Available equipment can be checked out at the MERIT Public Service Desk, within the MERIT library, on the 3rd floor of the Teacher Education building (TEB) during open hours. For highlights of our inventory, see categories below:
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AV equipment
- Cameras (point-and-shoot & DSLRs)
- Tripods (portable, ultra portable & large extending)
- Digital camcorders (with & without lapel mics)
- Projectors (standard, HD, pocket, slide & film)
- Digital voice recorders
- Microphones (USB, camcorder, flat, wireless)
- Webcams
Laptops & tablets
- iPads
- Wacom graphics tablets
- Macbooks
- Dell laptops
Cables, kits & other peripherals
- Adapters & dongles
- A/V cables (variety)
- Podcast kit
- Wireless lapel mic kit
- Headphones
- Mac laptop chargers
- USB wall chargers
What equipment is not reservable?
Most equipment can be reserved throughout the semester; however, chargers, dongles, adapters, and other peripherals are first come, first serve. For example:
- Headphones
- USB-C to HDMI
- USB-C to VGA
- Lightening to VGA
- Mac display adapters
- Power cords
- Card readers
Equipment loan policies
Updated January 2022. Print copy available at the MERIT public service desk.
Loan Periods
- If a piece of equipment is in stock, and not reserved, it is available to checkout.
- Reservations can be made for most items (some exceptions apply).
- Most items are available for a 1-week loan
- Slightly longer loan periods will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
- Questions about equipment? Please contact library@education.wisc.edu