I have been working for those who want to check out lab equipment (e.g., projectors, netbooks, video cameras, digital still cameras, audio recorders, etc.) more than one night and use of outside the lab.
During last week and this week, several students are checking out the audio recorders for their qualitiative research projects. Although I just need to give the items and record them in the equipment checkout sheet on my board and this is not a difficult job at all, I had to be aware of several things when I do this job:
1) checking and responding to thier e-mail reservations
2) arranging the time to pick up and return
3) being in the lab or asking someone at front desk to give the items to users
4) checking whether the itmes are returning in time
This job make me really think about the importance of keeping the lab policy. In this regard, I have learned many things from Dr. Falls who has been dealing with people who break the rule and defined the rule for managing all the stuff.
Most of students and faculy follow the rule well. But... from time to time.. some tend to return it late. Currently, one student checked out the audio recorder and suppose to return last week. Maybe I have to apply our lab poplicy for her: no privilige to check out any items for this semester. I e-mailed her to return it as soon as possible...
Now all audio recorders are checked out... Hopefully she returns it soon.
In addition, we have an online request form to reserve the items.http://www.etlab.soe.vt.edu/checkout_equipments.html. I hope many people know this and make a reservation a couple of days in advance.
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