TASK
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DESCRIPTION OF TASK
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| Professional Development |
- Develop your skills and become the best student assistant you can. Missing some Office skills? Try these tutorials when it is a slow work day.
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| Cleaning |
- Reference Area : Clean computer stations, tables, carrels, shelves. Push in chairs/dispose of trash as needed.
- Lobby Area: Clean tables, new books shelving, student work station, exit area, doors. Dispose of trash as needed.
- Second Floor: Clean tables, carrels, shelves, computer stations, doors. Push in chairs, dispose of trash. Straighten books on shelves
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| Student Survey Count |
- Once every hour, record how many patrons are located in the areas on the count sheet (lobby, reference area, carrels, gallery, etc.)
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| Shelf Reading |
- Make sure books in your section are in the correct LC call number order.
- Look for books shelved in the wrong location (reference books in circulating stacks, non-circ dvd in circulating dvds, etc.)
- Books placed on top of other books, outside of bookends, fallen books
- Damaged books, or books missing call number labels should be pulled and given to staff to repair.
- Ensure shelves are neat, clean, and books are aligned with the shelf's front edge.
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| Shelving |
- Order and shelve returned books in proper LC call number order.
- Check magazine bin/book return bin and return items to their proper location.
- Remember to 'tip' books until you are told to do otherwise. Place a slip with your initials in each book you shelve.
- Remember the wires at the end of most shelves can (and should) be moved to accommodate more items but do not overcrowd shelves. Instead, move (shift) a few books forward to the next shelf or backwards to the previous shelf.
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| Circulation Desk |
- Once you are trained on the desk, you will be doing circulation related tasks, e.g., check-in, check-out books, de-sensitize/sensitize library items, check-out inter-library loan items, answer phone calls using appropriate greetings 'SUNY Broome Library Circulation Desk, [name] speaking, how can I help you?', explain library policies to patrons, etc.
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| Special Projects |
- Projects are varied and depend on library needs. Examples of special projects include: a large shift of books to clear shelving areas, attaching labels to library items, data entry/formatting projects with LRC staff, assisting staff re-classify items, etc.
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| Blackboard |
- Check-in to this course EVERY DAY you work for new announcements. Work on your Career Folder assignments--resume, LinkedIn, and EVERY DAY you work, on your Work Journal.
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| Webtime |
- Properly recording and submitting your webtime is part of your job. Not recording/submitting webtime results in extra work for the staff of the library and payroll office--in addition to the fact that you will not be paid if time is not submitted.
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| Maintain professional conduct |
- While not really a task, maintaining a professional atmosphere in the Circulation area (and elsewhere) is an important part of your job. The Circulation Desk is the first and last area of the library patrons see--to many, it IS the library. Remember to treat patrons and staff with respect and behave in a calm, dignified manner.
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