A. INTRODUCTION
B. CENSORSHIP OF BOOKS
Figure #1 Complaint Form
C. BRANCH STAFF
- Job Description (All branch library staff)
- Kind and level of work
- Typical duties
- Required knowledge, abilities and skills
- Desirable experience and training
- Automated Branches (ILS) Integrated Library Software
- Typical duties:
- Required knowledge, abilities and skills:
- Non automated branches (computer but no ILS)
- Typical duties
- Required knowledge, abilities and skills:
D. GENERAL OPERATION OF THE BRANCH LIBRARY
- Appearance of the library
- Getting the library ready for the public
- Closing the library
- Customer service:
- Fines, Lost library material and Damaged books
- Automated branches
- Service Charge:
- Lost library material:
- Damaged books:
- Non-automated branches
- Circulation Policy
- Refunds
- Regular contact with Headquarters.
- Daily:
- Monthly (at the end of each month):
- Before block exchanges:
- Regularly as required:
- Courier Service
- Shelving:
- General procedures:
- General categories:
- Shelving informational books (non-fiction):
- Shelving fiction books:
- Helpful hints about shelving:
- Mending:
E. THE LIBRARY COLLECTION
- The book collection:
- Paperbacks:
- Donated Books:
- Paperbacks:
- Hardcovers:
- Charitable Donations:
- Periodicals:
- Figure #2 - Monthly Periodical Check-in Card
- Figure #3 - Weekly Periodical Check-in Card
F. PATRON REGISTRATION
- Automated branches (ILS function)
- Non-automated branches
- Registration of borrowers living in Saskatchewan, but
not
within the boundary of the Chinook Regional Library
- Registration of Chinook Regional Library Temporary
borrowers
G. BRANCH LIBRARY CIRCULATION
- Automated Branches
- Non-automated branches
- Limits on quantity
- Checking out library materials
- Books
- Periodicals
- Paperbacks
- Check-out periods
- Counting library circulation
- Problems and issues relating to circulation
- Checking-in library material
H. OVERDUE PROCEDURE
- Automated Branches
- Non-automated Branches
- Weekly procedure
- Notice to Headquarters
- Figure #4 - Notice to Headquarters (Six-weeks
Overdue)
- Headquarters Overdues
Figure #5 - Invoice for Overdue Material>
- Problems Related to Overdue Material:
- Overdues on Interlibrary Loan Material
I. INTERLIBRARY LOAN PROCEDURE
- Automated branches
- Non – automated branches
J. COURIER SERVICE GUIDELINES
K. CANADA POST SHIPPING TOOL FOR INTERLIBRARY LOANS
- Checklist
L. BLOCK EXCHANGE PROCEDURE
- Outgoing
- Incoming
Figure #6 Block Exchange Report
Figure #7 Block Exchange Letter
M. SOURCES OF SUPPLIES
- Headquarters
- Printed Forms:
- Library Supplies:
- Posters, Pamphlets,
Bookmarks, etc.
- Petty Cash Fund
- Local Board Responsibilities
N. BRANCH MONEY
- Petty Cash
- Non-Resident Fee
- Receipts
O. GLOSSARY
P. DEWEY-DECIMALS
What do those numbers on non-fiction
books mean?
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