How long can I borrow a laptop for?Laptops are available on 1 week loans. You should return the laptop by the date given. You can only have one laptop on loan at any one time and the loan is non transferable. Laptop loans are not available to external borrowers at this time. Can I renew my loan on a laptop?Loans on laptops can be renewed as long as there are no outstanding reservations. To renew just bring the laptop and your student id card to the Library Services desk at the Study Zone Halbeath. Unfortunately we are unable to offer renewals on laptop loans online or by telephone. What do I do if there are no laptops available?You can reserve a laptop if they are all out on loan by speaking to a member of Library Services staff. You will need your student id card. You can check the availability of laptops at anytime by searching the Library catalogue . Enter ‘laptop’ in the search box. What happens if I am late returning the laptop?Laptops should be returned in person to the at the Study Zone Halbeath by the return date given. If you do not return a laptop on time you will be contacted by telephone by Library Services staff and asked to return the laptop. Your course tutor may also be notified. Fines for overdue laptops are charged at £1 per day. You may also be prevented from borrowing laptops from the Study Zone in the future. You will be financially liable for the full cost of the laptop and/or accessories if these are not returned. Once a laptop becomes overdue it cannot be renewed. What hardware/software is available on the laptops?The Study Zone Halbeath has IBM Thinkpad T41/T42 laptops available for borrowing. The specification of these is: Intel Pentium Processor 1.70 GHz 512 MB of RAM CD-RW/DVD-ROM Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 Laptops are issued with a carry case and power cable and adapter. Software available on the laptops includes: Microsoft Office 2003 including Access, Excel, PowerPoint and Word Internet Explorer MindGenius SPSS for Windows Symantec Antivirus Adobe Reader 8 Sonic CD burning software Realplayer Quicktime Windows media player Windows moviemaker Please note that Library Services staff are not available to provide technical support for the laptops. How do I save any work I do on the laptop?Please use a USB Pen to save any work you do on the laptop. The laptops have been set up so that any alterations or modifications made whilst in use are deleted as soon as the laptop is restarted or shutdown. This means you cannot save anything on the laptop. Please note the laptops do not have a disc drive. Can I access the Internet from the laptop?If you are using the laptop in the Study Zone Halbeath you will have Internet access through the College wireless network. You need to login with your College network username and password. Please speak to a member of Library Services staff if you have problems with your password. Can I print from the laptops?Currently there are no facilities to print from the laptops within the College. You will only be able to print by logging onto a Study Zone computer. Networked computers with printing facilities are available in the Study Zones at Halbeath and Rosyth please ask Library Services staff for details. |
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