Library services: essentials

The library has around 90 laptops that are available for students to borrow for a one-week non-renewable loan. To use a laptop at home, you must first have logged in to it once while on campus. You can shut it down after that initial on-campus log-in. There are two self-service laptop lockers that allow you to borrow or return a laptop at any time the library is open. One locker is in the library foyer (floor 0A), and the other is in floor 0C. 

By borrowing a laptop you agree to the following terms and conditions:

• The laptop is loaned for one week only. If an extension is needed, the laptops should be returned and another borrowed. I undertake to return the laptop on time to ensure fair access for all Solent students. If I do not return the laptop on time, then I can be blocked from borrowing a laptop in future.
• The laptop is loaned to me in my status as Solent University student or staff, and the loan is only valid for as long as I remain at Solent.
• I am responsible for damage to or loss of the laptop during the period of my loan, and I can be asked to pay for a replacement if a laptop is not returned or badly damaged.

In general, our laptops have only a basic software suite installed on them, and it is not possible to install further software on them during the year. If there is particular demand for a piece of software, we can request that it is added the next time the laptops are re-built. The list below indicates what software you can expect to find on most of our laptops. As laptops can be built and re-imaged at different times, the software suite is not 100% consistent across all stock. If you need particular software, we recommend that you check for it on the laptop you have borrowed before leaving the library.