University of Southern Maine

Laptop Loan Program

• Laptops may be borrowed from the Circulation Desk by any student, faculty or staff with a valid USM Card.
• Laptop loan period is two (2) hours, or up until one half hour before closing.
• Laptops may be used in Glickman or Gorham Campus Libraries only.

Late Fee:

• $30 per hour/per item
• $100.00 maximum late fee per item
• No grace period

Peripherals (Checked out with laptop):

• AC power cord
• Lock Set
• $2 per hour/per item late fee
• No grace period

Renewal Policy: Laptops may be renewed in person at the Circulation Desks. No phone or e-mail renewals will be accepted. One renewal only.

Patron Responsibilities:

• DO NOT LEAVE LAPTOPS UNATTENDED.
• Patrons are responsible for any equipment lost or damaged.
• Upon return, computers will be checked to ensure all equipment is intact.
• Patrons must return all peripherals borrowed with laptop.

Damage/Replacement Cost: $1300

Damages will be assessed based on repair costs.

Wireless Network Locations:
(All three library buildings are wireless. Connections strengths vary. Below are some suggested areas for using wireless laptops.)

Glickman Family Library (Portland)

• Great Reading Room - 7th Floor
• Group Study Rooms
• AAA Cafe - 5th Floor
• Reference Area - 2nd Floor
• Reading Areas - All Floors

Gorham Campus Library

• Reference Area
• Study Carrels - 2nd Floor
• Reading Areas - 1st Floor

Applications include:

• Microsoft Office 2003 Professional
• Windows XP Professional SP2
• McAfee Antivirus 7.0
• Internet Explorer 6.0 SP2
• Netscape Communicator 4.77

• Macromedia Shockwave Player
• Quick Time 6.5.2
• Windows Media Player 10
• Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0
• EndNote 8.0
• RealPlayer 10.0

IMPORTANT! Saving your work:

If you wish to save something temporarily on the laptop, it may be saved on the desktop. Material in any location on the hard drive or desktop WILL BE LOST if the computer is shut down or loses power for any reason. Please save your work early and often.

If you wish to save your work to a more permanent location, you may do so by:

• Saving to a CD, or USB flash memory drive
• E-mailing your work as an attachment

Printing: You can print from the laptop using your USM Card. There are Laser printers on most of the floors. Use File Print, and then select the floor that you are on, and the printer name. Each printer is labeled with the name. For Example: the Laser Printer on the 3rd Floor of Glickman Library is called 3rd-floor