I. BORROWINGGUIDELINES (Updated on Oct. 9, 2009)
1. Gaming Kits can be borrowed for 14 days. If your return date is a holiday or a weekend, please make sure that you return the borrowed items before your loan period expires. For example, if you borrow a gaming kit on a Monday, you will have to return it by the Friday in the following week. Extended loan periods may be possible. If you want to extend your loan period, please call the INFOLINK Office at least 3 days before the loan period expires.
2. Up to 3 Gaming Kits can be borrowed at one time with a combination of up to 3 Gaming Consoles and/or up to 3 Game Kits. Libraries can also borrow game kits without borrowing a console or equipment.
3. Up to 3 Gaming Kit Requests may be made at one time for 3 separate loan periods. New!
A library may make multiple requests under these circumstances:
· The pickup date for a second kit request must be at least 4 weeks from the return date of the previous request. For example, if you return your first kit on October 1, you may not pick up another gaming kit until November 1.
· Requests can be made up to 6 months in advance. If you are planning a special gaming extravaganza, we will try our best to accommodate your situation, so please be sure to ask!
4. Pick-up and return of Gaming Kits. The borrowing library is required to pick-up and return the kit(s) at the INFOLINK office.
5. Contact INFOLINK at 732-752-7720 if you want to borrow a gaming kit(s). If you have any questions regarding the INFOLINK Gaming Service, gaming kits, or planning a gaming program, please contact an appropriate person as listed on INFOLINK Gaming Task Force page.
6. Each kit comes with an inventory sheet. There is a "Check-Out" sheet and a "Check-In" sheet. When the kit is picked up, please fill in the "Check-Out" sheet, making sure that the kit's contents are complete. When you are returning the kit, fill in the "Check-In" sheet, confirming that you have packed up all the items that belong with the kit. INFOLINK staff will go through this check out and in process with you. You will be asked to sign on the sheets and the INFOLINK staff will make a photocopy for you to keep. Please be sure to eject the games from the consoles before returning the kits.
7. Each kit comes with an evaluation sheet. Please be sure to fill in the evaluation form so we can get your feedback. Please return the evaluation sheet with the gaming kit.
8. Safety instructions. Review the safety instructions with participating customers before beginning the gaming program. There is an INFOLINK indemnification clause on the check out form which must be signed by a representative of the borrowing library. This clause reads as follows:
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As a bonafide representative of the borrowing library, I agree, on behalf of the borrowing library, to indemnify and hold harmless the INFOLINK Regional Library Cooperative, its staff and volunteers from any claims arising out of, in whole or in part, this library’s use in of INFOLINK’s Gaming Service equipment and resources during Gaming events and programs sponsored by this borrowing library.
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9. Liabilities for damaged or stolen items. Please handle all borrowed items carefully and store them securely while they are at your library. If there is a problem with any equipment, please contact the INFOLINK office (732-752-7720 or 866-505-5465) as soon as possible. During the loan period, the library is responsible for all borrowed items. If any item is stolen during the loan period, it is considered as negligence on the part of the library and the library will be responsible for 100% of the replacement cost.
II.BORROWING PROCEDURES
1. Please see the complete gaming kit descriptions on the Gaming Kits page, and make sure that you know which gaming kits you want to borrow.
2. Please check the Calendar if the particular kit you want to borrow will be available when you want it.
3. To request a gaming kit, please contact INFOLINK at 732-752-7720 or toll free at866-505-5465. Or, please use the online request form. If you request a gaming kit(s) through the online form, please know that your reservation is completed when you receive a confirmation email or phone call from the INFOLINK staff.
4. Pick-up Gaming Kits.
- The borrowing library is required to pick-up the kit(s) at the INFOLINK office by appointment. Please fill in the "Check-Out" sheet with the INFOLINK staff, making sure that the kit's contents are complete. You need to sign on the sheet and the INFOLINK staff will make a photocopy for your record.
- INFOLINK staff will provide a dolly for transport of kits to the pick-up person’s vehicle.
- Review the dimensions of the kit containers to insure the pick-up vehicle can accommodate all items reserved for pick up.
If you are borrowing a gaming kit (a combination of one gaming console and one game kit) other than the Rockband game kit, the size of the container for the gaming kit is:
20 gal. Tote Box Black
24-1/4" x 17-1/4" x 15-3/4" h
If you are borrowing a Rockband Game kit, the size of the container is:
With wheels - Stor-It-All Trunk Black
39-1/2" x 19-3/4" x 19-3/4" h
· Add up the containers dimensions if you are borrowing multiple gaming kits.
5. While the borrowed gaming kits are at your library, please handle all borrowed items carefully and store them securely. Also, please be sure to review the safety instructions with participating customers before beginning the gaming program.
6. Return of Gaming Kits. The borrowing library is required to return the kit(s) to the INFOLINK office. Please be sure to fill in the evaluation form and return it with the gaming kit, so that we can get your feedback. When you are returning the kit, fill in the "Check-In" sheet with the INFOLINK staff, confirming that you have packed up all the items that belong with the kit. You need to sign on the sheet and the INFOLINK staff will make a photocopy for your record. Please also be sure to eject the games from the consoles before returning the kits.
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