| Who can add items to the database? |
The Registry is a database used to record the valuable property of students, faculty and staff at The Ohio State University, to aid in record keeping and promote recovery of property should it be lost or stolen. Only students, faculty and staff of the University, including all of the regional campuses and centers, may enter property in the file.
The Registry may be searched only by password. Such access will be limited to risk assessment and law enforcement personnel who may search for the owner if an item of property is recovered. |
| What can be added to the database? |
| Only valuable items with an identifiable (serial or RFID) number may be added to the Registry.Laptop and tabletop computers, valuable bicycles, DVD players, televisions, and technical equipment like GPS units may, for example, be entered. The database is purged every four years of items. Students are encouraged to also maintain a written record at home of the items listed. |
| Request an item be added to the database. |
To have an item entered into the Registry, click here and complete all of the required fields of information. The item must have an identifiable number (serial or RFID) to be accepted. The transaction will not be complete until reviewed by the Registry administrator.
Request an item be added to the database. |
| Request an item be removed from the database. |
To have an item removed from the Registry, click here and complete all of the required fields of information. The transaction will not be complete until reviewed by the Registry administrator.
Request an item be removed from the database. |
| Report an item stolen/missing. |
If an item you have entered in the database has been stolen or an identifable item, serial numbered, has been stolen or lost and not previously entered into the Registry, you may request that the item be entered or indicate that the entered item has been stolen. All of the required fields of information must be completed for the entry to be made. If you have an item to enter or report as stolen, click here to take you to the appropriate screen. The entry will not be completed until reviewed by the Registry administrator.
If any item of personal or University property is stolen, whether in the Registry or University inventory system, notify police immediately to prepare a police report of the theft. Notify the officer taking the report if the item is listed in the Registry.
It is better to prevent theft than search for lost or stolen items. Secure valuable property, leave items at home if not needed on campus, and always lock your door!
Report an Item Stolen or Missing |
