Equipment Cave
The Equipment Cave is available for IAM students to rent equipment and print color documents. It is located in room 123 at the back of 1000 S Wabash Ave and is open during all normal lab hours.
Please read the Equipment Cave Access and Rental Policies below before checking out equipment.
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Access and Rental Policies
In order to rent equipment and use the printers you must be enrolled as an IAM student.
Equipment Restrictions and Clearance
Equipment is organized by category (audio, video, photography, etc.), and is further subdivided by skill-level (basic, intermediate, and professional).
Students require specific clearance for each category and skill-level they wish to rent equipment from. Incoming and transfer students are initially only allowed to rent basic level equipment but may request special clearance from the Equipment Cave staff if they have previous experience with higher level equipment.
Additional equipment clearance is granted by taking classes in the IAM department. In general, higher level classes grant access to higher level equipment. Clearance is automatically granted if required for a particular class.
Student Responsibilities
Students are responsible for returning all equipment on time in complete and working condition.
This means:
- Equipment returned is functional and free from damage.
- All parts and accessories (as specified in the contract) are accounted for, functional, and free from damage.
Students are allowed 3 minor OR 1 major infraction.
Minor infractions include (but are not limited to):
- Loss of accessories.
- Late return of equipment.
Major infractions include (but are not limited to):
- Loss of equipment.
- Significant loss of accessories.
- Significantly late return of equipment.
If any of these terms are violated an infraction report will be filed on return of the equipment.
If you have lost or damaged any equipment or accessories, you must be sure to notify the attendant on duty when the equipment is returned so that it can be noted in the report. Please detail the damage or loss sustained, and the manner in which it occurred. Be aware that you will be held accountable for any unreported damage or loss.
When your allotted infractions are used up your equipment privledges will be revoked and you will be banned from the checkout system indefinitely.
If you are banned and require equipment to complete a class assignment you will need your instructor to check it out for you.
Please note that the attendant on duty does not have the ability to instate or revoke bans. If you feel you have been unfairly banned you may petition Brian Nielsen for reinstatement of privileges.
Information for Students
More detailed information is forthcoming.
