Loans and borrowing: Laptops

    Where can I borrow a laptop? 
 

To borrow a laptop for use around campus or at home for up to one week you'll need your student ID card to borrow and return. 

Laptop lockers are currently located:

• Hartley Library, Highfield campus (Levels 2 & 4) view campus map location 
• Health Services Library, University Hospital Southampton (South Academic Block, Level A) view campus map location 
• Avenue campus, Parkes Building 65 (Floor 1)  view campus map location 
• National Oceanographic Library (NOL) Waterfront Campus, European Way view campus map location 
• Sir James Matthews Building (SJM) Informal Study Space, Level 1. view campus map location 

Check laptop availability here. 

• Hartley Level 2 
• Hartley Level 4
• HSL 
• Avenue 
• National Oceanographic Library 
• Sir James Matthews Building

By borrowing a laptop you are agreeing to the user declaration.

• To borrow a laptop you will need your student ID card, your digital card won't work. 
• At library locations, chargers and bags can be borrowed through the Library Help desks.
• At Avenue campus, each locker will have a laptop and charger. 
• If you have a block on your library account you will be unable to borrow a laptop. Please see the help desk for advice. 
• Accessible reach laptops are available at both Hartley and the Health Services Library.

Using a laptop off campus. 

• Before you take the laptop off campus, follow this step to enable you to use the laptop at home: login with your university username and password whilst connecting to Soton wifi on campus. 
• Need advice on how to access the University remotely?  IT Help have a page called Away from campus to help you get started.

Can I renew a laptop? 

• Your laptop, bag and charger are not renewable - you will need to return these at the end of 7 days. 
• If you still need a laptop after 7 days, you will be able to take out a different laptop for a further week. 

Returning a laptop

• Please return your laptop to the same location and laptop locker you borrowed it from.   
• When returning the laptop to its locker, remember to plug the laptop into the cable in the locker to remove the loan from your account.
• Library locations: return your laptop bag and charger to the help desk.
• Avenue campus, return both the laptop and the charger to the laptop locker 

If you would like support with borrowing, returning or just have a question 

• Talk to us in person at any Library Help desk, use Library chat or email libenqs@soton.ac.uk 

Have an IT problem with a laptop you've borrowed? 

• In person: visit a Tech Hub, the Hub in Hartltey Library is open Monday - Friday 09:00-17:00.  view other Hub locations 
• Online help: Contact IT Service Desk  to report an issue with the laptop.   

Laptop top tips

• Remember to save your work regularly either to ‘file store’ or to a personal storage device (USB).  Work saved locally will be deleted when the laptop reboots.