Access Services

The library circulates laptops, calculators, smart pens, C-pens, wireless headphones, webcams, and Wacom drawing tablets as a service to students and staff.  Because these items can be expensive to replace, there are additional steps to checking them out!

1. Borrowers must read and sign a new Borrower Agreement form for these items every academic year.  Be sure to tell them that this form applies to ALL tech they may borrow, not just the item they currently need.
2. When you open a patron's record in Alma, there is a box on the right side of the screen titled "User Notes."  If they have signed the form, there will be a note there that reads "patron signed tech borrower agreement, MM/DD/YYYY."
3. If that note is not present, the patron will need to read and sign Borrower Agreement form.  You can either print the form from the link, or see if there are some in the binder at the Circulation Desk.
4. Once the form is signed, add a note to the patron's record.  To do this:
   1. Open the patron's record.
   2. Click "Add (or Edit) Note" in the User Notes box.
   3. On the next screen, which should be the Notes tab of the User Details page, click "Add Note."
      1. Note text: patron signed tech borrower agreement, MM/DD/YYY
      2. Type: Click the drop-down arrow and select "Circulation."'
      3. Select the box next to "User Viewable."  (This means they will be able to see this note if they log into their library account in Primo - on the public side of the library catalog.)
      4. Click on the "Add and Close" button.
      5. Click on the "Save" button at the top right of the screen,  You should be returned to the activity page for the patron (where you can check things out), and the note you just entered should be visible.
   4. Put the filled form in the Access Services Librarian's mailbox.