Shelving and Shelf Reading

Sheets for recording your shelving and shelf reading have been posted on the bulletin board inside the Reserve Room. To end the semester as an employee in good standing, you must shelve 10 half carts of books and spend 10 half hours shelf reading. When you do this work is up to you, but do check with your supervisor before you leave the circulation desk. Also let your supervisor know each time you finish shelving or shelf reading, so he/she can record your work on the appropriate sheet. You can choose when you shelve and shelf read, but we recommend you do it on a weekly basis. Do be aware that if supervisors see shelving piling up around us all, or an area in the stacks greatly out of order, we will instruct you to go out to remedy the situation right away.

Got questions about shelving or shelf reading? See Terry or your supervisor. Feel like you need more training in order to shelve or shelf read properly? Again, see Terry or your supervisor. Head phones are permitted in the stacks. Have fun with it!

What do you and Harry Potter have in common?

You both work with portals. Harry's took him from here to there. So where does the Reference Portal take you? To job security, that's where. Administrators look at the number of entries we've made to determine how many people we're serving. How many people we're serving determines how much money they give us for staffing. How much money they give us for staffing determines...Well, you get the picture. The important thing is that you USE THE REFERENCE PORTAL to record each interaction you have with a patron that does not result in a check-out. I realize this extra step might be considered a pain in the-you-know-what. But really you're pretty lucky. Harry's portal took him to some pretty weird and scary places. The Reference Portal will never do that to you. You don't even need a special port key to use it. If you have any questions about using the Reference Portal, just ask your supervisor.

Welcome!

Welcome Colleen, Evgueni, Kyle, Rachel, Becca, David, Emily, Josslyn, Sarah, Morgan, Nick, Nathan, Ryan, Saniyyah, Jaimee, Haily, and Jessica to the 2008-2009 academic year at BUSP! (I hope I haven't forgotten anyone.)

Stuff to remember: See Terry for any schedule changes. If you can't clock in, be sure to send Terry (treynold@indiana.edu) an e-mail or leave a note in her mailbox showing your name, the date you worked, your beginning time, and your ending time. Be sure to check this blog and the bulletin board inside the reserve room for any pertinent information. Have questions? Ask Terry, Jeri, Matt, Lisa, or Amie. We're so glad you're here!

Yippee, break time is almost here!

The BUSP summer schedule ends with the end of Summer Session II, so you are not responsible for your scheduled hours after this Friday, August 8. If you are interested in working some hours over the break between Summer Sessions and Fall Semester, talk to Terry.

Dollar Signs!

You received a raise! Check your TIME record, and you'll see your new pay rate. If you can't find your new rate, Terry can help.

BUSP's Carbon Footprint

Two members of BUSP (Steven and Terry) are members of the Libraries Sustainability Task Force. This group is looking at energy use and other topics, and will be submitting recommendations to Library Administration near the end of August. Do you have ideas on how to make BUSP and the other libraries on our campus more sustainable? If so, talk to Terry.

Did you know that in addition to paper and aluminum cans, BUSP also recycles plastic (numbers 1 and 2), steel cans, and cardboard? You'll find bins for these items in the storeroom near Mike's and Nels' offices.

Required: One Hour of Shelving per Day

Books waiting to be shelved at BUSP are about as plentiful as raindrops were in Indiana a week or so ago! It is important that we get our shelving done, so we can continue with our shifting and get other special projects for this summer underway. Until we are caught up, please plan on shelving for one hour each day you are working at BUSP. If you have any questions about this, please talk to your supervisor. And do check with him/her before you leave the desk, so we can keep the service point manned while you are away in the stacks.