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DePaul University Library — Media & Technology Access (UNI-011)

Summary 🟢 ✓

  • Owner Unit: Division of Academic Affairs
  • Sub-unit: University Library
  • Content Type: service
  • Campus/Location: Loop + Lincoln Park
  • Last Verified: May 28, 2026

Description & capabilities

University Library technology services at the John T. Richardson (Lincoln Park) and Loop libraries: loanable hardware (short- and long-term checkout at Access Services), IS-maintained computing (lab PCs, public kiosks, Wacom Cintiq pen displays, group work tables with HDMI), print / scan / copy (Intelliprint, staff poster printing at JTR, free scanning), course reserves (physical media and Leganto), and adaptive / assistive technology. Policies and item availability are published on official Library Technology pages.

Access status

Verification

  • Status: confirmed (✓)
  • Confidence: 95/100
  • Rationale: Official Library Technology subpages enumerate loanable hardware, in-library computing, and print/scan services with published access rules; aligns with borrowing pages for affiliation limits.
  • Last verified: 2026-05-28
  • Evidence:
  • Library Technology hub and loanable-technology page list hardware categories and loan periods (May 2026)
  • Computers & software page documents lab PCs, Cintiq displays, kiosks, and group HDMI tables
  • Print/scan/copy page documents Intelliprint, staff poster service, and scanners
  • Borrowing eligibility and overdue policies linked from loanable technology page

Equipment

Find this resource from the Equipment catalog or site search (e.g. “3D printers”, “laser cutter”, “NMR”).

Category Specific equipment
A/V and camera checkout Course reserve physical media (DVDs, books) for classes; Streaming and e-resource access via course reserves (Leganto); Short-term loan (5 hours) — phone/laptop chargers; USB, USB-C, Lightning, HDMI adapters and cables; Short-term loan — standard and graphing calculators (TI-83/84); Short-term loan — Wacom pens for library Wacom equipment; Short-term loan — USB webcams for virtual meetings or classes; Long-term loan (4 weeks, DePaul affiliates) — DVD, Blu-ray, vinyl record players; USB disc drives
Cinema and broadcast cameras Long-term loan — Canon DSLR cameras; Long-term loan — additional lenses, tripods, and photography backdrop
Recording consoles and DAW systems Long-term loan — microphones for recording projects
Studio monitors and playback Short-term loan — basic over-ear headphones (1/8" jack); Long-term loan — studio-quality headphones for recording
Game consoles (development / playtest) Long-term loan — Sony PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Xbox (recent consoles); Long-term loan — select older consoles and handhelds
Creative workstations Standard DePaul IS lab computers — JTR floors 1–3; Loop Library; Public kiosk computers (no BlueKey) — JTR floors 1–4; Loop Library; Wacom Cintiq interactive pen displays — JTR floors 2–3; Long-term loan — Wacom Intuos tablet and pen combo; Adaptive equipment and assistive technology — JTR and Loop (see disability resources guide)
LED walls and presentation displays Group work tables with HDMI display — JTR floors 1–2; Loop group study rooms; HDMI adapters for group tables (checkout at Access Services)
Scanners and digitizing Library scanners and copiers — JTR and Loop (scanning free; copies via Demon Express)
Large-format printing Staff poster printing service — John T. Richardson Library (academic use; ~2 business day turnaround; self-service discontinued)

Source: DePaul University Library Technology pages — loanable technology, computers & software, print/scan/copy (May 2026). Last verified: May 28, 2026.

Contacts (resource-level)

Last verified: May 28, 2026.

People & contacts

Named contacts from the people registry when publicly documented.

Documented Relationships

Richardson Library hosts IRL2 (CDM-001). Library loanable cameras and A/V complement — but do not replace — Art School checkout (ART-002) and CDM cinema / Loop Equipment Center gear (CDM-017). Library computing labs are maintained by Information Services (UNI-013). Staff poster printing at JTR is an alternative to Chemistry DesignJet printing (CSH-008) for academic posters.

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Notes

Equipment catalog sourced from Loanable Technology, Computers & Software, and Print / Scan / Copy (May 2026). Return loanable items to the Access Services desk where borrowed; do not use book drops for technology.