As you all know all persons entering the library after hours are required to swipe in using their badge. Also during the day, however, all persons entering into the library should also have a badge or an escort from Mount Carmel. 

If you notice someone in the library who does not have a badge or a Mount Carmel escort, and you do not recognize them please let Kaitlyn or Noreen know and they will address the situation with the person. If you are ever in the library at night after all other staff have left you can call the non-emergency number for safety and security (5-5792) and explain the situation to them. An officer will then come and speak with the person and figure out if they are actually allowed to be here or not. 

Your safety is our number 1 concern, so when in doubt call for backup!

Pick Up Anywhere!

Pick up anywhere is not something that we deal with often, but it does come up occasionally and we want you to be prepared! 

Identifying a Pick-Up Anywhere Material

The first thing you need to be able to do with Pick-Up Anywhere (PUA) materials is identify them. PUA materials will always have NEON Green on them. The materials will either have a paper band on them like above, or there will be green on the sticker it will also say "Pick-Up Anywhere" on it. If you have any questions as to if a material is PUA or a normal OhioLINK material you can ask Kaitlyn or Noreen. 

Checking Out a PUA Material

Checking out a PUA material is a little different than checking out a regular material. Please follow the steps below and be sure to ask Kaitlyn if you have any questions along the way.

1. Select "Pick-Up Anywhere" from the function drop-down menu

2. Type in the patron's name (last name, first) to open their record *Please note there is no need to put the letter "n" before their name

3. Items that are on the hold shelf will have the status of "Received" Items that are in transport will have the status of "Shipped"

4. Check the box next to the item that you want to check out, then click "Process"

5. Once you have clicked "Process" the status will now display the Due Date. (once you see the due date you know the book has been successfully checked out and you can give the patron the book)

Checking In a PUA Material 

Place on Kaitlyn's desk with a note saying that the book needs returned.

Check the Flip-Book

All of this information and more can be found in the flip book to the left of the main circ. desk computer. read through it to find more detailed instructions on this process and more! And as always if you have any questions please ask Kaitlyn, she is more than happy to help!

Laptop Check Out Forms are IMPORTANT!

Laptop checkout forms need to be filled out when the laptop is checked out to the client, as well as when it is returned. You all do a wonderful job of filling out the forms when the laptops are checked out, but filling out the form is often forgotten upon the return of the computer. Please remember that the laptop check in process is not complete until you fill in the check in portion of this form. Please make sure that you fill in these forms entirely!

NIGHTLY TASK CARDS

Students who close the library at night: PLEASE DO THE TASK THAT IS ASSIGNED TO YOU FOR THAT NIGHT. 

Every closing shift you will be left a task card (on the closing check list) that has a cleaning or organizational task for you to do at some point during your shift. You are left two cards each night. Please do the card that is face up, if for some reason you can not do that card please do the card that is face down. At the end of your shift please place the card of the task that you completed on Kaitlyn's desk. It is getting to the point where night workers are signing off that they completed their task, without ever actually doing them. 

Please speak with Kaitlyn if you have any questions or concerns.

Do Not Save Personal Files & Documents on the Circulation Computers

Please do not save anything onto the circulation computers. When too many files are saved onto them the computers will begin to run slower that usual. Please be advised that Kaitlyn is going to go through both of the circulation computers next week and will delete all files that do not pertain to the library. You all will have until 8:30 am on March 5th to save your documents and files before Kaitlyn will delete them. 

You are more than welcome to save your documents to a flash drive and work on them during your shift. 

You are also more than welcome to work on your document/file and then email it to yourself. 

Please note that after March 5th Kaitlyn will be checking the computers periodically and will delete whatever personal files that she finds with no warning to the student. 

MAC'S ONLY PLEASE!

To make things easier on all of us we have decided to keep the bottom left hand shelf in the laptop cabinet reserved for the MAC computers ONLY. This way we can all immediately see if we have any MAC's available for checkout. Below is a picture of the cabinet for your reference. 

*Also just a reminder, PLEASE do not jut shove the computers into the cabinet and leave them looking like a mess. Please make the laptop cabinet look like the top picture whenever you are working.

If you have any questions please ask Kaitlyn or Noreen.

Shifting The Collection

As you may or may not have noticed the books in the MCHS Library have been moving about. For those of you who are not actively involved in this project, you still need to know the highlights so that you may best serve our patrons. 

1. The patient education literature (brochures and pamphlets) were all recycled.
1. If a patron is looking for these please refer them to Valerie Ward (5-6900) and she can help them.
2. The business collection that was once on the 3rd floor is now integrated with the general collection on the 4th floor. 
3. The general collection is moving to where the patient education literature used to be located.
4. The 3rd floor of the library is now exclusively the nursing collection.

If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to ask Noreen or Kaitlyn.