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Introduction

The Spirit of the Equipment Loan Program

The Equipment Loan Program is established and maintained to best ensure equitable opportunity, access and utilization of equipment by Loyola students primarily for individual, academic pursuits. The loan program affords students, who are currently active in coursework, the ability to take advantage of the wide array of resources that might not otherwise be available to them individually. These resources are intended to allow discovery of emerging and established equipment and tools, develop and create exciting content, deliver multimedia projects or merely fulfill needs to maintain and seamlessly continue with tasks using available technology. Access is available to active faculty and staff individually with similar intents focused on cultivating rich, multi-media for the benefit of the Loyola Community.

1.1 Establishing Policies, Terms and Conditions

The policies, procedures, terms, and conditions described herein exist to best serve the Loyola community with the resources provided by the Equipment Loan Program. This encompasses policies and steps to best ensure equitable access and utilization that serve the intentions of the spirit of the program itself. Based on the scope and equipment availability, each checkout "checkout allocation", requires clients to reserve the equipment in advance. By submitting a reservation request, clients have access to review the Loan Program Policies and upon pickup, confirm agreement to these policies and associated responsibilities.

1.2 Related ITS and University Policies

As part of the Division of Information Technology Services, members of both DMS staff and clients are bound to not only the policies outlined here, but also to those associated identified by ITS and the University. Some key ITS Policies & Guidelines include the following:

Students using the loan program are also bound to the Community Standards (Loyola’s Student Code of Conduct), faculty and staff are similarly bound to Human Resources Policies (such as the Conflict Of Interest Policy and Guidelines For Recording Students During Online Classes). For a full list of policies, visit the University Policies website.

1.3 Policy Modifications and Amendments

Digital Media Services (DMS) updates and refreshes equipment within the loan program regularly based on numerous factors. Refresh of equipment kit types are generally defined in two-year cycles, but is subject to demand for utilization, overall durability and lifespan of the equipment, and manufacturer updates to product lines. As technology-driven needs can change rapidly in the world, we strive to meet these ongoing demands for our students. These loan program policies are evaluated on a semester-to-semester basis to best ensure, with additions, changes in demand or shifts as new equipment is integrated into the program, that overall usage remains equitable at an individual level while providing transparency regarding changes and updates. We reserve the rights to amend and modify these policies in order to maintain the goals and intentions associated to the spirit of the loan program.

Updates for AY23-24

  • Fine Appeals 12.4.1 Request for Supporting Documentation revised (01/09/24)
    Fine appeals citing medical reasons or other issues resulting in the request for supporting documentation has been updated. In the event no documentation is provided by the requested deadline and the client has no prior fine appeals, the appeal will be eligible to grant as a One-Time Exception.

  • Blocks and Bans revised (09/20/23)
    Due to the limited instances we have had to implement Bans and Blocks, we have revised our policies so these instances are reviewed on a case-by-case basis, as found in Accessing The Program and Overdue & Unreturned Equipment sections.

  • Migration to WebCheckout Cloud (08/23/23)
    Effective August 22nd, we have upgraded and migrated our system used for circulating equipment, WebCheckout, to their latest cloud solution. This will enable easier login access with Microsoft single sign-on (meaning if you're logged into Outlook, you will already be logged into WebCheckout), as well as more flexibility for other departments to use this system as well. This upgrade includes a notable enhancement to the Patron Portal reservation experience to now be even more mobile-friendly. Learn more about WebCheckout and WebCheckout Reservations.

For changes and modifications prior to the current academic term, view the 1.3.1 Policy Modifications and Amendments Changelog page.

Last Modified:   Tue, January 9, 2024 12:01 PM CST

The Spirit of the Equipment Loan Program

The Equipment Loan Program is established and maintained to best ensure equitable opportunity, access and utilization of equipment by Loyola students primarily for individual, academic pursuits. The loan program affords students, who are currently active in coursework, the ability to take advantage of the wide array of resources that might not otherwise be available to them individually. These resources are intended to allow discovery of emerging and established equipment and tools, develop and create exciting content, deliver multimedia projects or merely fulfill needs to maintain and seamlessly continue with tasks using available technology. Access is available to active faculty and staff individually with similar intents focused on cultivating rich, multi-media for the benefit of the Loyola Community.

1.1 Establishing Policies, Terms and Conditions

The policies, procedures, terms, and conditions described herein exist to best serve the Loyola community with the resources provided by the Equipment Loan Program. This encompasses policies and steps to best ensure equitable access and utilization that serve the intentions of the spirit of the program itself. Based on the scope and equipment availability, each checkout "checkout allocation", requires clients to reserve the equipment in advance. By submitting a reservation request, clients have access to review the Loan Program Policies and upon pickup, confirm agreement to these policies and associated responsibilities.

1.2 Related ITS and University Policies

As part of the Division of Information Technology Services, members of both DMS staff and clients are bound to not only the policies outlined here, but also to those associated identified by ITS and the University. Some key ITS Policies & Guidelines include the following:

Students using the loan program are also bound to the Community Standards (Loyola’s Student Code of Conduct), faculty and staff are similarly bound to Human Resources Policies (such as the Conflict Of Interest Policy and Guidelines For Recording Students During Online Classes). For a full list of policies, visit the University Policies website.

1.3 Policy Modifications and Amendments

Digital Media Services (DMS) updates and refreshes equipment within the loan program regularly based on numerous factors. Refresh of equipment kit types are generally defined in two-year cycles, but is subject to demand for utilization, overall durability and lifespan of the equipment, and manufacturer updates to product lines. As technology-driven needs can change rapidly in the world, we strive to meet these ongoing demands for our students. These loan program policies are evaluated on a semester-to-semester basis to best ensure, with additions, changes in demand or shifts as new equipment is integrated into the program, that overall usage remains equitable at an individual level while providing transparency regarding changes and updates. We reserve the rights to amend and modify these policies in order to maintain the goals and intentions associated to the spirit of the loan program.

Updates for AY23-24

  • Fine Appeals 12.4.1 Request for Supporting Documentation revised (01/09/24)
    Fine appeals citing medical reasons or other issues resulting in the request for supporting documentation has been updated. In the event no documentation is provided by the requested deadline and the client has no prior fine appeals, the appeal will be eligible to grant as a One-Time Exception.

  • Blocks and Bans revised (09/20/23)
    Due to the limited instances we have had to implement Bans and Blocks, we have revised our policies so these instances are reviewed on a case-by-case basis, as found in Accessing The Program and Overdue & Unreturned Equipment sections.

  • Migration to WebCheckout Cloud (08/23/23)
    Effective August 22nd, we have upgraded and migrated our system used for circulating equipment, WebCheckout, to their latest cloud solution. This will enable easier login access with Microsoft single sign-on (meaning if you're logged into Outlook, you will already be logged into WebCheckout), as well as more flexibility for other departments to use this system as well. This upgrade includes a notable enhancement to the Patron Portal reservation experience to now be even more mobile-friendly. Learn more about WebCheckout and WebCheckout Reservations.

For changes and modifications prior to the current academic term, view the 1.3.1 Policy Modifications and Amendments Changelog page.

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