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Question 2: Laptop Checkout Time Periods

Question

Currently laptop checkouts in the Learning Commons are limited to two-hours. Assuming no budget to pay for more checkout laptops, longer checkout times will mean fewer people will have access to laptops. Should checkout time limits be changed?

Results

Answers	Responses
No, keep the 2 hour limit	379	80%
yes, shorten the checkout time	30	6%
Yes, lengthen the checkout time	53	11%
No answer	12	3%

Comments

• 1.5 hour
• whatever the upper quartile is of the average checkout time
• 90min.
• It should stay that way; becuase it should be a fair amount and 2 hours is above the 1hour which is too short. Students still have the computer lab to use if not.
• I can barely begin my thought process within the current 2 hour limit. But I usually only check them out if the labs are full; so two hours is sufficient to get me over the hump.
• I guess the 2 hr. limit is still good because I can still renew the laptop right? If there are no people wating?
• 72 hours
• Even if shortened; anything less than 90 min would be nearly useless as most projects take a little while to "get started".
• The batteries are always dying.
• 60 minutes
• 90 minutes
• It should depend on the time/demand for how many laptops are needed
• 1.5; but allow people to check it out again if there is no one waiting or they're working on an important paper. Or hold a fundraiser for more laptops!
• It is a good amount of time as it is.
• 1.5hrs
• an extra hour. How about another computer lab? Or not so many classes in the current labs?
• I'd say that a limit of 3 hours would be appropriate if the laptop was being used to watch a DVD. Most films that would need to be viewed for scholarly reasons are not longer than 3 hours but many are longer than two.
• Two hours is fine; plus; I don't think that you should be studying for two hours straight anyways; you need to do something to break it up.
• 4 hours
• 4- Hour Incremints
• 2 hours is good.
• it works well
• 60 minutes
• 180 minutes
• 180 minutes
• you can't get much done on a computer in under 2 hours. The first 30 is spend email and surfing; facebook to "warm up" anyway.
• I think 4 hours would give a better amount of time to work.
• Can't comment; never checkout laptops
• 5 hours
• allow variable checkout times and people to pre-reserve. People can see how "busy" laptops are at times they need. This may be a neat project for a stats/cs student!
• I always bring my own laptop and when I don't I use the open compute labs.
• 3 hr
• 90 minutes
• as long as you need it
• I personally have no opinion toward this because I have my own laptop.
• If someone needs more than 2 hours with a laptop then they should use the normal computer labs. There is nothing special about the laptops that would warrant longer use.
• I think 2 hours is a good time limit. Most people have their own laptops anyways. Maybe there could be exceptions for project use.
• I just wish the battery would actually last for the 2 hours. My battery only lasted me 45 minutes.
• 4 hours. 2 hours is barely enough time to really get going on a project.
• 150 minutes
• A desired length; but under a day.
• Two hours is a good time - plus you can use a regular computer in the library for any length of time you want
• 3 hours
• If there is a budget issue; I think that keeping the consistency of the 2 hour time limit is suitable. Changing the checkout time limits would only be an additional stress to for people to deal with besides the budget problems.
• 1 hour
• 4 hours
• We should get more laptops since the time is extended
• 240 mintues
• 4 hours = this is how long the batteries last
• I usually bring my lab top to the library anyway so I don't ever use the service
• 1.5 hrs