Going Beyond Loaning Books to Loaning Technologies

Janelle Sander manages the Loanable Technology program at the Undergraduate Library at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She has a BA in English-Teaching with a minor in School Library Media Studies from the University of Northern Iowa and a MLIS from UW-Milwaukee.Lori S. Mestre is professor of library administration and has been the head of the Undergraduate Library at UIUC since 2009 and was the digital learning librarian at UIUC from 2005-2009. In addition to her MALS degree, she has a doctorate in multicultural education.Eric Kurt is the Media Commons Coordinator at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He has a BS and MS in Computer Graphics Technology from Purdue University.

• PrefaceAcknowledgmentsChapter 1. Establishing a Loanable Technology ProgramChapter 2. Identifying NeedChapter 3. Determining Types of Equipment to PurchaseChapter 4. BudgetingChapter 5. Cataloging ItemsChapter 6. Processing, Packaging, and Housing Loanable TechnologyChapter 7. Creating PoliciesChapter 8. Reserving, Checking Out, and Checking In Loanable TechnologyChapter 9. Billing, Fines, and Communication with PatronsChapter 10. Training and SupportChapter 11. Assessing the ProgramAppendix A: Stages of the Loanable Technology Program at the Undergraduate Library at the University of IllinoisAppendix B: Sample SurveysIndexAbout the Authors

Going beyond Loaning Books to Loaning Technologies is a useful resource for librarians. . . .Overall, the organization of this book is quite good. . . .Authors Sanders, Mestre, and Kurt clearly outline the steps necessary for a technology loaning program expansion. Sequential information will be useful for librarians seeking expansion of loaning services in the realm of technological equipment. Topics from initial identification of community needs through final assessment of successes and failures give this topic the A-Z of program development. Libraries are repositories for a vast array of items, many of which are for borrowing. Looking beyond traditional lending, this book embraces the future by encouraging and guiding staff in the new age of loaning. Librarians will find this guide useful in exploring a library's niche for loaning these technologies. From e-books to cameras, gaming devices to projectors, Going Beyond Loaning Books to Loaning Technologies provides a guide to everything from the initial concept to the training of staff. Written with purpose, librarians will want this title on the professional development shelf. Highly Recommended.