Laptop Loans
The Library provides a laptop loans service allowing staff and students to borrow laptops for use within the Boland, Lecky, Ussher and John Stearne Medical Libraries. Each device has wireless internet access; students should use the online versions of Word, Google Docs etc. to work on assignments.
Laptops can be borrowed with your TCD ID card for up to three hours, free of charge, for use within the Library only. Laptops are borrowed from the Laptop Loans Self-Service Unit in the Basement of the Boland Library (within the Library Complex) during building opening hours.
Select 'borrow' on the screen then tap your TCD ID card against the card reader below the screen. A locker number will display on the screen and a light will appear at that locker. To open it, tap your card against the side card reader. When returning a laptop, ensure it is plugged in or it will remain on your Library account.
The John Stearne Medical Library also has a laptop that can be borrowed from the Service Desk during the John Stearne's opening hours.
It is important when using Library laptops to regularly save any files being worked on to a cloud storage drive. If the laptop is switched off or loses power, all files will be wiped from the device. The Library cannot be held responsible for data loss or damage to files.
You can print from the laptops using the Print Anywhere service.
If you need any help, please contact a staff member at the main Service Desk on the ground floor of the Eavan Boland Library.
Rules and Requirements
- You must use a valid TCD staff/student ID card to borrow and return a laptop
- Only one device can be issued per transaction and you must return a previously borrowed laptop before another can be issued
- Laptops can be borrowed for up to three hours per transaction
- There is no charge for borrowing a laptop but charges will apply for the loss, theft, damage or late return of devices (see below for more detail)
- Laptops must not be taken out of the Boland, Lecky, Ussher or John Stearne Medical Libraries. Each device is security tagged and will trigger the gate alarm if removed from the building
- Responsibility for the laptop lies with the staff member or student who borrows it. Under no circumstances should laptops be left unattended or loaned to another Library user
- Use of Library laptops is governed by the IT and Cyber Security Policy (including Network Code of Conduct)
Fines and Charges
| Fine for late return | €1.50 per hour (Library accounts will be blocked two hours after the initial due time preventing further borrowing of any Library materials) |
Charge for laptop repairs |
€50 minimum, rising as appropriate |
Charge for laptops returned in an un-repairable condition (as specified by a third party supplier) |
€500 |
Charge for lost or stolen laptops |
€500 |