An overhead video projector valued at about $10,000 was reported stolen Wednesday, April 3 from the Technology training room in McAfee Gymnasium.

John Looby, chief instructional media system engineer for Booth Library, said Monday the overhead video projector was removed from the ceiling in the Technology Training Facility in Room 1214 of McAfee Gym.

Looby said the room was in a “transitional period” in which the library was moving out and the room was soon going to be used as a computer lab after Booth Library moved out of McAfee.

“The room was left in tact for other people to use when the library moved,” said Allen Lanham, dean of library services.

Faculty discovered the projector was missing on March 27, but checked with other departments to find out if anyone had borrowed, moved or brought the machine in for maintenance. When library officials exhausted all possibilities as to the whereabouts of the projector, they contacted the police, he said.

Arthur Mitchell, a university police officer, said there were no suspects yet, but he said there could still be a chance that the projector was misplaced or borrowed.

“It’s possible that it was inadvertently moved or was used by somebody who didn’t go through the right processes,” he said.

Unfortunately, Looby said, the large gap between when the projector was last seen and when someone noticed it was missing is working against them.

The projector was purchased with funds from Booth Library’s budget.

A police report said that February 11 was last day library used the room for technology training session in that room and then classes were transferred to the new library.

It also said that on February 21 workers were dismantling computers in the lab to move them to the new library. Sandra Nees, a library operations assistant, said she was in the room that day and she was certain the projector was there at that time.

Though there were no cameras to monitor the room, Lanham said the room was locked anytime it was not in use.

Looby said plans to use the room as a computer lab will not change.

“The room will most likely be used again as a computer lab, unfortunately, it is just minus a very expensive piece of equipment,” Looby said.