# Equipment and Booking

GU currently has three collections of audiovisual equipment in Alma and uses booking for one collection of equipment and also our Digital Media Studio room reservations.

This documentation includes the cataloging, fulfillment policies, and suggested workflows from our internal staff wiki.

# Equipment cataloging



# Circulation terms and rules



# Booking process for patrons



# Resources

## Ex Libris documentation

[Booking Workflow](https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Alma/Product_Documentation/010Alma_Online_Help_(English)/030Fulfillment/030Booking/010Booking_Workflow "https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Alma/Product_Documentation/010Alma_Online_Help_(English)/030Fulfillment/030Booking/010Booking_Workflow")

[Creating Booking Requests](https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Alma/Product_Documentation/010Alma_Online_Help_(English)/030Fulfillment/030Booking/020Creating_Booking_Requests "https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Alma/Product_Documentation/010Alma_Online_Help_(English)/030Fulfillment/030Booking/020Creating_Booking_Requests")

## Cindy's Presentations

2024 ELUNA Annual Meeting : [Equipment Booking: What We've Learned (and What We Still Don't Know)](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1AhEPIBOy4gARp_8Pl8_GYMAZzOqsL2NfwWCxW6vlQ9Q/edit?usp=sharing)

2024 WRLC Annual Meeting (shortened from ELUNA 2024 presentation) : [Alma/Primo VE Equipment Booking: What We've Learned So Far](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1LyYrXt09nfBLA1k6Luw5uBmsKqSbFVlJbalzsQWMoYw/edit?usp=sharing)

2025 ELUNA Annual Meeting : [Booking Revisited: Implementing Room Reservations](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1FZ15Y8gEoqxZgVSHOYswGBsIPuiBnMLtfEuL_LuZXW8/edit?usp=sharing)

All presentations include copious screenshots and links

# Booking workflows for staff