[Circulation] Rossam Reserve and Scheduling Library Rooms

[Suzanne M Karanikis]

Hello All.

Rossam Reserve
Just an FYI that students in Jules' Rossam's class are asking for a  
dvd "Stranger With a Camera".  This is actually a segment of the dvd  
"Frames of Reference."  If you search the title Stranger with a Camera  
you will actually be cross-referenced to Frames of Reference, which is  
in fact on reserve.

Scheduling Library Rooms
Here's a Q and A of the most common topics:

Who Schedules Rooms?
Bev, Asha, Mark, and I can all book time on the library rooms  
schedule.  Patrons can request a room by emailing  
libraryrooms at hampshire.edu or by using the template on the calendar.   
To get the template, patrons have to click on the plus sign in the  
right corner of the date they wish to book.

How Can I Tell if a Room is Booked?
All Hampshire patrons can view the library room schedule.  Log on to  
the intranet.  On the left side of the page is a calendar.  Click  
below it, on View Public Calendar.  Use the dropdown menu on the left  
to change the calendar to Library Rooms.  Each room is color coded.   
To see how long a meeting or class will last, click on the title of  
the event and you will see information regarding who booked it and a  
beginning and end time for the event.

How do patrons get keys to the meeting rooms?
Keys to the Bradford Room and 2nd floor library training room are  
given out by staff in the library main office.  We also have a key to  
the HillUrbina Room there for staff and faculty circulation.  The  
reason we have a key to HillUrbina in the cabinet at the desk is for  
checkout to students who are using the room.  The fact that the key is  
in the cabinet does not mean that the room is free.

I hope this clears up some confusion.  I will put a copy of this in  
the circulation desk binder for now and will make a sheet with screen  
prints at a later time for the binder and my training manual.

Please ask if you have any further questions that I did not address.

Suzanne
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Suzanne Karanikis
Circulation Supervisor
Harold F. Johnson Library
Hampshire College
893 West Street
Amherst, MA 01002
ph: 413-559-5762
fax: 413-559-5419