Student Technology Access at a Technical University

Authors

  • Dawn Lowe-Wincentsen
  • Aja Bettencourt-McCarthy

Keywords:

assessment, technology, student services, technology services, laptop circulation

Abstract

In Fall 2018 the Oregon Institute of Technology Klamath Falls Campus Library began a pilot project to check out laptops. While this may seem like a no brainer in the modern world of libraries and mo-bile access, the library was slow to adopt a laptop checkout program due to concerns about both the upfront cost of purchasing the laptops and charging cart and about the logistics of checkout. The deci-sion to begin the pilot was based on data from the Measuring Higher Education Library & IT Services (MISO) survey which measures how faculty, students, and staff view library and technology services (Bryn Mawr College, 2019), and the issues faced from hardwired technology aging out. This article looks at the reasons for implementing the pilot project and provides an analysis of the first term as well as future steps and recommendations.

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Published

2019-05-23

Issue

Vol. 83 No. 1/2 (2019): Digital Equity, Access and Inclusion: Challenges Across Contexts

Section

Peer-reviewed Articles

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