Month: September 2016

This week in the library…

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Hi all,

A few updates and announcements:

  1. R.A.D Rape Aggression Defense Class. OSU Mansfield is thinking of offering this class in spring as a 1.5 – 2 credit course, but before they schedule it, they want to know if there’s any interest on campus. If you would potentially be interested in signing up for something like this, either email Mike LaCroix at lacroix.12@osu.edu or let me know, and I can communicate that to Mike. Here’s a video link that shows a little bit about the class https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tw-OeyPz9NU
  2. The National Parks, America’s Best Idea by Ken Burns. If someone is looking for this DVD set to check out, you can find it on OSU’s closed reserve shelf filed under Bromfield Reserves. The series is being shown on campus, and certain instructors will be requiring students to view it. The DVD’s can be checked out for one day, so a student who misses the main screening can borrow it from the library. However, there are certain days in which only the person showing/presenting the films on campus can borrow the item. The presenters plan on streaming the film, BUT in case there are technical issues, they want to have the DVD available as backup. I have noted these dates on the front of each of the five DVDs. For example, disc two between the dates of 9/19/2016 and 9/21/2016 can only be checked out by the individual(s) in charge of the viewing. Ask me if you have any questions! Additionally, student with reliable internet access can watch the series from their home computers with this link https://osu.kanopystreaming.com/video/ken-burns-national-parks-america-s-best-idea
  3. Remember to Unlock DVD cases. Recently I’ve had several patrons return DVDs that had not been unlocked–so basically the students got home and could not watch their movies (since they couldn’t get the cases open). Occasionally DVDs also get sent out in delivery this way as well. So when you do paging slips, also remember to unlock the cases before placing them on the black shelves in the back.

That is all!

Calculators Batteries, Cash drawer key

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A couple more things…

  1. Replacement batteries for graphing calculators. For OSU students (yellow graphing calculators): Send them to the math lab, AKA Conard Learning Center, down the hall from us.  For NCSC students (dark blue graphing calculators): We will still replace the batteries here, recording the calculator number and date like usual.
  2. Don’t leave the cash drawer key in the lock or leave the cash drawer unlocked. The auditor will be be visiting us soon–and in general, we should always should be careful with the drawer (this goes for me too!)
  3. When pulling paging slips, always check the item’s barcode to make sure it matches. Sometimes items have similar call numbers to one another. Be sure the item’s barcode matches the number listed on the paging slip (hint: check the last four digits). If the correct item isn’t pulled, the request can’t be filled–it’s item number specific.

9/1/2016

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Hi all…just a couple things to be aware of…

  1. Program 60 Patron. If a Mary Sue Edmiston (a Program 60 patron) comes in, I have a library card for her. It’s in the file cabinet that also has the cash drawer, except it’s in the middle drawer (not the cash drawer). It has her name on it. All she needs to do is sign it, and it’s ready to use. P.S. Program 60 is an OSU program that allows people 60 and over to take classes here for free. As a Program 60 participant, she has can check out up to 10 books (5 of which can be borrower through OhioLINK). The ID number she would use when requesting the books is the barcode number on the back of her library card).
  2. Calculators. As of right now, we are out of graphing calculators for both OSU and NCSC. However, the OSU math lab (AKA Conard Learning Center) might be providing us with more graphing calculators (for OSU students only) — but I don’t know when or how many we’ll be getting. More details to come! We do have some remaining scientific calculators, but these need to be limited to OSU STUDENTS ONLY since there are so few left.