Olin Library offers a variety of laptops, chargers and accessories, and specialized equipment (audio recorders, cameras, projectors, etc.) for borrowing. Only those with a valid Cornell ID may check out equipment.
Laptop and Equipment Policies:
- All Olin equipment must be renewed in person at the Olin service desk. No phone or e-mail renewals will be accepted.
- All equipment should be returned to the library they were checked out from.
- All laptops, chargers and special equipment items are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Check in with the Olin service desk for current availability.
Mann Library also has equipment available for loan. For information on what equipment is available at Mann, please refer to their Laptops & Equipment page.
Laptops
IMPORTANT NOTE: There is no temporary storage on Olin & Uris laptops. Once a library laptop is shut down, restarted, loses power, or becomes unresponsive for any reason it will reset to a default state and there is no way to retrieve lost work. Practice safe computing by saving your work to your own personal USB flash drive, to cloud storage such as Cornell Box, or by e-mailing your work to yourself as an attachment. Always remember to save your work often!
- Olin offers Mac or Dell (PC) laptops.
- Laptops are available for hourly (3 hour) or extended (2 week) loans. Two hours before closing, hourly laptops can be checked out overnight and are due back two hours after opening the next day.
- Laptops and peripherals may be used outside of Olin, Kroch, and Uris Libraries, but must be renewed in person at the Olin circulation desk. No phone or e-mail renewals will be accepted.
- Laptops and accessories should be returned to the library they were checked out from.
Laptop Software
Both Dell and Mac laptops come with a number of preinstalled software programs.
Chargers, calculators, and other technology tools
Items circulate for three hours with the exception of video cables/adapters (which circulate for one day).
- Phone Chargers (iPhone, micro-USB, USB-C)
- Headphones
- Mac Power Cords (USB-C or MagSafe 2)
- USB-C Power Cords
- Dell Power Cords
- Calculators (basic, scientific, or graphing)
- Portable DVD drives
- HDMI Cables
- VGA Cables
- Mini Display Port (Mac) to VGA Adapters
- Mini Display Port (Mac) to HDMI Cables
- Mini Display Port (Mac) to HDMI (female)
- HDMI to VGA Adapters
- USB-C to VGA Adapters
- USB-C to HDMI Cables
- USB-C to HDMI (female)
- USB-C to USB Adapters
Specialized equipment
Special equipment is loaned for 3 days on a first come, first served basis and can be requested at the circulation desk
Click the equipment title to access the user manual or tutorial video. Note: Many manuals link to a PDF document.
Audio Recording
Cameras
Projectors
Tripods
Gaming Systems
Olin has a limited number of gaming systems available. Each system comes with the appropriate cables and a controller. Users will need to have their own online accounts for each system – there is no generic library account.
