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Student Worker Libguide

Training and Orientation Guide for HU Library Student Workers

Schedule

You are responsible to work the hours you are scheduled on the calendar.

Contact a librarian AND email library@harrisburgu if:

You are ill and cannot come to work.

You have an emergency.

Daily Tasks

At every shift:

  1. Always begin and end your shift with clocking in/out of ADP.

  2. Check in with the HU Librarians to ask if there are any specific tasks that need to be addressed during the shift.

  3. Check the Interlibrary Loan queue for new requests.

For in-person shifts, complete the tasks below:

  • Shelve all library items on the shelving cart ONLY AFTER scanning them in to ensure they have been properly removed from the patrons record, adding a shelving check slip  with your initials at the bottom, and scanning through the item for
  1. Pen/Pencil marks, highlighting, torn pages, etc
  2. Loose binding, cover, or labels
  3. Leftover bookmarks, post-it notes, etc 
  4. For games, check that game pieces, cards, and instructions are stowed neatly and no components are missing.
  5. Out of shelving slips?  Print more! 
  • Check the book drop for returned items.
  • Check the Study Room Calendar, and note any new reservations. Post the current reservation schedule on the door of each study room.
  • Walk through the library every half hour, including the reading room and study rooms, to retrieve any materials left unattended, and make sure the library spaces are clean and tidy.  (This might mean contacting facilities to report spills or problems.)
  • Check Group Study Rooms AFTER each use to ensure chairs are arranged properly, screens are turned off, white board is clean and items are not left behind.
  • Check the printer to see if it needs a paper refill.

Weekly tasks, or as time allows

  • Check each database link on A-Z Databases to be sure all are working.  Report any broken links to one of the librarians.
  • Straighten and shelf-read the physical book collection.

Ex Libris

Alma is the library catalog used to manage our materials.  

Student Library Assistants should be familiar with the following Alma functions:

  • Checking out materials
  • Checking in materials
  • How to handle blocks and messages
  • How to look up a patron record
  • How to look up an item via title, barcode, call number, etc.

 

Primo is the patron-facing side of Alma. Here borrowers can search materials via title, author, call numbers, etc.

It is important to be familiar with searching on both Alma and Primo.

Alma Training Materials

Safety & Maintenance

Safety

  • Be sure you are signed up for the emergency text messaging system:  https://myhu.harrisburgu.edu/ics/
  • To report immediate safety emergencies or criminal activities, call campus security at 717-901-5180.  Let a librarian know as soon as possible after making a report.
  • For non-emergencies, email HUSecurity@HarrisburgU.edu
  • All HU Safety Policies and Procedures

 

Facilities