[Circulation] closing procedures, timeslips, and carts

[Suzanne Karanikis]

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Hello Everyone,

It has been reported to me that the library is not being properly 
shut down at night.  The biggest problem is that the headphone/key 
cabinet is not getting locked.  Please remember to lock this cabinet 
and drop the key into the locked drawer.  This cabinet holds keys to 
rooms that house expensive audio and visual equipment - it must be 
secured every night.  The next problem is that some of the computers 
in the reference area are being left on overnight.  Occasionally 
these computers do freeze up.  The blue and teal computers can be 
re-started by inserting a paper clip into the hole under the triangle 
on the side of the machine.  The new white computers can be restarted 
by holding down the button on the side of the machine to shut them 
off, and then pressing the button again to turn them on.  If you 
don't know what  I'm referring to, please ask me or Chris for an 
explanation.  Lastly, please make sure to shut off the photocopiers.

There were several problems with timeslips.  I made the necessary 
corrections or additions.  I also made photocopies of the ones with 
"issues" and I will talk to these students individually.   This is 
the summary of the problems:  forgetting to log shifts that were 
worked,  adding incorrectly, and not completing all of the required 
fields (like entering your initials).  This is a warning that 
timeslips will be submitted "as is" next pay period and I will not 
feel bad if you don't get paid because your slip is incomplete.

Finally, the re-shelving carts have been in poor shape in the past 
week.  I'm still catching reserve books on them, and this morning the 
A-HN cart is a disaster.  There are HQ's through J's on it and E's 
following the G's.  Please, please, please take your time and pay 
attention to what you are doing!

Now that that's all out of my system I hope you have a good week.

Suzanne

Suzanne Karanikis
Circulation Specialist
Harold F. Johnson Library Center
Hampshire College
893 West Street
Amherst, MA 01002
phone 413-559-5762
fax 413-559-5419