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Capital Equipment Acquisition and Inventory

Unit Responsibilities

  • Submit serial number(s) to UBSC via phone or e-mail when receiving capital equipment
  • Assist with scheduling the biannual physical inventory
  • Inform the UBSC of any physical location changes for equipment, i.e., request dispositions or transfers before they occur
  • Notify the UBSC of any known capital equipment gift
  • Post and browse ads for available and wanted capital and non-capital items to Cornell Asset Transfer System (CATS)

UBSC Responsibilities

  • Conduct biannual physical inventories
  • Add new purchases to the capital asset inventory
  • Apply bar-coding to new equipment
  • Transfer equipment between units
  • Dispose of equipment