[Circulation] important reminders

[Suzanne Karanikis]

Hello Everyone,

Things to keep in mind at the desk:

_Students On Leave or Field Study_
Students on leave or field study do not have borrowing privileges.  If a 
student with such status attempts to borrow a book and but their record 
is expired or not in the database at all - DO NOT CHECK BOOKS OUT TO 
THEM MANUALLY.  Believe what III tells you.  I expire or delete the 
records of patrons who are not eligible to borrow.  Yes, you will have 
to tell the patron that they may not borrow books at that time, and they 
may contact me for an explanation.  It has long been noted in the Non 
Satis Non Scire that students on leave or field study do not have 
borrowing privileges, and no, we will not register them as visitors for 
the time they are on leave.

_Pay Attention to Patron Names
_If a patron does not have his or her ID and wishes to check books out, 
please be extremely careful in choosing the correct patron record.  If 
III finds 2 patrons of the same name, please ask the patron for their 
middle initial.  Once you are in the record make sure that you selected 
the right one by checking the student's patron type (i.e. Hampshire 
Student).   I just encountered a UMass student who replied to an overdue 
notice because some books were checked out to his record, rather than to 
the Hampshire student of the same name who actually borrowed them.

Please contact me if you have any questions about this e-mail.

Suzanne

Suzanne Karanikis
Circulation Supervisor
413-559-5762