Making a reservation in the Technology Library Portal

Summary

This article will guide you through the steps for creating a reservation in the Technology Library Portal

Environment

Technology Library Portal with WebCheckout

Directions

1. From the home page of the Technology Library Portal, click on “New Reservation” located in the middle column of the page

2. Use the dropdown menu to select which center you would like to pick up from/return to

3. In “Times”, enter the date and time you would like to pick up and the date and time you would like to return, then click the green checkmark (🗸) to the right of the cell to save

   1. Please be as precise with your pickup and return times as possible - reservations will be automatically cancelled after 30 minutes pass from the scheduled pickup time, and other reservations on the device can be made as early as 3 hours from the scheduled return time

4. In “Why are you checking out this equipment?”, use the dropdown menu to select “Class”, “Departmental Work”, “Personal Use”, or “Student Organization”, as appropriate and click the green checkmark (🗸) to the right of the cell to save

5. In “What Class, Department, or Student Organization”, please list which specific one you are using the equipment for and then click on the green checkmark (🗸) to the right of the cell to save.  For example

   1. Class should list the subject and class number (“Math 115”) and not just the subject (“Math”)

   2. Departmental Use should list the department (“History”) and not just the college (“LSA”)

   3. Personal Use can be “NA”, but you can list more information if you would like (“Broken laptop”)

   4. Student Organization should be the specific organization (“Delta Alpha Pi”) and not just generally what it is (“sorority”)

6. In “What phone number can be used to get ahold of you?”, please provide us with the best phone number to reach you at if something is impacting your order that we need to contact you immediately about, and click the green checkmark (🗸) to the right of the cell to save

7. Click on “Press ‘Browse Catalog’ to add items” at the bottom of the screen to navigate to the resources you would like to reserve (please see Basic Navigation for more information on that)

8. As you identify equipment you would like to reserve, navigate to the corresponding resource page and click on the green plus sign (+) to add to your cart

9. Once you are done adding equipment to your order, click on the “Return to Reservation” button in the bottom right-hand corner of your screen

10. Check for errors - if there is an error, click on the red exclamation point ( ! ) next to the impacted item to find out what the error is.  You can either fix the error or remove the item from your order - you can remove the item from your order by clicking on the red X (X) next to the item on the right side of the page

    1. If you can’t figure out how to correct the error, please call 734-615-0100 (prompt 2) or email LSATechnologyServices@umich.edu; if you want something that’s outside of our general policy, please fill out our Special Request form - these will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis

11. Once you see the message “Looks Good” with a green thumbs-up (🖒), click on the “Submit Changes” button in the bottom right-hand corner of the screen

12. Your reservation is now confirmed!  You should receive a confirmation email from our system.  You can also check the status of your reservation in the Technology Library Portal by clicking on “Home” in the far left-hand column and checking your “Upcoming Reservations” list