Opening Procedures for the Public Service Desk:
Sunday Supervisor Duties
Closing Procedures:
The time that it takes to properly do closing pickups - checking each and every single desk, table, and study carrel, picking up every book, picking up every newspaper you see, pushing in every chair that is sticking out more than a foot from the table, and checking every door on the 4th floor to make sure that it is either locked (faculty studies, conference room) or unlocked (quiet rooms) - should take you about 25 to 30 minutes.
Laptop Inventory
1. At the close of each day, make sure the laptops not checked out are in the laptop cart, and the laptops which
are checked out (or reported lost) are not in the laptop cart. This should be done in the last 10
minutes you are at the desk.
2. In the keyword search box at the top of your ALMA screen, type “HSL Laptop”:
3. At the top of the list of items, you should see “HSL Laptop.” Underneath the bibliographic
record, click the “Physical” tab:
4. After clicking the “Physical” tab, a list of holdings should appear. Click the “items” tab:
5. On the “List of Items” page, you should see an inventory of all seven laptops:
6. In the third-to-last column, under “Process type,” check to see if the word “Lost” or “Loan”
appears in the row for any laptop. If so, then make sure the laptop is not in the laptop cart. If
the laptop is in the laptop cart, then check the laptop in, and then contact a supervisor as soon
as possible – it is possible the laptop was not checked in properly, and the patron will need to
have overdue library fines removed.
7. In the third-to-last column, under “Process type,” if the word “Lost” or “Loan” do not appear in
the row for any laptop, then make sure the laptop is in the laptop cart. If the laptop is not in the
laptop cart, then you will need to contact a supervisor immediately – either the laptop was
improperly checked out to a patron, or the laptop is missing. This will require immediate
attention.
8. If there are any problems – if a laptop is listed as being “Lost” or “Loan,” but the laptop is in the
laptop cart; if a laptop is not listed as being “Lost” or “Loan,” but the laptop is not in the laptop
cart; or if there are any other irregularities – a missing laptop case; a missing power supply or
cord; a laptop not matching the numbered laptop case; or the door to the laptop cart will not
lock – then please contact a supervisor or the 3 rd floor desk as soon as possible.