or her knowledge\u00a0and acceptance of policies and patron obligations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Sanctions and Charges on Overdue Equipment:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>All borrowing transactions are subject to the Libraries\u2019 borrowing policies.<\/li>\n<li>Fines and sanctions are not intended as replacement funds, but rather as incentive for timely\u00a0and safe return of all borrowed equipment.<\/li>\n<li>Fines structure: (See &#8220;Fines, Fees, and Damages&#8221; section of policies)\n<ul>\n<li>All fines are non-refundable.<\/li>\n<li>For each day a piece of equipment is overdue, the patron will be charged $20 per major item up to a maximum fine of $140.<\/li>\n<li>Equipment items under $200 in value will be charged $10 a day, for a maximum $70.<\/li>\n<li>After the seven days, the patron will be charged a maximum fine of $140, replacement costs, and a $25 non-refundable service fee.<\/li>\n<li>If an item has been overdue for more than seven days, the charges and patron information will be sent to EWU\u2019s Student Financial Service to be billed for replacement plus all fines and the service fee.<\/li>\n<li>Cords, batteries, and other accessories will also be billed if not returned before seven days of overdue status.<\/li>\n<li>At the time of billing, the patron\u2019s name may be turned over to the Office of Student Rights and Responsibility as an infraction due to a student\u2019s failure to comply with the policy on student behavior. The Libraries restrict borrowing privileges of any person having been billed for equipment.<\/li>\n<li>If equipment is returned in good condition after the point of replacement billing (but within 90 days of the billing date), the replacement cost will be subtracted from the borrower\u2019s library and university accounts. Fines and service charges are not refunded. 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