<div class="Section1"> <p class="MsoBodyText"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:windowtext">Borrowers:</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Symbol;color:windowtext">·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span> <span style="color:windowtext">Laptops can only be checked out by SIUE students, faculty and staff with a valid SIUE ID.</span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Symbol;color:windowtext">·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span> <span style="color:windowtext">A Semester Laptop Checkout Agreement Form must be completed and processed each academic semester.</span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Symbol;color:windowtext">·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span> <span style="color:windowtext">Courtesy card holders may not check out laptops.</span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Symbol;color:windowtext">·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span> <span style="color:windowtext">Proxy privileges may not be used to check out laptops.</span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:windowtext">Time Limits and Availability:</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-family:Symbol; color:windowtext">·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span> <span style="color:windowtext">To ensure that laptop batteries are adequately charged when loaned, a laptop can be borrowed for no more than 2 hours.</span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-family:Symbol; color:windowtext">·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span> <span style="color:windowtext">Depending on availability and demand, a laptop can be exchanged after 2 hours for a different one with a fully charged battery.</span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-family:Symbol; color:windowtext">·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span> <span style="color:windowtext">Laptops will be checked out on a first-come, first-served basis. Reservations for future check out will not be accepted.</span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-family:Symbol; color:windowtext">·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span> <span style="color:windowtext">Accumulated Library charges exceeding $49.99 will result in suspension of all Library borrowing privileges, including laptop borrowing.</span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-family:Symbol; color:windowtext">·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span> <span style="color:windowtext">Laptops may be used only on floors 1, 2, and 3 of Lovejoy Library.</span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-family:Symbol; color:windowtext">·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span> <span style="color:windowtext">Laptops may not be taken out of the Library. Any removal will be referred to the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and the SIUE Police.</span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Symbol;color:windowtext">·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span> <span style="color:windowtext">Laptops are the responsibility of the borrower during the checkout period. They should never be left unattended.</span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:windowtext">Fines and Liability:</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-family:Symbol; color:windowtext">·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span> <span style="color:windowtext">Laptops must be returned to the Circulation/Reserve Desk.</span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-family:Symbol; color:windowtext">·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span> <span style="color:windowtext">The overdue fine for a laptop returned late is $20 per hour or fraction thereof.</span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-family:Symbol; color:windowtext">·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span> <span style="color:windowtext">Laptops not returned 30 minutes prior to the Library’s closing will be considered stolen and be reported to the SIUE Police.</span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-family:Symbol; color:windowtext">·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span> <span style="color:windowtext">An inventory of parts and a system check will be performed when the laptop is returned.</span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-family:Symbol; color:windowtext">·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span> <span style="color:windowtext">Tampering with security seals, or otherwise damaging or destroying a laptop, may result in a fine.</span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-family:Symbol; color:windowtext">·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span> <span style="color:windowtext">Problems that occur while the laptop is checked out should be immediately reported at the</span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="color:windowtext">Circulation/Reserve Desk.</span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-family:Symbol; color:windowtext">·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span> <span style="color:windowtext">The laptop replacement cost will be $2,500 or actual cost, whichever is greater.</span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:windowtext">Saving Files and Privacy:</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-family:Symbol; color:windowtext">·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span> <span style="color:windowtext">The laptop will automatically erase unauthorized programs each time it is restarted.</span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-family:Symbol; color:windowtext">·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span> <span style="color:windowtext">Save documents on a personal zip disk (250MB or lower) via the removable disk drive, as each laptop.</span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="color:windowtext">will be reformatted when it is returned. Zip disks are not available from Lovejoy Library.</span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-family:Symbol; color:windowtext">·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span> <span style="color:windowtext">Work done on a wireless laptop, including the use of email, is not secure. Other devices may pick up the signal.</span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="color:windowtext">Call 618-650-2172 or stop by the Circulation/Reserve Desk for additional information.</span></p></div>