AV Equipment Storage and Use in the BEHS Library
Cathy Belben
Updated September 2004

AV Equipment at BEHS

Teachers are almost always assigned AV equipment within their departments, so the library isn’t responsible for much other than storing some spare stuff in the back room. At some schools, all AV equipment is stored and circulated by the library, so we’re lucky. 

We have a few TV/VCR set-ups, some overhead projectors, an AverKey, an In-Focus video projector, 2 DVD players--one connected to a TV and one a floater--and a bunch of random stuff like overhead screens, tape players, a record player from about 1943, and some slide projectors. We also have a digital camera and a digital video camera that you can check out.

We don’t supply stuff like bulbs or repair equipment.  Supplies must be ordered through departments, and repairs must be handled through tech or an outside repair shop.

The In-Focus LCD Projector
This HIGHLY popular item is library equipment that I keep permanently set up for instruction in the library, but which may be checked out by teachers if I'm not using it.  Please reserve it far in advance with me (Cathy) to avoid conflicts and crying.

AV Equipment Check-Out Policy

1.      Equipment is checked out ONLY to staff members.

2.      All equipment must be checked out by the librarian or assistant librarian, and there must be a record of the check out.

3.      In the AV storage room, there is a poster with the materials listed and pictured. There is a check-out card for each item.  When equipment is borrowed, the librarian or asst. fills out this card and puts it in the appropriate pocket. When the materials are returned, the name is crossed off.

4.      It is VERY important to keep careful records of where things are and who has them, since there are very few items, but they do circulate regularly, and one-of-a-kind things like the video projector, are very popular.