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IDeATe Lending Collection & Office

Attention Lending Patrons 

  • The Lending Office will close for the summer at close of business, Friday, April 25, 2025 and all items must be returned by 8PM that day.
  • Graduating students may not borrow equipment after the 25th.
  • After we complete our yearly inventory close out, returning students, faculty, and staff may borrow equipment for summer academic requirements. Since the office will be closed, email help@ideate.cmu.edu to make arrangements at least two business days (M-F) in advance.

The IDeATe Lending Office in Hunt A29 has an extensive collection of equipment that can be browsed via the University Libriaries Catalog—here's a direct link to the IDeATe Lending Collection. Borrowers must have their Carnegie Mellon ID card ready to present when borrowing an item. You can also view our complete equipment inventory here. 

The IDeATe Lending Collection is a university-wide resource consisting of audio/video, photographic, and sound recording devices such as digital cameras, video recorders, microphones, and projectors.  Items are designed to support the entire Carnegie Mellon University campus community and may be borrowed by any students, faculty, and staff at Carnegie Mellon’s main Pittsburgh campus.

The IDeATe Lending Office is located in the basement of Hunt Library directly across from the elevator, in room A29. Check the current hours.

Borrowing Period

The normal borrowing allowance is two "overnight" periods. For example, borrow anytime on Monday, and the return is due on anytime during our business hours on Wednesday. When calculating due dates, weekends and school holidays are skipped. Returns can be made at any time on the due date for full credit.

Online Renewals

Renewals may only be made on the actual due date. Click the link in the email receipts or go to library.cmu.edu, click on the My Account, log in with Andrew, then in the upper right, look for your name, click the drop down to get your loans, and then renew the loan by clicking the renew icon. If no holds have been placed on the items, the system will respond with a successful renewal message. Late items cannot be renewed.

Borrowing Responsibilities

Borrowers must have their Carnegie Mellon ID card ready to present when borrowing an item. All patrons are required to be aware of and adhere to the IDeATe Lending Collection Circulation Policy.