Haverford College - VCAM - connect 2


Open hours

Fall 2024

Regular Hours:

Monday - Thursday

9AM - 6PM

Friday 

9AM - 5PM

Thanksgiving Break Notice:
We will be closing early on Wednesday, November 27th, 2024 at 12 Noon. Please plan accordingly for any reservations you wish to make for the duration of the holiday, as we will not be open on Thursday or Friday of that week. The equipment checkout desk will resume regular hours on Monday, December 2nd, 2024.

 

Contact us

Haverford Production Equipment Store

Phone: 610 896 4920

Location: VCAM 101B

Email: cwoodard@haverford.edu

Please Note: we do not take booking via email

 

Policies

Eligibility

Haverford Production equipment loans are provided to currently enrolled Haverford College students, faculty, and staff in VCAM video production courses, or for use in conjunction with VCAM-sponsored events. Bryn Mawr College and Swarthmore College students enrolled in a VCAM Haverford video production course may borrow equipment as needed for assignments in those classes.

Students who have previous experience in Haverford production courses but who are not currently enrolled in production classes may have limited access to production equipment; please be in touch with Digital Media Specialist Charles Woodard at cwoodard@haverford.edu to discuss.

Additional equipment for extracurricular projects and/or for students who have not yet taken a production course is available on the Haverford Media Equipment Checkout site.

Reserving a space on campus does not guarantee equipment will be available or approved for loan.
Approved equipment may be used both on and off campus.

Check-out/Check-in

Equipment must be picked up and returned at Haverford’s Equipment Checkout in VCAM during equipment checkout hours. Please note that the Production Equipment Checkout hours of operation may occasionally change, particularly for campus events and holidays.

Equipment MUST be reserved in advance of pickup with no less than 24 hours’ notice.

Production Equipment Checkout staff will make every effort to ensure the equipment is fully functional by check-out. But due to high demand and quick turnaround, Production Equipment Checkout cannot guarantee the working order or battery level at the time of the loan.  Patrons are encouraged to check battery levels and equipment functionality before leaving Production Equipment Checkout and should contact staff immediately if any equipment is not operating properly.

Patrons are responsible for supplying all consumable supplies such as blank tapes or discs, with the exception of microphone batteries.

Patrons returning equipment are expected to wait at the Production Equipment Checkout desk during an initial check-in procedure, which may take up to 15 minutes. A more thorough check-in may follow, for which the patron may stay if so desired.

Liability

Patrons are liable for any overdue equipment and any damage the equipment sustains while checked out.  The full replacement cost shall be due for all equipment not returned one week after its due date. Fines related to repair, replacement, and late returns will be charged to the patron’s student account and may affect eligibility for future loans.

Equipment loans are generally made only to one individual, who assumes entire responsibility for the loan. In the case of team projects required for a class, all members of the team will share equal responsibility and liability for borrowed equipment, regardless of which individual checks out or returns the equipment.

Production Equipment Checkout does not assume any liability for injury or damage to property resulting from the use or misuse of borrowed equipment.