Audio Visual Portable Equipment Services Policy
Updated February 18, 2004 by Law Library Instructional Technology Team
For Fall 2005, provisions below still current

Availability and Reservations

Law students, faculty, and staff may reserve portable AV equipment (camcorders, television with VCR, traditional overhead projectors, or portable screen and LCD projector for laptop projection) for classes and law school sponsored events by contacting the Law Library Circulation Desk at 542-1922 (Mon. - Fri., 8 - 5 p.m.), or via email addressed to < LAWAV@listserv.uga.edu >.  Request deadline:  2 p.m. of business day (Mon. - Fri.) before equipment needed.   Student requests must cite a sponsoring faculty member.

All AV equipment is reserved on a first-come first-served basis and equipment will be provided as staffing permits.  Camcorder users must provide own VHS video tape.

All requests for AV equipment from non-law school individuals and groups should be directed to UGA Instructional Support and Development at 542-1582. 

Scheduled events in Law School facilities must be held in reserved rooms.  Online submission of requests is required.

Portable AV equipment is available for use only at the UGA Law School. Only law school faculty and staff may use camcorders, laptops and portable LCD projectors off-campus.  As available Law faculty and staff may reserve laptops and LCD projectors for classroom use and official law school events.

Law students, faculty, and staff may request access to non-portable multimedia equipment installed in eleven "lettered" classrooms (Rooms ABCDEFGHIJK) for instructional purposes and law school sponsored events by contacting the Computing Services Help Desk, lawhelp@listserv.uga.edu or 542-0895.

Only Computing Services staff may install software on laptops or classroom PCs. Faculty, staff and students with special software needs should contact the Computing Service Help Desk lawhelp@listserv.uga.edu or 542-0895.
 

Equipment Maintenance, Repair and Replacement

Law faculty, staff and students are responsible for damage to AV equipment that is the result of negligence. Law faculty, staff and students are not responsible for normal wear and tear damage to AV equipment

The Instructional Technology team maintains, repairs and replaces all AV equipment using the Computing Services budget. The Instructional Technology team will discuss alternative funding sources with the Director of the Law Library and the Director of Budget and Personnel for the law school if maintenance, repair and replacement of a single piece of AV equipment exceeds $5,000.