-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA512 This makes think about getting some of those "security tags" they put on clothing in retail stores. "oh, you're borrowing something?" -- SNIKT -- there, that tag's attached to you and if you try to leave without us removing it, it'll set off an alarm. :-)
D On 5/8/2015 10:58 AM, Chris Lindbergh wrote: > Long ago while working nights at a datacenter, we would ask for a > driver's license or shoe when a customer asked to borrow something > simple like a screwdriver. > > > > On Mon, May 4, 2015 at 9:12 AM, David Parter <dpar...@cs.wisc.edu > <mailto:dpar...@cs.wisc.edu>> wrote: > > The UW-Madison Digitial Media Center (which just closed, but that > is a different issue) had lots of equipment for checkout, > including (for example) video cameras, tripods, etc. > > They bar-coded *everything* (even USB cables, all the parts of the > tripod, the carrying cases, etc) and scanned them out and in, and > made the recipient sign (on a touch screen) for it. I think they > also made some bundles or chacklists to assemble bundles, so that > when I went to pick up equipment, I said I needed a camera, mic > and tripod, they also had all the accessories ready. > > --david > > On 05/04/15 07:16, berg...@merctech.com > <mailto:berg...@merctech.com> wrote: > > At $WORK we have shared equipment (laptops, projectors, external > drives, etc.) available on loan to staff, grad students, postdocs > and faculty (~65 people). > > We've had on-going issues with ensuring that the equipment is > complete and ready for use -- most often things like items being > returned missing cables, chargers, and peripherals. > > I'm very interested in learning about any policies or mechanisms > you use to manage similar loaner equipment. > > Thanks, > > Mark > > > -- David Parter Director of Academic Computing Services University > of Wisconsin Computer Sciences Department dpar...@cs.wisc.edu > <mailto:dpar...@cs.wisc.edu> 608-262-0608 <tel:608-262-0608> > > > _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing > list Discuss@lists.lopsa.org <mailto:Discuss@lists.lopsa.org> > https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss This list > provided by the League of Professional System Administrators > http://lopsa.org/ > > > > > -- ##### "The compassionate have no enemies, the wise have no > worries." ##### - Jing-si > Aphorism ##### http://kso.cc > > > _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing > list Discuss@lists.lopsa.org > https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss This list > provided by the League of Professional System Administrators > http://lopsa.org/ > - -- I prefer to use encrypted mail. My public key fingerprint is FD6A 6990 F035 DE9E 3713 B4F1 661B 3AD6 D82A BBD0. You can download it at http://www.megacity.org/gpg_dballing.txt Learn how to encrypt your email with the E-Mail Self Defense Guide: https://emailselfdefense.fsf.org/en/ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG/MacGPG2 v2.0 Comment: GPGTools - https://gpgtools.org iQIcBAEBCgAGBQJVTM+/AAoJEGYbOtbYKrvQ2OgP/jGyWJwcEqmsNpT/vraC7uBD XFDyEHE4rF2X2NHHJbkeu50pFGAkLfnnM3leSHm6CwOf6ghd4Ez+OBjsErbT9chD gOUoRIGosYK6LDeWCmawRaVYXQWoTNYzCuaqhcXlNwMr9JxubuA6rhEaMvAU+px0 Fbwi8rdAc/esIu5LM47f/RkHqCdncsE4AFPNrFvm1qBOiKIKEZ1Pns7AKZZl8uGN GGzMh3vsnfv1c0r8wGoigChRXfdjrKyyQuv9mLOpO+J2HAT7jXYthQeCcY6Upzev FY/58AzfGKFbKDbVH8UMw3qBWhDcMJXiCkHkmRMU3IKGx7JqNAxffdcVJoRwRHRm a/Xu6BIAvrD0QlPjvqvZbSZQvPM81ITwMJGR3A0vNcYsuctMihN0IQWb7BzlKAYU ssKf+C0AjWkAMacW2a1fPxpuCGnvDnFyyZjN9Ud0Wk11OXPKG7Nzc0ZPDf1dH5FV gJX6EFqFwyMPnGXc8OmPrNyLFZ80kD0YXutEKgUE+kNNlYkJ6t4txhU/XmlZG1dp eZqf4MnAU1L+4bEq/e3r6Fhum7mjou0r3c9Sd13kLvZrXc5dY1bwTaPYOlwBT/e5 CH7ugxsk5bOfsI7Ii1XwHw02Zdvmk0LqPFsUPnpxf1OzqVTOUv/2ivOvkGsJeu9L XFO5llkymLk5Zf9kjWkC =yq9t -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.lopsa.org https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators http://lopsa.org/
