Terms of Use and Rules

Terms of Use and Rules used for equipment for each of the three libraries: Lauinger, GU-Q (Qatar), and SCS. Lauinger is the only library that uses Booking.

Lauinger

Summary: Most items are bookable (requestable for specific dates, up to 3 days at a time), all are loanable (i.e. do not require a booking to borrow the item, though bookings are recommended).

Booking (Requesting)

Lau Equipment Hour-based Loan Items (2-Hour, 4-Hour)

Chargers, power banks, etc. = Not Bookable

Name	Operator	Value
Item Policy	InList	4-Hour Reserve, Overnight ; 2-Hour Reserve, No overnight
Location	=	Lauinger Library - Stacks Equipment
Output		Default terms of use (not bookable)

Lau Equipment 3-Day Items

Name	Operator	Value
Location	=	Lauinger Library - Stacks Equipment
User Group	InList	Continuing Ed & Prof Development, Graduate Student, Library Staff, Non-Tenure Line Faculty, Senior, Staff, Staff/AAP Retiree, Tenure Line Faculty/Emeritus Faculty, Undergraduate
Item Policy	=	Equipment
Output		Lau Equipment 3 day Booking ToU

Lau Equipment 3 day Booking ToU Output terms

Booking release time : 25 Hours
Is item bookable : Item is bookable
Maximum allowed booking length : 3 Days(ish) Allowed (3 days + 4 hours for circ desk opening time variations)
Preview period : 24 Hours
Pickup locations : Pickup only in owning library
Future limit : 30 Day Future Limit
Back to back booking : No limit
Purged request fee : No purged request fee
Booking resolution : Days plus overnight
Closed library booking management : Attempt expanding if within maximum allowed booking length

Loan

Lau Equipment 2-Hour Items

Currently only used for power banks

Name	Operator	Value
Item Policy	In List	2-Hour Reserve, No Overnight
Location	=	Lauinger Library - Stacks Equipment
User Group	In List	Continuing Ed & Prof Development, Graduate Student, Library Staff, Non-Tenure Line Faculty, Senior, Staff, Staff/AAP Retiree, Tenure Line Faculty/Emeritus Faculty, Undergraduate
Output		2-Hour Lau Equipment Loan

2-Hour Lau Equipment Loan Output terms

Is Loanable : Loanable
Is Recallable : No Recall
Due Date : 2 Hours loan
Lost Item Fine : No Lost Item Fine
Lost Item Replacement Fee : 200.00 Lost Item Replacement Fee
Lost Item Replacement Fee Refund Ratio : 100 Percent Lost item refund
Maximum Fine : 70.00 Maximum Fine
Overdue Fine : 1.00 Open Hours overdue fine
Grace Period : No Grace
Is Renewable : Not Renewable
Closed Library Due Date Management : Move Due Time to Upcoming Closing Time

Lau Equipment 4-Hour Items

e.g. charging cords

Name	Operator	Value
Item Policy	In List	4-Hour Reserve, Overnight
Location	=	Lauinger Library - Stacks Equipment
User Group	In List	Continuing Ed & Prof Development, Graduate Student, Library Staff, Non-Tenure Line Faculty, Senior, Staff, Staff/AAP Retiree, Tenure Line Faculty/Emeritus Faculty, Undergraduate
Output		4-Hour Lau Equipment Loan

4-Hour Lau Equipment Loan Output terms

Is Loanable : Loanable
Is Recallable : No Recall
Due Date : 4 Hours loan
Lost Item Fine : No Lost Item Fine
Lost Item Replacement Fee : 200.00 Lost Item Replacement Fee
Lost Item Replacement Fee Refund Ratio : 100 Percent Lost item refund
Maximum Fine : 70.00 Maximum Fine
Overdue Fine : 1.00 Open Hours overdue fine
Grace Period : No Grace
Is Renewable : Not Renewable
Closed Library Due Date Management : Move Due Time to Next Open Time

Lau Equipment 3-Day Loan

Cameras, microphones, cables, etc.

