Circulation Limits
Limits to equipment loan exist to best ensure maximum availability for the Loyola Community with the goal that checkout occurs for individual, specific instances of use.
4.1 Loan Limits
Equipment available for both walk-in requests and advance reservations. Advance reservations are strongly recommended as this ensures clients can assess their own schedules to select a reasonable return time, and best ensure equipment is present at the time of a pick-up request. Unless otherwise noted per resource, equipment checkouts cannot exceed a maximum of 7-days of loan.
| Duration | |
|---|---|
| Minimum Length of Reservation/Checkout |
30 Minutes |
| Maximum Length of Reservation/Checkout |
7 Days |
| Maximum Length of Renewals |
3 Days |
4.1.3 Maximum Concurrent Checkouts/Reservations
Clients are limited to no more than 4 concurrent checkouts and future reservations at one given time. These limits are in place in support of our Acceptable Use policies. This limit aids in avoiding monopolization of resources via back-to-back reservations spanning a full semester, avoiding high quantity of resources on loan to one individual with greater risk for mix up of components and accessories or higher late fine values for overdue equipment.
4.2 Semester Usage Limits
Some categories of equipment may have limitations on the total number of items and/or total hours of usage that are available for use per client per semester. This is calculated across all Digital Media Services campus loan locations. This includes the following limits:
| Equipment Category | Maximum Cumulative Future Reservations1 | Maximum Usage Hours per Semester2 |
|---|---|---|
| Laptops | 15 days (360 hours) |
42 days (1,008 hours): the equivalent of 6 seven-day loans |
| Hotspots | 15 days (360 hours) |
42 days (1,008 hours): the equivalent of 6 seven-day loans |
1 Once a reservation has been picked up these counts are then reduced. These limits reduce risk of monopolization of back-to-back reservations across the duration of a semester.
2 All checkouts are still limited by the maximum duration per loan, described in subsection 4.1 Loan Limits. It is not permitted for a single loan to be the maximum semester usage limit.
4.3 Equipment Category Limits
This list serves as a guide for general equipment category limits per client across both Digital Media Services campus loan locations.
| Equipment Category | Maximum Limit per Client |
|---|---|
| Audio Recorders (Sony) | 2 |
| Audio Recorders (Zoom) | 1 |
| Bluetooth Speakers | 2 |
| Calculators | 1 |
| Camcorders | 1 |
| Digital Cameras | 1 |
| Laptops | 1 |
| Lighting Kits | 2 |
| Hard Drives (SD Memory Cards) | 2 |
| Hotspots | 1 |
| Microphones (Lavaliers) | 2 |
| Projectors | 1 |
| Screens (Projectors) | 2 |
| Screens (Greenscreen) | 1 |
4.4 Equipment Authorizations
Some equipment requires completion of agreement forms or trainings in order to access, reserve, and checkout equipment. These resources are of high value with advanced features and considerations to best ensure awareness of value and proper use and care during loan. Note that upon completion of authorization forms, it may take up to 48-hours (Monday through Friday only) to review and grant access to reserve equipment.
If authorization requires training, the authorization will be valid for the duration of the time the equipment is actively available in the loan program, or if substantial changes are made to the training content that require re-certification. As equipment is refreshed and updated with newer models, new authorizations may be required to complete if the latest model is significantly different than prior versions. Authorization access is non-transferable. For more information, visit the Equipment Authorizations page.
Limits to equipment loan exist to best ensure maximum availability for the Loyola Community with the goal that checkout occurs for individual, specific instances of use.
4.1 Loan Limits
Equipment available for both walk-in requests and advance reservations. Advance reservations are strongly recommended as this ensures clients can assess their own schedules to select a reasonable return time, and best ensure equipment is present at the time of a pick-up request. Unless otherwise noted per resource, equipment checkouts cannot exceed a maximum of 7-days of loan.
| Duration | |
|---|---|
| Minimum Length of Reservation/Checkout |
30 Minutes |
| Maximum Length of Reservation/Checkout |
7 Days |
| Maximum Length of Renewals |
3 Days |
4.1.3 Maximum Concurrent Checkouts/Reservations
Clients are limited to no more than 4 concurrent checkouts and future reservations at one given time. These limits are in place in support of our Acceptable Use policies. This limit aids in avoiding monopolization of resources via back-to-back reservations spanning a full semester, avoiding high quantity of resources on loan to one individual with greater risk for mix up of components and accessories or higher late fine values for overdue equipment.
4.2 Semester Usage Limits
Some categories of equipment may have limitations on the total number of items and/or total hours of usage that are available for use per client per semester. This is calculated across all Digital Media Services campus loan locations. This includes the following limits:
| Equipment Category | Maximum Cumulative Future Reservations1 | Maximum Usage Hours per Semester2 |
|---|---|---|
| Laptops | 15 days (360 hours) |
42 days (1,008 hours): the equivalent of 6 seven-day loans |
| Hotspots | 15 days (360 hours) |
42 days (1,008 hours): the equivalent of 6 seven-day loans |
1 Once a reservation has been picked up these counts are then reduced. These limits reduce risk of monopolization of back-to-back reservations across the duration of a semester.
2 All checkouts are still limited by the maximum duration per loan, described in subsection 4.1 Loan Limits. It is not permitted for a single loan to be the maximum semester usage limit.
4.3 Equipment Category Limits
This list serves as a guide for general equipment category limits per client across both Digital Media Services campus loan locations.
| Equipment Category | Maximum Limit per Client |
|---|---|
| Audio Recorders (Sony) | 2 |
| Audio Recorders (Zoom) | 1 |
| Bluetooth Speakers | 2 |
| Calculators | 1 |
| Camcorders | 1 |
| Digital Cameras | 1 |
| Laptops | 1 |
| Lighting Kits | 2 |
| Hard Drives (SD Memory Cards) | 2 |
| Hotspots | 1 |
| Microphones (Lavaliers) | 2 |
| Projectors | 1 |
| Screens (Projectors) | 2 |
| Screens (Greenscreen) | 1 |
4.4 Equipment Authorizations
Some equipment requires completion of agreement forms or trainings in order to access, reserve, and checkout equipment. These resources are of high value with advanced features and considerations to best ensure awareness of value and proper use and care during loan. Note that upon completion of authorization forms, it may take up to 48-hours (Monday through Friday only) to review and grant access to reserve equipment.
If authorization requires training, the authorization will be valid for the duration of the time the equipment is actively available in the loan program, or if substantial changes are made to the training content that require re-certification. As equipment is refreshed and updated with newer models, new authorizations may be required to complete if the latest model is significantly different than prior versions. Authorization access is non-transferable. For more information, visit the Equipment Authorizations page.