Dollar bill crisis

FYI: The Bursar's Office is out of $1.00 bills until after Thursday, 11/13/08, afternoon. Once the 20 I picked up this afternoon are gone, we will be out. The Bursar's Office staff suggested we go to the bank ourselves if we run out before the change delivery arrives on Thursday.

WE HAVE A BABY!!

AJ arrived this morning at 9:18 am 8lbs 2.6 oz and 20 inches long.

Saturday the 13th

The Testing Center, first floor of the Library Building, will be testing Saturday, September 13, from 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. for about 15 students. Please allow access through the courtyard Library Building doors from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and help us provide a comfortable and quiet testing environment.



Thank you,
Donna Taffar
Testing Center
Clayton State University
2000 Clayton State Blvd.
Morrow, GA 30260
678-466-4495

Fall Desk changes

Some changes when working reference…

1) Starting in the fall, the lobby doors and the outside entrance will be locked at 10pm when the librarian leaves to help the student maintain the gates and secure the building. Please assist the student in locking the doors before you leave for the evening.
2) We are no longer giving out password cards. All patrons will be required to access passwords through the GIL system. There is a link from the main page on how to do this under News and Events. Here is the direct link http://adminservices.clayton.edu/library/GALILEO_password.pdf
3) The new statistics sheet is pretty easy to follow… there is now a section for desk, telephone, and chat. Remember to put the mark in the medium that they used.
4) There will be a student schedule posted in the circ office and on the circ desk by Tuesday so you know who will be working when.
5) Students will be added to the emergency phone tree list so you have easy access to their numbers if you need them when you work evenings and weekends. This will be posted in the cabinets in the Circ office.
6) We are running meebo on the second computer. We will be letting the CSU1022 students know about the service in Sept. Be sure to check the sound for your shift so you can here the ding.

If you have any questions about these changes please let me know.

Next timesheet due early

The payroll department will be participating in the PS Financials upgrade; therefore, timesheets will be due early - 9:00 AM on Thursday, 8/21/08. You will need to estimate your time for Thursday and Friday of week 2. Any changes to hours reported can be made on the next biweekly timesheet. Please have your timesheet ready by 4:00 PM on Wednesday 8/20/08.

SmartPrint Upgrade Aug. 5, Aug. 6

SmartPrint will be unavailable Aug. 5 and Aug. 6 for a system upgrade. This upgrade will provide Vista compatibility for students using Microsoft Vista as their operating system. Following the upgrade, current students will need to re-install their SmartPrint pop-ups either online or at The HUB. Additional information will be provided soon about installing the new pop-ups.

Copiers

Both copiers are currently out of service...They have been jamming like crazy. The Laker Card office personnel came up to look at them and put them out of service until they can fix them.

We are to send people to the Laker Card office for printing.

Public Services Meeting

We have a Public Services meeting tomorrow(July 17th) at 2pm in L200.
I will be sending you the agenda by tonight.

4th of July

Just a reminder that we are closed the 4th, 5th, and 6th of July for the holiday. Have fun and stay safe!

Mailboxes for PT Librarians

The mailboxes for part-time librarians (Alice, Gwen, Jackie, Mary, & Tim) have moved to the circulation/reserves department. If you have mail for any of them, place an addressed interoffice mail envelope with enclosed documents in Kara's mailbox and she will distribute it to the new location.

Laptop Stolen

There was a laptop stolen in the library yesterday.

Please increase your walking around the library. Also please be aware of student's who are leaving laptops unattended and warn them of the possibilities of it being stolen.

And keep an eye out for suspicious looking persons.

GIL Express - NO SSN option

Rhonda reported to me this morning that the SSN option for GIL Express has been removed. Removing the Social Security Number option is intended to make patron information more secure.

Students will use their Laker Id's or Barcode numbers to access the system.

Using Media Services?

Don't forget to let Kara know if you are sending a print request to Media Services or better yet just let her do it for you! I am trying a new system for FY09, so please help me be successful and keep me in the loop.

Public Services Monthly Report for May

http://claytonstatelibrary.googlepages.com/MonthlyReportMay08.pdf

Meebo Training!!!

Next week we will have meebo training. I will set up three class sessions, you must attend one of them or set up an appointment with me to have a private lesson.
Tues afternoon, Wed evening and Thurs morning are the approximate times when the training will be set. I will send and email with exact details. Kat

Dumb Little Man article

I like this article. It's clear and concise but with really good information on working together.

http://www.dumblittleman.com/2008/06/no-takebacks-five-playground-rules-to.html

Stripping

We are almost done!!! When we finish the last two ranges in the circulating collection we will stop the stripping.

The periodicals will be put off until August.

Thanks for all your hard work!

Public Services Staff Blog for information

Hi all!,
This is the new staff blog to help us communicate. Any pertinent information that you need to know will show up here. It will be your responsibility to view the blog on a regular basis.

To get us started: please post a response to this message.
Kat