Theft is the number one crime on the Drexel campus, and your laptop is a prime target.

Please do not leave your laptop unattended for any amount of time in any public space, and that includes the library. Going to the bathroom, stepping away to make a phone call, and popping outside for a hotdog or cigarette all count as lengths of time away.

Even if you ask a neighbor to watch your stuff, his or her studiously bent eyes might not be quick enough to catch a seasoned thief. Wherever you go, no matter how long, if your laptop is out of site, it will very likely be stolen.

It happened today, and it happens a lot. So please: Protect your stuff.

When’s the last time you reserved a group study room at the library? If it was last term, you’re in for a treat. We’ve updated our room reservation system to be easier to use and even friendlier than before. Check it out. You’ll be hooked. And booked! : )

And don’t forget you can rent laptops and projectors for those rooms at the circulation desk. Come on by, flash us your ID, and we’ll get you everything you need for a  productive group study session.

In case you haven’t noticed, there’s a lot going on in Hagerty’s lower level. We’re in the midst of a two-week blitz of classroom teaching, which means that L13-C and L14, our two main computer classrooms, will be sporadically out of commission each day.

Looking for a computer? Fear not! Not only do we have our old-standby Dell laptops and our new nifty netbooks, now we’ve got 10 brand new, gleaming white Mac books. And don’t forget, you can print from laptops onto printers throughout the library.

So don’t give up if you walk into Hagerty and see a full computer lab on the first floor. Instead head over to the Circulation Desk, check out your laptop and get mobile.

Ever come to Hagerty Library to get some work done and find all the computers are taken? Next time, please don’t give up, because we’ve got other options.

You can bypass the crowd by checking out a laptop from the circulation desk. And with ten brand new netbooks available, you’re even more mobile within the library.

Check out a netbook, find a cozy nook, and get cracking on that assignment.

And don’t forget, when there’s no class in session, we’ve also got two rooms full of desktops on Hagerty’s lower level.

Continuing the countdown of 10 ways to use Hagerty for low-stress, high-efficiency studying.

Laptops and Ethernet Cables Don’t freak out if your home computer crashes! Don’t despair if all the desktops are taken in Hagerty! We’ve got laptops behind the circulation desk–just drop by and we’ll check one out to you, just like a reserve course book. Can’t get a wireless signal on your laptop? We’ve got Ethernet cables too; they’re also available for loan at the circulation desk. You can use them on our laptops or yours. Just plug them into our numerous jacks throughout the building and you’re good to go.

And don’t forget: Hagerty’s going 24/7, starting tomorrow, Thursday June 4th at 7:30 am until the end of finals.

Don’t feel like lugging your laptop to the library? You don’t have to!

We have 30 laptops available here at Hagerty. Stop by the Circulation Desk to borrow one–feel free to use it anywhere in the building.

Want to know more? Here you go: http://www.library.drexel.edu/services/laptops.html