Summit
How long a Summit loan checks out for.
What is 6 weeks?
A returned RESERVE, a book in the DROP, a book found loose in Circ and we don't know what was happening with it. ALL these items should go through what procedure in Alma.
What is RETURN?
True or False: You should scan in returns or check-outs as fast as you can. Don't worry about checking the screen.
What is False?
Always check the screen to make sure the action has processed and to catch any pop-up messages.
Where Circulation student stack assignments can be found, if you are not sure what your area is.
What is above the cart where you sign-on or the student bulletin board?
This is the name of the Whitworth Library Director.
What is Amanda or Amanda Clark?
Usually, you can renew a Summit loan for this amount of time.
What is once or another 6 weeks? (As long as someone at the lending institution hasn't placed a hold on the book/item.)
If you are working in the evening or Sunday and have concerns about someone in the building or another issue, you should do this.
What is contact Cara and/or contact Security (ext. 4444).
Whitworth books typically check-out for this long.
What is 6 weeks.
You should take this with you when you go out to do your floor shift.
What is the cart? (and books to shelve in your area)
True or False: No floor work needs to be done after 7:00 pm.
False: Alternating floor shifts are schedule whenever two people are on the same shift.
When someone returns a Summit loan. This is how you should process it in Alma.
What is "Return" (Then place on the Summit shelf.)
What are the first TWO things you should do at the beginning of EVERY SHIFT.
What is sign in on the log and sign-in on the electronic timecard?
True or False: To renew a book, select the CHANGE DUE DATE BUTTON and not the RENEWAL BUTTON.
What is false? Always renew a book by selecting the renewal button. Change the due date button is for special circumstances like extending a loan for a faculty member.
Three things you do on your floor shift.
Dust, Straighten, Pick-up Browsers, Shelf Read, Push in Chairs, Pick up Trash...
This has a green wrapper. The patron only needs to sign the pick-up slip. You do not need to check it out on the computer.
What is an interlibrary loan?
Usually about 3 days, depending on Courier, but we cannot guarantee.
What is how long it takes a Summit requested item to arrive.
If someone needs help looking up a book in the catalog or with research. This is the procedure.
If the Research Desk is staffed, refer them there. If it is not staffed you can help them search the catalog, but let them know they can make a research appointment on the Whitworth library website.
If someone is not in our system: a community member, a visiting student from an Alliance library, etc. This is what you should do.
These are all part of the answer:
Get Cara
Fill out the appropriate Guest Borrower Form.
Tell patron they will have to come back when I am here in order to check out anything. I need to approve before they can check out items.
You can do this on your floor shift when you area is in good shape.
What is shelf reading with the clipboard.
This is the name of the classification system we use to organize all books in our library.
What is the Library of Congress classification system?
Our partner Summit libraries are all located in this region of the country.
What is the Northwest (Washington, Oregon, and Idaho)
This is how you know what to do for each 30 minute segment of your shift.
What is check the schedule and the color behind my name for the given time period.
Name a time when you use a Temp Faculty or Temp Student Card.
1) What is when they are new faculty or student (with proof - letter, syllabus) but they are not in the system.
2) Patron is blocked because of lost items or fines and they have resolved the problem, but they system still has the block on it.
3) They are a guest with a limit of 3 items, but 1 item has multiple parts (media included) so you are checking out an additional item to them.
This group does the majority of the work to keep our library organized, clean, and in good shape.
What are student workers?
This is a great resource for any question when a staff member is not present.
What is the STUDENT DESK MANUAL?