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Library Lending Technology

Laptops

Great for: portable access to research, study materials, and collaborative tools, facilitating academic tasks both within and outside the library environment.

I have the laptop, now what?

Checked out a laptop, now what?

  1. Power on laptop.
  2. Upon powering on, the laptop screen should open to the desktop screen. 
    No need to log-in!
  3. You can access a variety of pre-installed programs (listed below) or use the laptop for whatever need you may have.

Contents: (1) Laptop and (1) Laptop Charger

Software Included on each Laptop:

  • Microsoft Office
  • Google Apps
  • Adobe Creative Cloud ID
  • Examify
  • Lockdown Browser
  • Zoom
  • Zotero

 **Locally stored files on these laptops will be deleted upon when it is returned. Please remember to save files to the Cloud or to a USB drive.

Please contact the Library (askalibrarian@emoryhenry.edu / 276-944-6208) or return the laptop if you experience any problems.

How long can I check-out a Laptop?

Maximum check-out period is (1) month or 4 weeks.

Can I renew the Laptop?

Laptops have (1) renewal available, for up to one week at a time. After that, the laptop must be returned to the Library.

There is a limit of (1) Laptop check-out per student.

Suggestions when using the Laptop

Need more space on the hard drive? 

Consider checking out an external hard drive along with the laptop!

Don't want to use the laptop's built-in webcam for online meetings?

You can check out a portable HD webcam to use with this laptop! 

There is also a Meeting OWL which is great for hybrid events and meetings.

Wanting to record audio for a presentation or podcast?

Add one of the Blue Yeti Microphones to your list of library checkouts!

No disc-drive, no problem!

Wanting to watch a DVD or access software from a CD-ROM? The library has an External DVD Player available!