Archives Access

At this time the Archives is available by appointment only. If you receive questions at the desk about using materials in the Archives, please give the patron one of Rebecca's business cards (which are available at the desk). Let the patron know that they will need to email Rebecca for an appointment, and that 24 hour notice is requested.

Extended Due Dates and Bookmarks

As libraries and library users continue to deal with the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, the CARLI consortium has extended due dates for all I-Share materials until February 1, 2021! Oesterle Library staff have decided to extended due dates for materials checked out from our collection as well. Any items already charged to a current North Central College student, faculty or staff member have now been given a February 1^st due date. Any items we check out to our patrons between now and February will receive the February 1^st due date. There is just one date due stamp available at the desk right now, and it is set for February 1. Please do not change that date! 

Neena has prepared some bookmarks to let patrons know that items are due on February 1^st. These bookmarks also suggest that once a patron is done with the item, they should go ahead and return it so that they don’t forget about it and lose it by February! Please include one bookmark per patron when you check items out to them and let them know the new due date.  

Please note that “white band” (interlibrary loan) books have not been given this extended due date. Please be sure to point out the due date to these patrons when you give them white band materials. 

Please let Neena or me know if you have questions! 

Thanks, 

Belinda 

Study Rooms

 The three group study rooms on the lower level are being re-opened. They will have signs indicating that:

1. There is a room capacity limit of ONE.

2. They are reserved for students who are connecting to an online class.

When you are at the Periodicals Desk, you do not have to monitor whether or not the students really are connecting to an online class. However, do keep an eye on the room capacity! If you see more than one student in a room, please call upstairs (x5715) and ask a staff member to come down to speak to the group.

Emotional Support and Service Animals in the library

 Desk staff have been made aware that a student who regularly uses the library has been bringing her emotional support animal (a puppy) with her. According to Mindy Diaz, the college's Student Disability Services Director:

Emotional Support Animals are not covered under the Americans with Disabilities Act, they are only covered under the Fair Housing Act. ESAs are allowed in the residence halls, but they are not allowed outside of the students living space. Service animals are allowed anywhere on campus.

 

There are only two questions a person with an animal can be asked: 1) is the dog a service animal required because of a disability? and (2) what work or task has the dog been trained to perform?

 

Comfort is not a task.

Mindy is working with Campus Safety to develop policies and procedures for how to address the presence of emotional support animals outside of their approved spaces. For the moment, she is asking the campus community to note and observe if the puppy makes any more appearances. Please contact me (enicholson@noctrl.edu) if you have any additional sightings (or hearings - the puppy is a barker).   

Thanks, 

Elizabeth

Issues with printing from personal devices

The issues many students are experiencing with printing from their own devices are due to an ITS update that has not been completed.

ITS has suggested that until they complete this update, students that are having printing issues will need to login to a networked computer for their printing needs.

Restricted Use of Our Building

 As you all know, entry to our building currently requires an NCC key card. Given this, we are currently not open to members of the public. This includes both public patrons and NCC alumni who have a Courtesy Borrowers card from us.

In addition, we are not open to other I-Share library patrons as we typically would be. I-Share patrons should not use us as their "pick-up location."

If you receive calls from any of these groups, please transfer the person to Neena or me if we are available. If we are not available, please ask the librarian on call to take the question so that they can fully explain our current situation.

Thanks,

Belinda

Student Coordinator Position

TO:         Student Assistants

RE:          Student Coordinator (SC) positions

We are currently accepting applications for 2 Student Coordinator (SC) positions that will be available beginning MayTerm/summer 2020. Details/requirements of this position include

•  During the academic term, SCs will work a variety of shifts including late afternoon/evening, late night and weekend hours. Please be aware that multiple late night and weekend shifts are common for SCs.  
• During evening/weekend hours when a librarian is on duty, there will be one SC scheduled.  
• During evening/weekend hours when no librarian is on duty, there will be two SCs scheduled. 
• SCs generally have 4-5 shifts per week. All SCs will be expected to work some Midnight shifts and some weekend shifts.  
• All SCs will have at least one shift that overlaps with daytime staff hours in order to maintain contact and communication with daytime staff/supervisors.   
• SCs will be expected to work an average of 13-16 hours per week during the academic term.   
• Given campus restrictions on the number of hours a student can work on campus during the term, students who expect to work a significant number of hours in another position on campus should speak with Belinda before submitting an application.   
• Schedules and the number of hours per week during May Term/summer vary according to the library’s schedule and the number of SCs available. In general, SCs will be expected to be available for at least a portion of May Term/summer. When making our hiring decisions, priority will be given to students available for both May Term and summer.
• SCs have significantly increased responsibility, primarily in providing reference services, supervising other student assistants, maintaining building security, and opening/closing the library. Therefore, SCs have a pay rate of $10.30 per hour

We are now accepting applications for 2 SC positions to begin May Term 2020. Anyone wishing to apply for a SC position should email a professional letter of application to Belinda that includes the number of terms you have worked at the library and areas in which you have worked for us. Your letter should particularly address the reasons you feel especially qualified for the position. If for any reason you will not be available to work this position for any period of time during the coming school year (e.g. Study Abroad or unavailable during the summer), please address this in your letter of application.

The deadline for applying for these positions is Wednesday, March 11^th.  Interviews will be conducted shortly thereafter.  Please do not hesitate to contact Belinda if you have any questions regarding these positions or the procedures for applying.