Bio-Med Library Access Services Blog

Bio-Med's Annual Holiday Party!

If you've ever attended one of our potluck lunches in 555, you know that Bio-Med knows how to EAT, and the annual holiday party is no exception. You're invited, so come and celebrate the season with your friends and co-workers!

Date: December 7th
Time: Festivities begin at 5:00PM
Location: 1523 Branston St., St Paul, MN 55108

Farewell to Nick and Tiffanie Lunch

Here's the sad one. Nick and Tiffanie are both insistent on graduating and leaving us, so we're taking them out to lunch to celebrate their achievements. Come say goodbye and help send them off in style.

Date: December 14th
Time: 11:30AM
Location: TBD (Leaving from Bio-Med)

Posted by Emily Reimer at 10:23 AM | Permalink | Comments (2)

Want to spend New Years Eve during the day in the Library with Melissa and Emily?

Of course you do. We will be open Monday December 31 New Years Eve from 9-5. So we are looking for two people to volunteer to pick up that day and work from 845-5.

So if you would like a little more money in your pocket and you want to work please let me or Emily know.

Thanks,
Melissa

Posted by Melissa Aho at 07:54 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Hi Everyone,

Please put your Spring 2008 schedule in Filemaker by Sunday December 2. People that get their schedule in by then will have top priority for shifts.

Thanks,
Melissa

Posted by Melissa Aho at 10:06 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Hi Everyone,

If you close the library at night plase add these extra steps into your closing routine:

Always double check the glass doors (by the stairs) to make sure that they are locked. Manually go up and try to open them. Also double check the door in the Circ Area that goes to the break/Minitex area. And close the door to the study room. Do NOT wait for the guards to lock or close these doors.

Also make sure that the guards are getting the two extra sheets (the demographics and the study room sheets). If you don't know where these are please ask.

Please post your initials to confirm you are aware of these new steps (even if you dont close please post).

Thanks,
Melissa

Posted by Melissa Aho at 10:39 PM | Permalink | Comments (10)

Come eat delicious turkey and other assorted delicious food items TOMORROW in Room 555 from 11:00AM to 1:30PM. It will be a taste sensation! Feel free to bring your own contributions, too, if you like, though all we really want is the pleasure of your company. See you there! Emily

Posted by Emily Reimer at 09:17 AM | Permalink | Comments (2)

Hello Everyone,

With the holidays and finals soon upon us, its time to think about the schedule.

-Please note that we will have different hours with the Holidays and the Winter Break
-Please post any shift you will not be able to work
-Sadly Tiffanie and Nick will be leaving us at the end of December (because they are graduating. Congrats Tiffanie and Nick!). Tiffanie's hours will available from December 21 - January 21, and Nick's will be available from January 1 – January 21. If you want to pick up one or all of their shifts please let me or Emily know. You can pick up their shifts in 3-4 hour blocks if you don’t want to work the whole shift.
-We will be hiring for Tiffanie and Nick’s hours. If you are interested in taking their shifts please let me or Emily know

Thanksgiving
Wednesday November 21 we are open 7 am-6 pm
Thursday November 22 and Friday November 23 we are CLOSED

Finals
-Everyone is expected to work their regular shift through finals week. Please post your shift if have any difficulties or if there are any conflicts
-We will be open normal hours during Finals week
-24/7 Extended Study Hours Access available through Dec. 20

Study Days/Finals Week (Dec. 13-20)
M-Th 7 am-11 pm
F 7 am-7 pm
Sa 9 am-6 pm
Su 12 noon-11 pm

Winter Break
-Winter Break starts Friday December 21 and goes until Monday January 21
-Please note our shorter hours for Winter Break
-No 24/7 hours during Winter Break

Winter Break (Dec. 21-Jan. 21)
M-Th 7 am-8 pm
F 7 am-6 pm
Sa 9 am-6 pm
Su 12 noon-8 pm

Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday (12/22-12/25) CLOSED
Monday and Tuesday (12/31-1/1) CLOSED (we might be open on 12/31 more to come if that happens)
Monday (1/21) MLK Holiday CLOSED

Please post your initials to confirm you are aware of our holiday and winter break hours.

Thanks,
Melissa

Posted by Melissa Aho at 08:54 PM | Permalink | Comments (8)

As some of you might know, we have recently been having some issues with non-University of Minnesota patrons using the computers and headphones. A committee was formed to look into these issues and how best to serve all of our users.

The committee also came up with two recommendations. Starting Monday November 12, headphone will only be checkout to people with a UM UCard and computers in the 'pit' area will be restricted to those with a x.500 authentication.

If you have any questions, please let a supervisor know. Please post your initials in a comment to confirm you are aware of the new policies, and make sure you have read the post below about training!

Thanks,
Emily

Posted by Emily Reimer at 10:26 AM | Permalink | Comments (10)

Hello Everyone,

We will start this semesters training with two online training assignments.

Please go to umconnect.umn.edu and complete:

1. MNCAT content and quiz
2. Aleph content and quiz

Please do these during your work shift. They must be completed by Sunday November 25, 2007.

If you have any questions please let me or Emily know.

Thanks,
Melissa

Posted by Melissa Aho at 09:26 PM | Permalink | Comments (3)

Hello eveyone~

I have had a shift posted for Saturday, November 24th for a few weeks now. I realize that it is Thanksgiving weekend and that no one wants to work, but I really really need someone to take this for me. I am planning on going home for Thanksgiving and live about an hour and a half away. I don't really get chances to go home (I haven't been home in about three months) and would love to stay there as long as I possibly can. If anyone is going to be around the cities that weekend, I would really appreciate if someone could take this for me.

Thanks,
Katie

Posted by Katie Pilarski at 10:41 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Periodic Hourly Counts will run all week -- Sunday, November 11th - Saturday, November 17th. Remember to check the gate count at both desks and record it on the sheet every hour on the hour, open to close!

Please put sheets in Melissa's box when they are filled.

Please post your initials in a comment to indicate you've read this post.

Thanks,
Melissa

Posted by Melissa Aho at 03:48 PM | Permalink | Comments (9)