1. Ask patron to complete a call slip including:
- Collection Name,
- Call Numbers,
- Date,
- Author,
- Title,
- Patron's full name
- Check at bottom whether they are faculty, staff or student.
- Desk attendant/staff member paging the materials should initial the slip and fill out the number of items
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2. Locate materials from the appropriate collection,- Remove
- Remove the white paper slip from the cardboard backing
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- Place the hard copy on the
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- shelf where the book would be
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- Return the paper slip to the plastic box on the entrance desk, filing it under
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- "Items in
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- Use."
(This helps us keep track of materials being used, and aids in their quick return to the shelf.)
3. Always show patrons how to properly use the materials.
Books:- Must
- Must have a book cradle
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- A book weight/snake should be used to keep pages open
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- When marking pages, use acid free strips
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- If they need copies, write name and page number at top of acid free strip, then fill out copy request form
Photographs:
- Gloves must always be worn
- Always pick up the acid free tissue on top of the photo, DO NOT swipe it across the image
- Photographs should be picked up from a top and bottom corner, slightly down from the upper and lower edges
- Image must be kept flat and face-up
- If patron needs to look at information on back, the photograph may be held up, the same way it is picked up
- If copies are requested, photos are scanned never photocopied
- One box of photos may be viewed at a time
Archival Materials:- The
- The patron may have one box at the desk at a time
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- Only one folder should be removed from the box at a time
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- Items within the folder must be kept in the original order
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- Acid free slips should be used to mark places or indicate where photocopies are desired (items should never be removed from the folder!)