Borrowing Laptops

Laptops and accessories are available for loan by CQU students from the Loans Desk at each of our Central Queensland campus libraries.   They are provided to assist students with their studies.   

Laptop Loan Agreement form

A Laptop Loan agreement form must be completed each time you borrow.  At the time of borrowing, staff will take a few minutes to go through the agreement with you to ensure you understand the conditions of borrowing and to check that all contents of the package are included.  

As a full replacement cost of $2000 will be charged for loss or theft of a laptop whilst in your care, we recommend that you do not leave the laptop unatttended.   You are also liable for the replacement or repair costs of any damage to components beyond fair wear and tear e.g. the mouse.   A processing fee will not apply under these circumstances. 

Lending Regulations

• Undergraduate, Honours and Postgraduate coursework students may borrow a laptop at any time of day for a four hour period but it must be returned to the Loans Desk one hour before closing.
• Postgraduate Research students may borrow a researcher's laptop for an extended loan period with prior approval of the Research Services Librarian.
• Laptops may be pre-booked for a particular date. Failure to collect laptop within 1 hour of the booked time will result in the lapse of the booking.
• No renewals are allowed on laptop loans.
• Overdue items will attract 2000 points per hour or part thereof.
• The library system generates a first and final overdue notice when the item is 12 hours overdue and you will be billed for replacement cost of $2000 and a processing fee of $44.00 at that time.
   

Saving Documents

Any files you may have saved to the laptop’s hard drive will be deleted every time the laptop is turned off or returned to the Loans Desk.  You will need to save your files to disk, BSB drives or email files to yourself.