Good news! WebCheckOut is back! Sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused!
WebCheckOut, our equipment lending system, is currently down. Folks are working furiously to get it up and running again. For the time being, we’re doing our best to accommodate existing equipment reservations, but we won’t be able to make new reservations or checkouts until the system is back up. Sorry for any inconvenience.
You’re probably already aware of our equipment lending program here in the Vitale Digital Media Lab. But did you know that we lend a variety of cables and video adapters?
Among others, we lend:
And if there’s a cable or adapter we don’t have that you want, let us know and we’ll do our best to order it and put it into the system so you can borrow it.
Reserve them online and stop by the lab to pick them up.
My favorite new addition to our equipment lending program is the Go Pro video camera. For those of you who haven’t heard of the GoPro, it’s a small form-factor, wide-angle “wearable” video camera. You can attach it to your head, bike helmet, or wear it on the included chest harness. It includes a water-proof case so that you can use it safely in the rain or under water. I used it this summer on a trip to the Bahamas and although the footage of me flopping around in the water while snorkeling for the first time is too embarrassing to show here, trust me when I say it turned out quite well. And Nick used it to film his bike ride from the library to Honest Tom’s.
When you borrow our GoPro, the kit comes with:
Watch the GoPro video above to see some of what’s possible with this great little camera. And be sure to check out our GoPro page to find out more about it and get some pointers on using it at http://wic.library.upenn.edu/wicfacilities/gopro.html
Want to borrow a video camera, DSLR, projector, or other lab equipment over Thanksgiving break? Normally, you can only reserve equipment for 3 days at a time, but since we realize that most Penn students, faculty, and staff disappear from campus from Wednesday until Monday, we’ve decided to permit extended equipment rentals during that time.
Just make a reservation from Wednesday until Saturday, then stop by the Vitale Digital Media Lab between 9-5 today, tomorrow, or Wednesday, and ask Dave, Nick, or Lindsey to extend your reservation until Monday. It’s that easy.
Have a great holiday!
PennWIC 