Opening the Desk

  • Pick up the cashbox at the Security Desk.

  • Unlock the cashbox and use the keys inside to open all 7 sets of drawers and cabinets marked with stickers (4 at the counter + 2 in front of the supervisor’s desk + 1 to the left of the supervisor’s desk chair).

  • Get out the 4 desensitizing bricks (one in each of the 4 front filing cabinets).

  • Turn on all 4 counter computers and the supervisor’s desk computer.

  • Unlock/log into all 4 of the front computers (the 3 counter computers + the Reference computer) and the supervisor’s desk computer:

    • press crtl + alt + delete

    • enter circcounter as the username (if necessary) and then enter the circcounter password (if you need any passwords, check the password sheet in the drawer below the cashbox)

  • Take down the “department hours/this station closed” sign if on the counter.

  • Get a Cash Count Sheet located in the second drawer of the filing cabinet to the left of the supervisor’s desk chair. Count the cash and the copy cards and fill out the upper left column of the Cash Count Sheet. Tape the Cash Count Sheet to the desk, just above the cashbox drawer. Put the cashbox in the top drawer and stuff its blue bag behind it.

  • Unlock the sliding glass doors separating the desk area from the staff area.

  • Print out the Hold Reports.

  • Check the "Expired Holds Shelf" in Alma. Remove all expired holds and place on the return cart.

  • Check printer supply cabinet on Level 2. (supply check sheet is on the supervisor desktop and here)

  • Check the LSD voicemail. The message button will not illuminate with there is a message, so we need to check every morning. Directions are here.

  • Check all Visitor Material Request Forms in the Supervisor drawer. Verify that active requests have been notified of materials that have arrived, and closeout visitor material requests that have been completed.

      • Prior to reducing the information columns on the active holds excel spreadsheet, please review the "Held For" column. Check for any "STOR-REQ" or "MIC-REQ" items in this column, and, with the correlating Visitor Material Request Form, verify that those patrons have been contacted regarding their materials. "STOR-REQ" and "MIC-REQ" items are ordered for our visitors who do not have accounts. Therefore, we have to notify them that their materials are here since they are not in our system to be notified automatically. In general, please make sure to check all Visitor Material Requests during opening procedures, which consists of verifying that each step has been completed on the form.