Name	Operator	Value
Item Policy	In List	Equipment
Location	=	Lauinger Library - Stacks Equipment
User Group	In List	Continuing Ed & Prof Development, Graduate Student, Library Staff, Non-Tenure Line Faculty, Senior, Staff, Staff/AAP Retiree, Tenure Line Faculty/Emeritus Faculty, Undergraduate
Output		3-Day Lau Equipment Loan

3-Day Lau Equipment Loan Output terms

Is Loanable : Loanable
Is Recallable : No Recall
Due Date : 3 Days (Exact Days)
Lost Item Fine : No Lost Item Fine
Lost Item Replacement Fee : 200.00 Lost Item Replacement Fee
Lost Item Replacement Fee Refund Ratio : 100 Percent Lost item refund
Maximum Fine : 70.00 Maximum Fine
Overdue Fine : 1.00 Open Hours overdue fine
Grace Period : 1 Hour grace period
Is Renewable : Not Renewable
Maximum Renewal Period : 9 Day Renewal (3-day loan + 2 renewals) (Note: this allows staff discretion to renew items by overriding the ‘not renewable’ block)
Closed Library Due Date Management : Move due time to next open time

GU-Q (Qatar)

Summary: Innovation Lab items do not circulate. Everything else does. No requesting/booking.

Request

Items are not requestable.

Loan

Innovation Lab non-circulating

Name	Operator	Value
Location	=	Qatar Library - Innovation Lab
Output		Non-circulating

Qatar Equipment 3-Day Loan

Name	Operator	Value
Item Policy	=	Equipment
Material Type	=	Equipment
Location	=	Qatar Library - Circulation Desk
Output		3-Day Loan (Qatar)

3-Day Loan (Qatar) Output terms:

Is Loanable : Loanable
Is Recallable : No Recall
Due Date : 3 Days
Lost Item Fine : No Lost Item Fine
Lost Item Replacement Fee : 110.00 Lost Item Replacement Fee
Lost Item Replacement Fee Refund Ratio : 100 Percent Lost item refund
Overdue Fine : No Overdue Fine
Grace Period : 1 Hour grace period
Is Renewable : Not Renewable
Closed Library Due Date Management : Move due time to next open time

Qatar Equipment 28-Day Loan

e.g. Kindles

Name	Operator	Value
Item Policy	=	Equipment
Material Type	=	E-reader
Location	=	Qatar Library - Circulation Desk
Output		4-Week Loan (Qatar equip)

4-Week Loan (Qatar equip) Output terms:

Is Loanable : Loanable
Is Recallable : No Recall
Due Date : 28 Days (4 weeks; uses Days unit of measurement)
Lost Item Fine : No Lost Item Fine
Lost Item Replacement Fee : 110.00 Lost Item Replacement Fee
Lost Item Replacement Fee Refund Ratio : 100 Percent Lost item refund
Overdue Fine : No Overdue Fine
Grace Period : 3 exact days grace period
Is Renewable : Not Renewable
Closed Library Due Date Management : Move due time to next open time

SCS

Summary: All items are loanable for 7 days. No requesting/booking.

Request

Items are not requestable.

Loan

Name	Operator	Value
User Group	In List	Continuing Ed & Prof Development, Graduate Student, Library Staff, Non-Tenure Line Faculty, Senior, Staff, Staff/AAP Retiree, Tenure Line Faculty/Emeritus Faculty, Undergraduate
Location	=	SCS Equipment
Output		7-Day SCS Equipment

7-Day SCS Equipment Output terms

Is Loanable : Loanable
Is Recallable : No Recall
Due Date : 7 Days (Days unit of measurement)
Lost Item Fine : No Lost Item Fine
Lost Item Replacement Fee : 200.00 Lost Item Replacement Fee
Lost Item Replacement Fee Refund Ratio : 100 Percent Lost item refund
Maximum Fine : 70.00 Maximum Fine
Overdue Fine : $25 / Calendar Day
Grace Period : 5 Exact Days Grace Period (excluded from fine)
Is Renewable : Not Renewable
Closed Library Due Date Management : Move to next open day (same hour)