Student Library Assistants Training

Student Library Assistants: Training and Procedures

02/15/11

To check in magazines:

1. Place “library – Olney” label on cover, over or beside address area

2. Record month or date of issue on the correct card in “Periodicals Check In” book

3. Put new magazine on the rack, moving previous copy to pile underneath rack

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Tutorial “Order in the Library” on sorting, shelving, and re-ordering in Dewey:

http://users.ece.utexas.edu/~valmstrum/s2s/utopia/library4/src

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To check books in for re-shelving:

1. Scan barcode in “item number” in check-in wizard

2. Does book show “not checked out”?

a. If yes, open “special circulation,” go to “mark item used,” and click on book title to mark it as used

3. Go to the next book

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To check cataloging of new books:

1. Scan barcode on book to open the catalog record

2. Make sure information on record matches information in book:

a. Title and author

b. Publisher and year

c. Page numbers and size

3. Also check information on pocket card in back of book

4. Go to the next book

"Witty Knitting" Five-day Intensive Info

Here is a list of pretty good knitting websites with free patterns and more:
http://www.knittinghelp.com
• range of patterns
• great how-to videos
• Introductory reading: “Get Started and Learn to Knit”
http://www.knittingonthenet.com/
• good selection and the list includes brief description of each pattern
http://www.dailyknitter.com/
http://knittingpatterncentral.com/
http://www.knitpicks.com/
http://www.knitty.com
• online magazine, more interesting patterns (less basic)
http://www.freepatterns.com/
• I got the free membership required for pattern access
• not so many sock patterns
http://www.abc-knitting-patterns.com/
• has advanced search (e.g. knit/socks AND worsted weight yarn) but not so many patterns
• Standard yarn weights table with recommended needle sizes

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Witty Knitting Schedule

Location: Library and student lounge

1. Thursday 5th block: Pre-planning meeting


Websites handout, assessment/goals sheets


Discuss schedule


2. Monday: Project planning


Bring laptop if you have one!


Choose project


• Beginner: scarf or dish cloth


• Intermediate: hat or socks


3. Select pattern


From books or listed websites


• Print or copy pattern


4. List materials needed for project


Raid yarn box upstairs


Estimate cost of items to be purchased


5. Tuesday: Shopping


Shelley drives us to mall


• While riding: plan how to share with community


6. Wednesday: Starting up


Shelley sits in to help if needed with casting on, etc.


Movement break each hour


7. Thursday: Knitting


Movement break each hour


8. Friday: Reporting and knitting


Create any desired presentation tool


Program assessments


Movement break each hour