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UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER COLLEGE OF NURSING
Audio Visual Equipment, Media and Computer Hardware and Software	Subsection: 6.2.2
Section 6.0 - Information	Originating Date: July, 1979
Responsible Reviewing Agency: Executive Council	Revised: January, 1988 Revised: March, 1999 Revised: February, 2008 Revised: March, 2015

The purchase, distribution and maintenance of audio visual equipment, media and computer hardware and software at the College of Nursing are done in accordance with UNMC Policies 5000 and 6051.

Procedure:

Classroom/Presentation Equipment, Classroom Media

1. Purchase
   1. Requisitions for new audio visual equipment, media and computer hardware and software will be reviewed prior to purchase to ensure compatibility with existing standards. The College of Nursing Learning Resource Center (LRC) Coordinators will review purchases with the Associate Dean for Academic Programs and/or the respective division Assistant Dean to ensure that audio visual equipment is suitable for the intended purpose and that media content is appropriate. The Workstation Specialists will review computer hardware and software purchases to insure compatibility and compliance with standards.
   2. Recommendations for the purchase of media should include input from all divisions if at all possible. The requester must involve, where appropriate, all course coordinators and LRC Coordinators.
   3. Media may be ordered for preview by request to the respective division LRC Coordinator. The LRC Coordinator will be responsible for acquiring, disseminating and returning the preview materials in a timely manner
   4. The LRC Coordinators will maintain an inventory of each piece of audio visual equipment and media regardless of cost. The Workstation Specialists will maintain an inventory of all computer hardware and software.
   5. Audio visual equipment, media and computer hardware and software are to be inventoried on a yearly basis. Equipment on loan must be brought into one of the divisions on a yearly basis for this purpose.
   6. Audio visual equipment, media and computer hardware and software purchased by any division of the College of Nursing is considered the property of the College of Nursing as a whole with assignment made to the College not to an individual or division.
2. Maintenance
   1. All classroom equipment and classroom media held on the campuses will be cleaned and maintained by the LRC Coordinators. If there is a repair issue, the LRC Coordinator will need to contact the campus assistant deans or in Omaha the Assistant Dean for Informatics and Learning Technologies to determine whether to repair or to replace the equipment. Any damage or loss of equipment should be reported immediately to the Learning Resource Center.
   2. All computer hardware and software will be maintained by the Workstation Specialist. Any damage or loss of computer hardware/software are to be reported immediately to the Workstation Specialist.
3. Location of Equipment
   1. New equipment is considered a part of the overall equipment inventory of the College, even without identification marking. Physical security of new media materials and equipment is of paramount importance.
   2. All transferring, loaning, sharing, disposal and/or sale of equipment, hardware and software will be handled locally by the LRC coordinators or Workstation Specialist, in accordance with Policy 6.2.1. Disposal and/or sale of equipment will be according to UNMC policy and coordinated through the Assistant Dean for Informatics and Learning Technologies in order to facilitate cross campus consistency in equipment, expedite record keeping and correct inventory control.

Classroom Media

1. Ordering Preview Media
   1. Media may be ordered for preview, by request to the respective campus LRC coordinator. The LRC Coordinator will be responsible for returning the preview materials in a timely manner.
2. Purchase
   1. Recommendations for purchase of media should be made across campus locations if at all possible. The requester must coordinate with all campus course coordinators (as appropriate) and all LRC Coordinators for a purchase decision.
   2. All computer software must be approved by the appropriate Assistant Dean and the College of Nursing Workstation Specialist.