Amy Lewis

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• Posted Reference Over the Summer to Walter Circulation
  The Walter Reference desk will not be staffed over summer. However, Reference services will still be available. If you are working at a desk and Reference assistance is needed contact a supervisor or one of the full-time staff listed below...
• Posted FFA April 28-30 to Walter Circulation
  Over 3,000 high school students will attend the Minnesota State FFA Convention. The convention begins Sunday, April 28 and will run through April 30. Students sometimes need to use computers to work on their presentations, and if they need printing...
• Posted Pizza Party! to Walter Circulation
  Attn: All Library Student Workers Thank you for your hard work and dedication to the Univesity Libraries! To show our appreciation there will be a pizza party in your honor! Please join us in Walter Library on Friday, May 10...
• Posted SERU Bookmarks with Survey to Walter Circulation
  There are SERU (Student Experience in the Research University) bookmarks at the desks. Please place a bookmark inside a book when you check-out. On the bookmarks is a link for undergraduates to take a survery to help improve the...
• Posted Reference Services over Spring Break to Walter Circulation
  The Walter Reference desk will not be staffed over spring break. However, Reference services will still be available. If you are working at a desk and Reference assistance is needed contact your supervisor or one of the full-time staff listed...
• Posted Microwaves! to Walter Circulation
  Ever get asked at the desk, "Where is a microwave?" Well, look no more....click HERE to see the microwave/vending locations on the East Bank....
• Posted ILLiad & Interlibrary Loan Materials to Walter Circulation
  When checking-out and returning Interlibrary Loan materials in ILLiad please take care in scanning the barcode in the correct box. Recently items have been items marked "in-transit" when they should have been "checked-out". --When an ILL item is picked up,...
• Posted Headphones to Walter Circulation
  Patrons must present a valid U Card to check-out headphones and other equipment from the desks. If they do not have a valid U Card they cannot borrow headphones or other equipment. Do not hold a Driver's License, Passport or...
• Posted Gray Mail Bins in Hallway on 1st Floor to Walter Circulation
  Two requests Re: the gray mail bins in the hallway outside the building office 1) Shipping has asked if we have extra bins to send them out with the mail. We should not keep more than a few extras. If...
• Posted Libraries Food and Drink Policy to Walter Circulation
  You may be asked by patrons what the Libraries Food and Drink Policy is when you are working. Please review the policy so you are able to inform patrons. Food and Drink Policy: The University Libraries policies allow library users...
• Posted Reserve Materials to Walter Circulation
  Just a head's up to check-in Reserve items as soon as they are returned to the desk due to the short loan period. Remember to check the book drops regularly during your desk shifts. Also, keep an eye on the...
• Posted Changes to Desk Tracker to Walter Circulation
  Effective immediately, locations will have new Desk Tracker usernames and passwords. The new username/password are: Desk: Walter 2nd Floor Desk Username/Password: walter2 Desk: Walter Basement Desk Username/Password: walterb Please ask if you have questions....
• Posted New ILL Status in ILLiad to Walter Circulation
  Please see the message below about a new ILL status that you may see when checking items in using the ILLiad web client at the desks: Interlibrary Loan items that are very overdue are being placed in a new status...
• Posted Printing Problem to Walter Circulation
  We have a new printer in the Great Hall that can print in color - yay! However, currently print jobs are defaulting to print in color - boo! Boo because it costs $1.00 per page. At present there is an...
• Posted Reference over Winter Break to Walter Circulation
  The Walter Reference desk will not be staffed over winter break. However, Reference services will still be available. If you are working at a desk and Reference assistance is needed contact your supervisor or one of the full-time staff listed...
• Posted Reminder RE: Guest Access Cards to Walter Circulation
  When a patron comes to the desk asking for a Guest Access Card, please remember to look them up first to see if they already have a card. One card per user! If they already have a card in the...
• Posted Daylight Savings Time Ends to Walter Circulation
  Daylight Savings Time Ends Sunday at 2:00 AM. Don't forget to turn your clocks back!...
• Posted Open Access Week to Walter Circulation
  Open Access Week is an annual international celebration and awareness event. This year, for Open Access Week, the Libraries are working to spread awareness and information about Open Access (free online access to published scholarly research). There are Open Access...
• Posted Unexpected Weekend Absences at Work to Walter Circulation
  There is a new Libraries-wide system for covering unexpected weekend absences at work. Any student worker - this means YOU - who has to call in sick for your weekend shift is now required to call the designated Wilson Library...
• Posted Register to Vote to Walter Circulation
  The University Libraries are providing Voter Registration Applications to the campus community at service desks throughout the library system till October 16th, the last day you can register early. In Walter the applications are at the 2nd Floor Desk and...
• Posted Printing Unavailable on the 2nd Floor in Walter Wednesday, Sept. 19 to Walter Circulation
  During the week of September 17, 2012, the Libraries Information Technology (IT) department along with the Office of Information Technology (OIT) will continue their work transferring the management of the public printing software and print release stations over to OIT....
• Posted Peer Tutoring Available at the Libraries to Walter Circulation
  Peer tutoring is available at Walter, Wilson and Magrath Libraries. Walk-In Hours are Available: --No appointment necessary. --Unless otherwise noted, all shifts posted recur on a weekly basis while classes are in session. --Call 612-625-6508 or email walters@umn.edu if a...
• Posted Students can check out what computers are available in the Libraries to Walter Circulation
  Mobile Web Site: Locating open public computers Ever wonder if there is an open public computer available at Wilson, Walter, or Magrath? Well, students may wonder and now they can find out if the Libraries have any open public computers...
• Posted Hourly Gate Counts to Walter Circulation
  We will be recording Hourly Gate Counts Sunday, August 5 - Saturday, August 11. Forms will be placed at each desk. Thanks for your help!...
• Posted Walter Lighting Upgrade to Walter Circulation
  Please read Kristia's message regarding the lights: The lighting control system in Walter Library will be ungraded over the next month prior to school start. This is being done to upgrade away from a system that is over 15 years...
• Posted Problem with creating guest cards to Walter Circulation
  Currently there is a problem with creating a new guest account in CybraryN's Patron Manager. Status field data is missing. Tech support staff is working to find the missing or corrupt data. For now, do not create any new guest...
• Posted Walter CLOSED Monday, May 28 to Walter Circulation
  Walter Library will be CLOSED on Monday, May 28 in observance of Memorial Day....
• Posted Emergency Alarm Testing to Walter Circulation
  Emergency Alert System testing: On Wednesday, May 23 - Friday, May 25, the UMN Department of Emergency Management will conduct a test of the Campus Wide Emergency Alert System (CWEAS). The system includes outdoor speakers that can convey both an...
• Posted Gate Counts to Walter Circulation
  Please remember to record gate counts at opening and 6pm every day. Gate data is widely used for planning purposes. Reminders will be posted. Thank you!...
• Posted 2nd Floor Lights to Walter Circulation
  There will be electricians working on the large lights on the 2nd floor for the next 2 weeks. They will be using a mechanical lift to reach the lights. If a patron comes to the desk, needing a book which...