The LMC supports all UChicago students, faculty, and staff in the objective of artistic creation and art making. If you have questions regarding whether or not your project qualifies for use of the LMC, please contact loganmediacenter@uchicago.edu.

Equipment can be checked out or returned within Cage hours of operation. During the regular academic year, the Cage is open M-F, 9a-7p; Sat and Sun. 12p-4p. During the summer, the cage is open different hours. 

Yes. You can reserve equipment in advance within the current academic quarter by visiting equipmentreservations.uchicago.edu. You can also call or stop by the cage during business hours to make a reservation. Reservations are not accepted via email. 

No -- you can reserve equipment 24 hours a day at equipmentreservations.uchicago.edu.

equipmentreservations.uchicago.edu only shows you the gear you are authorized to use. If you have not taken the LMC basic access orientation, you will not see any gear at all. Certain other types of equipment are only available after you have gone through specific training sessions. To see a complete list of our sessions and what equipment they enable for checkout, please visit our training page.

The maximum checkout period for equipment is 72 hours. When you make a reservation or a checkout, you will be asked to set a due time within 72 hours of the checkout time. We ask that you select a time that works for your schedule, and also not to borrow equipment for longer than you need it.

Equipment must be returned by the time you commit to at checkout. You will receive automatic email reminders of this due time at regular intervals. You can return equipment early, but if you bring it back after the due time it will be considered late.

Because other students might be waiting for you to return your equipment, we charge a $1/hour fee for each piece of late equipment. 

Yes, you may have one extension of up to 72 hours if the gear is not needed by someone else. Please call or stop by the cage (no emails, please) to make extension requests before your gear is due back. Extensions cannot be made once the gear is already late. 

Though we recognize schedules sometimes make it impossible, the best thing to do is to return it yourself. We will not turn away equipment returned by a third party, but keep in mind you will be responsible for any and all missing or damaged equipment that is signed out under your name. 

No, but if your request for an extension is denied, the equipment must be returned at the originally established time. 

No, you are welcome to come check out available equipment without a reservation. 

Pickups are guaranteed as of the time specified by your reservation, and for 4 hours after that. After 4 hours, the reservation is voided and the equipment will be available for checkout to others. You may pick up your equipment early if it is available, but keep in mind that the total checkout time is still 72 hours.

No, you must be present for a checkout under your name. 

Yes, within reason. If you have a special circumstance and require many pieces of equipment (such as several video cameras) you should contact the LMC professional staff in advance. 

Special requests must be scheduled in advance with the LMC professional staff. Please email loganmediacenter@uchicago.edu with a brief outline of your project with the proposed pickup and return times.

For many of our equipment categories, we now offer more abbreviated online quizzes to ensure you have the knowledge necessary to operate the equipment successfully. 

Probably not. We support curricular arts activities and individual art-making across the university. To ensure we can sustain the needs of our core users we cannot support curricular or non-arts audio/visual needs. We’d be glad to discuss other options available to you to access audio/visual equipment to complete your project; please see a member of the professional LMC staff. 

If you are an LMC user, you have access to use our edit suites. To make a reservation, please use the Robin Online Schedule or download the Robin App. Complete instructions on how to use the Robin Schedule are available on the LMC wiki.

It is a bit of a misconception that we have a recording studio at the LMC. We have an Audio Mix Suite, which is intended for audio post-production for music, voiceover, film and video, and any other sound application. The Audio Mix Suite supports 5.1 surround mixing. It is not suitable for recording large ensembles, bands, etc. For more information on how to use the Audio Mix Suite, sign up for one of our audio recording workshops. Unlike the rest of the edit suites, the Audio Mix Suite requires additional training beyond the general access orientation.

To reserve the Audio Mix suite, please use the Robin Online Schedule or download the Robin App. Complete instructions on how to use the Robin Schedule are available on the LMC wiki. Please note that even though you will be able to reserve the Audio Mix Suite in Robin, you will not be able to open the door unless you have taken the required training.

The Production Studio (room 014) is available to approved individuals and groups when not in use for classes. To make a reservation, please visit the LMC cage or contact us at loganmediacenter@uchicago.edu. The Production Studio is not available for reservation in the Robin app. Please note that access to this room requires additional training beyond the general access orientation. To sign up for the additional training, please see our signup form.

Please ask us before doing anything or using any materials that could potentially damage any of the equipment installed in the space, including the space itself. We are willing to work with you to make sure that you can complete your project, but to do so responsibly we need to be involved in the conversation. We do expect that you will take responsibility to return the space to its original state by the end of your reservation period. 

No. Those printers are meant for printing images. A document printer is available in the vestibule outside of the Logan Café. For more information on how to print, please visit: http://arts.uchicago.edu/cafeprinter. 

We wouldn’t recommend it. We regularly update, clean, and occasionally wipe each computer. Buying and using an external hard drive is highly recommended -- you can also purchase a 1TB G-DRIVE ev RaW USB 3.0 Hard Drive from us, which we sell (at-cost) for $85. 

Generally we do not loan equipment over University breaks, but we do consider special circumstances. Please contact the professional staff at loganmediacenter@uchicago.edu to inquire about the possibility.

Unfortunately we are unable to support alumni projects. All access and borrowing requires a valid UCID.