End of term matters

TO:             All Oesterle Library Student Assistants

FROM:       Belinda Cheek, Access Services Coordinator

RE:             End-of-Term Matters

DATE:        October 29, 2014

The end of the term is rapidly approaching!  Please complete the following instructions as we prepare schedules for Finals Week and Winter Term.

1.      FINALS WEEK - All students are expected to work their regular work schedule through Saturday, November 22^nd.  A finals week schedule is being prepared for Sunday, November 23^rd through Wednesday, November 26^th.  All student assistants are required to sign up to work a minimum of four hours during finals week.  Please see Heidi by 5:00 on TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11^th to sign up for your hours.

2.      WINTER TERM SCHEDULES - All student assistants who plan to work Winter Term will be assigned a work schedule before they leave for D-Term.  (If for any reason you don’t plan to work next term, please let Heidi know right away!!)   The appropriate schedule should be completed to indicate when you will be available to work during Winter Term.  Please complete the schedule carefully and thoughtfully!  Also, remember that any schedule that does not leave enough hours for us to work with when assigning schedules will be returned for revision.  All schedules should be given to Heidi by 5:00 on TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11^th.

If you have any questions about this process, please do not hesitate to contact Heidi or me.  

Security

Hello,

Recently there have been a few people that have tried to take our magazines.  They have had excuses like they thought they could just take them or they didn't know it was the library's.  No matter what the excuses or the item, if someone walks out the gate with one of our items without checking them our or trying to check them out they need to be written up with an incident report. The staff person or SC on the information services desk is the one to write them up, the student can be the witness.

Please make sure they are written up EVERY time, no matter the excuse.

Thank you,
Heidi

D-term positions

Oesterle Library has the following student assistant positions available for D-Term:

           

     

FIVE PART-TIME POSITIONS (approximately 20-25 hours per week)

·         Expected to work the following dates:

                                    December 1- December 19

·         Hours will include daytime, evening and Saturday hours

Hours will also be available on the following dates during Christmas Break:

                             

                              December 29-31 and January 2

                              Hours available will be 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Student assistants working these positions will primarily be assigned to the Information Services Desk and/or the Periodicals Desk.  Student assistants may also be assigned to a few hours in other library units.

Preference will be given to applicants that:

-     are able to work all hours and dates

-     have an excellent attendance and work record

Campus housing is available at no extra charge for any student wishing to stay on campus during D-Term (December 1- December 19).  Typically campus housing is not available during Christmas break (December 20-January 4).  Student assistants who have questions about the availability of housing during this time should contact the office of Residence Life.

Anyone interested in a position for D-Term should complete the application form and submit it by Noon on Tuesday, October  28^th.  

India: a global studies handbook

Please keep an eye out for the book India: a global studies handbook http://vufind.carli.illinois.edu/vf-ncc/Record/ncc_217958 a professor needs the item right away and a patron currently has it.  Due to it being a new book and such I could not actually place a recall on the item so no window will pop up when this item is returned so PLEASE keep an eye out.

If it does get returned please place it on my desk!

Heidi

Germs

Hello,

So colds and viruses are going around the college.  Please to be safe wipe down the different desk areas so that you do catch anything or spread germs.  There are Lysol wipes available on the staff side of the information services desk as well as antibacterial hand gel.  Please utilize these items so that illness doesn't spread throughout the staff.

Thanks!

Heidi

Periodicals Desk Training

Hello,

During the student orientation dinner we mentioned that we would have some more specialized training in terms of working at the periodicals desk and the Tyson center.  That training will be next week.  All student assistants, ASCs, and SCs are all REQUIRED to attend one of the three following sessions:

Tuesday, October 14, Noon-1pm
Wednesday, October 15, 8am-9am
Friday, October 17, 3pm-4pm

If you are scheduled to work during one of these times in Technical Services or Access Services you can attend during that time instead of coming in a separate time.

Please email Heidi (hkpopovich@noctrl.edu) by Noon on Monday, October 13 with your chosen time slot.  If you are not able to make ANY of the possible times please get a hold of Heidi as soon as possible.

Thank you!
Heidi

Prisoners of Silence

Please keep an eye out for the DVD Prisoners of Silence http://vufind.carli.illinois.edu/vf-ncc/Record/ncc_204434.  A professor needs it for class tomorrow and the patron said they would be returning it today.

When it is returned please place it on my desk.

Thanks!
Heidi

Receipt Printer

Hello,

We have noticed that there are interlibrary loan items that are put on the shelf without a receipt.  Does anyone know what is going on?  You need to have a receipt for every I-share item you discharge.  If you are one of the people that aren't getting receipts, please come speak to me.

Sometimes if a receipt doesn't print out it is because your printer is set to the wrong default.  Please go to the start menu and open devices and printers.  Right click over "generic/ text only" and set as default printer.  Discharge the item again and see if a receipt prints for you.

Thank you,
Heidi