Monday Night Recap
Monday night shift went very smooth with no major problems. Mostly just questions about finding certain journals with specific dates. All is well on the home front.
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March 31, 2008
March 30, 2008
Sunday Night Recap
Sunday night was fairly slow, Janette and I both cleaned and shelved for half hour each. There were no major problems and the shift went very smooth.
Sunday Day Shift
During the day all students shelved and cleaned for a half hour each. The info desk was somewhat busy because students were doing a class assignment. Someone complained about a stuck button on Film Scanner 2 in the Newspaper Room.
March 29, 2008
Saturday Re-cap
Little happened. Brian and I both shelved and cleaned. The room was picked up. There was a man who had a question that I could not help him with (it about a missing volume.) I gave him Lois' contact card.
March 28, 2008
Nightly Recap
Tonight there were several questions that Aaron and I didn't know the answer to but luckily Becky was around to help us out. One problem that came up was that a patron found a specific newspaper microfilm that was in the wrong box. We then finished up with a room pickup for the evening.
March 27, 2008
Nightly Overview
Once again tonight was fairly slow. Janette and I were able to get some more unbound dusting done, and there were only a few questions on how to use the microfilm readers.
Watch for water damage
As most of you have seen, we have 2 water leaks out in the periodicals room. If you find any more please alert full-time staff immediately. Also, if you find any leaks in the stacks while shelving let us know, we have plastic sheeting that we can put out to protect the journals.
Please review the libraries emergency procedures found hanging by the desk or from the link below:
http://staff.lib.umn.edu/fom/Emergency%20Plans/wilsonemergency.pdf
March 26, 2008
Nightly Recap
There were no out of the ordinary events that occurred from 8:00-9:00. Room was picked up and books are shelved.
Name that...
The last movie was Fantasia. Here is this weeks:
March 25, 2008
Nightly Recap
Tonight was a fairly slow night at the desk so there really were not a lot of challenging questions for us. Dan and I were able to crank out a full shelf of unbound dusting, and ended the evening with a large load of books from our room pickup. Overall it was good night at the reserve desk!
March 24, 2008
Nightly Recap
Every thing went smooth. A few questions with the microfilm scanners but every problem was resolved. The leaks are still leaking very slowly but the buckets are positioned in the right place.
It's the Season of Blue Surveys!
It's Spring time and so we're doing the usual housecleaning, which includes taking time for self-assessment. To this end, there is a box at the desk with blue survey forms. Please ask patrons if they would like to fill one out. You can roll this into your regular duties:
"Here's your book, it's due back at 4:15, and would you like to fill out a library survey today?"
See? Easy as pie!
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March 12, 2008
Name that...
Last weeks movie was An American Tail.
Here is this weeks:
March 07, 2008
Aaron Ausing in a Nut Shell
Aaron Ausing-Did you know?...
How many years have you worked at the Library?
Aaron has been a part of our reserve library staff for 1.5 months.
What is your major?
Aaron is still undecided in his studies.
What is your favorite course you have taken so far?
Aaron has enjoyed his time in the class History of Rock and Roll because he has the chance to learn about music and it is easy.
Where are you from and why did you choose the U?
Aaron is originally from Durand, Wisconsin. He chose to come to the U of M to get away from his tiny home town, but at the same time it is not too far away from home.
What is one of your favorite hobbies?
Aaron loves to go snowboarding.
Aaron's movie recommendations...
1). Gladiator
2). Cinderella Man
3). Superbad
What is your favorite childhood book?
Where's Waldo
What 5 songs are constantly played on your MP3 player?
1). Down and Out by The Academy Is...
2). The Boys of Summer by The Ataris
3). Yesterday by The Beatles
4). Snails by The Format
5). Juice Box by Gorilla Zoe
What is the best vacation you have had?
Aaron could not decide between Honolulu, Hawaii and Madrid, Spain.
FAQ about little Brent
What makes him tick?...
How long have you worked in the library?
Brent has been working at the library for two and a half amazing years.
What is your major?
Brent is a Kinesiology major.
What has been your favorite class at the U?
Brent hasn't had any classes that he liked, but he thought anatomy was kind of interesting.
Where are you from?
Brent is from St. Charles, MN
Why did you choose the U?
Brent came to the U so he could leave the small town lifestyle and try out the urban lifestyle, and he liked the campus a lot.
What is your favorite hobby?
Brent likes working out and getting jacked at the gym.
What are your top 3 movies?
1. Tommy Boy
2. Old School
3. Superbad
What is your favorite childhood book?
Brent's favorite childhood book was See Spot Run
What 5 songs are always playing on your Ipod?
1. A by Cartel
2. Summer Song by Atmosphere
3. Trying to Find a Balance by Atmosphere
4. Breath by Breaking Benjamin
5. Stink Fist by Tool
What are you looking forward to doing over spring break?
Brent is spending his spring break in Daytona Beach, FL and is looking forward to the sun and being a legal drinker.
Name that...
Nobody got last week's Name that movie, which was the Illusionist
Here is this weeks:
bonus to anyone who can figure out why this was chosen
March 05, 2008
Kyle Leclaire Unveiled
Kyle Leclaire- Simply Amazing....
How many years have you worked at the library?
Kyle has enjoyed serving in the library for a year and a half.
What is your major?
Kyle is perusing a double major in accounting and finance.
What is your favorite course you have taken?
Kyle enjoys lunch recess and guitar.
Where are you from and why did you choose the U?
Kyle hales from St. Cloud, MN and decided to venture south east on I-94 to The University of Minnesota Twin Cities because he enjoys the exciting urban atmosphere and always yearned to work at Wilson Library with the amazing Reserve/Periodicals full time staff (esp. Elena).
What is one of your favorite hobbies?
Kyle enjoys entering his daily ten coke reward cap codes.
Kyle's movie recommendations...
1.) The Notebook
2.) Shawshank Redemption
3.) Titanic
What is your favorite childhood book?
Kyle's favorite childhood book is Striking Out by Will Weaver because of his spectacular high school baseball career.....(edited to PG version).
What 5 songs are constantly played on your MP3 player?
1.) Don't Stop Believing
2.) The Night Chicago Died
3.) Anything by Hanson
4.) Anything by Kieth Urban
5.) More than a Feeling by Boston
Room Pickup / Newspaper Reminders
Couple of quick Room Pickup Reminders:
1. Please check to make sure that the microfiche machines are turned off. There are two in the darkened room and two by the newspaper collection door.
2.Chairs should be pushed in, papers recycled, pencils picked off the floor. The new chairs with wheels move around a lot especially under the skylights. Each square table should have three chairs around it.
3. If you see stains on any table while doing pickup, please clean the table. Cleaning supplies can be found by the stats folder.
4. Kick stands should be in random aisles. If you see more than one kick stand down an aisle please move one to another location in the periodicals room
Newspaper Reminders
1. Only the current days newspapers go into the rack, not Saturday nor Sunday.
2. If we receive more than one copy of a days newspaper, only one needs to be put in the rack
Weekly Incident Report
Weekly Incident Report Digest:
On 2/28, staff reported minor vandalism to a computer in the Smart Commons in Wilson.
On 3/3, a patron in Wilson reported to staff that her purse was missing, possibly stolen. UMPD was called and a report was filed. Shortly thereafter, the purse was turned in at Wilson Circulation. Nothing was missing and the purse was reunited with its relieved owner.
Seven incident reports were filed last week from Reserve and Periodicals
Four of these were dealing with the lib guest log-in
Two were from patrons asking for security monitors or police
One was a lock on the computers in the periodicals room
Remember if you fill out an incident report, please let me know.