The Lending Laboratory at Bristol Community College provides access to laboratory equipment and instruments that might not be readily available to high school teachers and students.  Currently, the Lending Laboratory has 56 pieces of equipment and instruments, including stereomicroscopes, hand-held barometers, pH meters, conductivity meters, ground water simulators, soil testing kits, and air sampling pumps.

Click HERE to view our inventory.
Click HERE for a copy of our BORROWING AGREEMENT FORM.
Click HERE for a copy of our EQUIPMENT REQUEST FORM.

                                LENDING LAB POLICIES

Borrowing Agreement Form: An individual who wants to become a borrower must sign and return a BORROWING AGREEMENT FORM before reserving any equipment.  If a borrower is found to have violated the policies of the Lending Library, borrowing privileges may be canceled.  Individuals who already have a borrowing agreement form on file do not need to complete another agreement form unless the information supplied on the first form has changed.

Fees for Use of Materials: There are no direct fees charged for the use of the equipment. However, the borrower is responsible for paying the repair or replacement cost of materials that are lost or damaged while on loan.

Length of Loan Period: The acceptable loan period is between one and fourteen days, depending upon previous bookings. If a longer period is needed it must be approved.

Transportation of Equipment: Equipment must be picked-up and returned by the borrowing institution.  In rare cases, arrangements for transportation can be made. 

Late Return of Equipment: Lending Laboratory equipment must be returned by the agreed upon date.  New requests will not be accepted if a borrower has overdue equipment. Continued late return of materials may result in termination of borrowing privileges.

Lost or Damaged Equipment: The borrower is responsible for replacement costs of equipment that are lost or damaged while on loan. The borrower will be billed for the cost of replacing the missing or damaged items. New requests will not be accepted if the borrower has unpaid charges for lost or damaged items. Failure to pay replacement charges will result in termination of borrowing privileges.

Determining Replacement Costs:  Replacement costs for training materials are determined by the actual cost of replacing the lost or damaged materials.

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  Funded by the National Science Foundation. 
Opinions expressed are those of the authors and
        not necessarily those of the foundation.
                     Award #:  0603390