Claims Returns and Missing Items Lists

The Claims Returned Items Lists and Missing Items Lists will be posted to the intranet beginning this week.  You will find the links for each on the Reference page in a box labeled Circulation-Related Lists and Reports.  You will also find the link for Holds Reports and Clean Holds Shelf Reports there beginning today.

Pedro

ASZ Two Way Radios

Good day Team,

We have some Talk about two way radios (walkie talkies) for After School Zones to help ASZ staff communicate with staff at the desk in case they need help or there is a problem. The following locations are receiving them:

PLE

ACR

OAK

KAS

LAK

Please let me know if you have any questions or need more information.

Take care.

Theodora.

Pedro

Defensive Driving

**This training is provided free of charge. Certificates are valid for three years.  All DDC trainings are posted/credited through the LMS; a copy of your certificate is not needed.

To Register: Please use the LMS online registration process found at http://lms.coh.gov.  Please note that you must access the LMS through a computer connected to the City of Houston network.  It does not work from outside networks.  To help get you started using the LMS, we have prepared a brief 15-minute video introduction to the system, which you can view at your convenience.  You may access the video tutorial at http://www.houstontx.gov/capecenter/LMS/Scott/default.htm

When was the last time you attended a Defensive Driving Course (DDC)?  Can’t remember?  Feel free to email HPL Training for more information.

Pedro

New Library Card Info

From Fred:

Early next week, your unit will receive a box of the new HPL My Link cards Dr. Lawson announced.  Each new card set includes traditional wallet card, as well as a key tag and a re-attachable adhesive barcode label.  The barcode numbers will continue to be 14 digits long, but the 5 digit opening sequence will change from 22477 to 77422. 

You will begin issuing the new cards on 09/12/13.  When the card/key tag set is issued, the staff member will remove the adhesive label from the set and adhere it to the registration form in the space provided for the barcode.  For a preview of the new card/key tag sets and a brief demonstration of how to affix the adhesive barcode label to the registration form, click on the link and watch the video: https://sites.google.com/site/hplstafftraining/new-hpl-library-card

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact the Circulation Administration Department.  We will be glad to assist you in any way we are able.

Pedro

CPR Training Sessions

There will be a series of training sessions on CPR/AED. We have received a defibrillator at Acres but must be trained in order to use it. It is currently in the storage closet. I will leave pamphlets in the workrooms that everyone must read before the training. You may also Google information on it. I will keep you updated on the details as they come out as to date and time. Gwen Walters is in charge of this training which will be held at OAK and ACR and they will be 4 hrs. long.

Pedro

Laptop Check-in

From Fred:
Please keep in mind that you should use the Discharge wizard in the Common Tasks group to check in laptops and other items returned to the service desk.  The Discharging Bookdrop wizard (under the Special wizard group) is intended to be used for the return of items through the bookdrop, especially when the return needs to be backdated to an earlier time.  If you use the Discharging Bookdrop wizard, the check in time (hour and minute) default to 11:59 pm of the day selected.  The Discharge wizard in the Common Tasks group will check items in at the time and date that appear on the computer used for the transaction.

Pedro

HEAR Evaluations

Hello,

I met with Carol to give everyone a score on their evaluations since she has been the one working with you during the evaluation time frame. If you have received a scored evaluation make sure to read over it. I will be asking everyone to meet with me at some point if their is anything you would like to speak about or don't understand. Feel free to ask me any questions. There is a comment section at the bottom of the evaluation if you feel like expressing anything about the evaluation before you sign off on it. Feel free to bring proof of specific examples if you feel that a certain score is too low.

Thank you,
Pedro Fonseca