Law School Camera Checkout

The Office of the Dean now maintains a professional-grade digital camera available to checkout at no cost to faculty, staff and select students. The primary purpose of this equipment checkout is to enhance and document law school-related events and activities in order to build relationships, provide content for social media or marketing efforts or historical documentation. The specific faculty/staff/student, department or organization hosting an event or setting up a photoshoot is responsible for checking out and using the equipment, as well as returning it in a timely fashion and in working order. The department or organization is also responsible for noting the specific photos that correspond to their event and relaying the name of that event and the date it occurred on the checkout log.

CHECKOUT PROCEDURE

• The camera and its accessories will reside with the Dean’s Assistant.
• Only a law school faculty or staff member, or a student organization leader or designated member of that organization, may checkout and use the camera.
• The camera is preset to its full AUTO settings, so please do not change the settings unless you know how to restore them to their preset condition. There is a full instruction manual in the binder with tabs noting the preset AUTO features and instructions to set them.
• The camera may only be used for law school-related events and activities; it is not for personal use.
• To check out the camera for an event, you must sign it out in the “Camera check-out log.” This will be kept in a binder in the Dean’s Assistant’s office.
• You will need to record your name, department/student organization, event name, event date, and estimated length of checkout when filling out the checkout form.
• Maximum length of checkout is 48 hours, and in the case of a weekend event, the camera must be returned the following Monday before Noon.
• Always test the camera upon checking it out. Note if it is broken in any manner.
• Upon checking the camera back in, you will need to note on the form the photo range for the photos from your event (i.e. Photo 001 – 035) and the name of your event on the form.
• Please charge the camera prior to returning it if needed. There is a charging accessory stored with the camera.
• The Dean’s Assistant will transfer the photos from the camera onto a shareable platform ONCE PER WEEK. The Communications Director will then screen those photos and upload them to the law school’s official Flickr account and send the necessary party a shareable link. You will then be able to download any photos or share them with anyone you like.

We’re excited to provide this new tool for the law school community. This checkout policy is subject to change or adaptation as we test things out. Please let us know if you see areas for improvement.