Long ago while working nights at a datacenter, we would ask for a driver's license or shoe when a customer asked to borrow something simple like a screwdriver.
On Mon, May 4, 2015 at 9:12 AM, David Parter <dpar...@cs.wisc.edu> wrote: > The UW-Madison Digitial Media Center (which just closed, but that is a > different issue) had lots of equipment for checkout, including (for > example) video cameras, tripods, etc. > > They bar-coded *everything* (even USB cables, all the parts of the tripod, > the carrying cases, etc) and scanned them out and in, and made the > recipient sign (on a touch screen) for it. I think they also made some > bundles or chacklists to assemble bundles, so that when I went to pick up > equipment, I said I needed a camera, mic and tripod, they also had all the > accessories ready. > > --david > > On 05/04/15 07:16, berg...@merctech.com wrote: > >> At $WORK we have shared equipment (laptops, projectors, external drives, >> etc.) available on loan to staff, grad students, postdocs and faculty >> (~65 people). >> >> We've had on-going issues with ensuring that the equipment is complete >> and ready for use -- most often things like items being returned missing >> cables, chargers, and peripherals. >> >> I'm very interested in learning about any policies or mechanisms you >> use to manage similar loaner equipment. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Mark >> >> > -- > David Parter > Director of Academic Computing Services > University of Wisconsin Computer Sciences Department > dpar...@cs.wisc.edu > 608-262-0608 > > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss@lists.lopsa.org > https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss > This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators > http://lopsa.org/ > -- ##### "The compassionate have no enemies, the wise have no worries." ##### - Jing-si Aphorism ##### http://kso.cc
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