Sortable Checkout History

From Syma:

I am going to work on getting a video tutorial posted on the Training Portal to illustrate this information but, in the meantime, I want to share these steps with you.  If you have any questions, let me know.

·         If you are looking for a specific author or know part of a title, you can use the “Find in Page” function in your browser (usually CTRL-F) to highlight wherever that name or word appears in the My Checkout List. 

·         If you copy and paste the information from the My Checkout page into a spreadsheet program like Excel, you will be able to quickly sort by title but not by author.   

·         If you would like to sort by author as well as title, you can copy and paste the information from the My Checkout page into Notepad and save that as a text file to your desktop.  Open Excel and locate and open the text file (be sure to have Excel look for All Files, not just Excel files).  The Text Import Wizard will pop up.  Choose “delimited”.  On the next screen check off both Tab and Other, entering a / in the Other box. At that point, you can click on finish and you will have a spreadsheet with columns for title, author, checkout date and return date.

We have made an enhancement request to SirsiDynix to make My Checkout History sortable within the system but these are useful workarounds.

PF

Lakewood Closing

From Laurie:

I have just heard from HALAN that they are going to “mask” the collection starting Friday, April 4^th.  They cannot do the masking on Saturday night but will do it Friday night; the Sirsi people cannot work late on that Saturday.  It doesn’t change anything on our end, except that on Saturday the LAK collection will not show up in the catalog.  In Workflows, they may show up as being in a Renovation status.  That will mean that they are probably on the shelf.  There may be a message that pops up when staff are checking things out as well. 

Sorry about that,

PF

Discard/Friends Boxes

From Theodora:

The FIDS department has reported that staff in Neighborhood Libraries is packing the boxes for Friends and Discard with too much heavy items. Belinda has asked that NL Staff reduce the amount of heavy books per box. FIDS complained that they have had to lift boxes that were too full and very heavy.

The Team Leaders are requesting that Managers train staff (especially the new ones) on the right weight for boxes. Basically the boxes should not be more than half full.

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

PF

Flip Kits

From Sarah P.:

Kallie Benes, our contact at the Children’s Museum requested that I send you this information. Please make sure all of your staff are aware, especially about returning kits when they are checked in (even if they activate a hold, they should be sent to CMH to be replenished before going out to fill the hold). If you have any questions, you can ask Kallie (her information is below).

Hi everyone,

Just some friendly FLIP reminders/requests

1. Please email Kallie Benes – kbenes@cmhouston.org when you are running low on museum passes (for completed surveys).  Surveys should be sent in to Kallie @ CMH by courier at the end of each month.

2.  ALL kits must be returned to CMH once they are checked out & returned to you (so we can refill them). Then we will send them back to you.

3.  Please try not to cover the barcode on the hangtag with location slips. Tape on other side of hang tag.

4. If a kit is to be transferred to another location or sent somewhere to fulfill a hold, please HIGHLIGHT the location to be sent to (for the couriers & the refurbishing staff to easily see).

*We have EXTRA kits from FRA closure & DIS lack of space.  Does any location need additional kits?  If so, please respond asap.  If you are ever running low on kits (not enough to fill all the hooks on your kiosk or to represent all age groups), please email me for more.

 

If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to contact me, Kallie Benes (FLIP & CMH library manager): 713-535-7254, kbenes@cmhouston.org

PF

Annual Enrollment for COH Benefits

From COH HR:

Welcome to the City of Houston Annual Enrollment!

It's Annual Enrollment! During this time, you can elect your benefit choices and update your coverage to best meet the needs of your family and you. The Open Enrollment period runs from 3/16/2014 to 4/15/2014.

If you are participating in the Healthcare Flexible Spending Account, you must re-enroll.

Beginning 3/16/2014, visit www.houstontx.gov/oe to make your new plan year elections.

This is an active enrollment for all employees.
* You must enroll in a medical plan, even if you re-enroll in the same plan.
* If you fail to enroll in a medical plan, you will be defaulted to the Open Access Plan.
* If you add a new dependent(s), you must provide relationship documents within 31 days after annual enrollment ends. Relationship documents include certificate of marriage, birth certificate, and Declaration and Registration of an Informal Marriage Certificate (for common-law marriage).
* You must use the Choicelinx tool to make your benefits elections.
* Election forms will not be available for active employees.

Choicelinx: https://www.yourbenefitschoices.com/cigna/coh/logon.mvc/login

MR

New Shelf Reading Form

Hello Team,

I have added a new form under Staff Links called "Shelf Reading Sign-in/out". Please use this form when you begin to shelf read an area and when you finish shelf reading. It will help everyone know which sections have been shelf read and what hasn't. This will also be a good way to track your progress if you are evaluated on this.

This form helps cut down on any paper log and I hope it makes it easier on you.

Thanks,
Pedro

Lakewood Closing

Good day Team,

This is to let you know that the Lakewood Neighborhood Library will be closing at the end of business on the 5^th of April 2014 for roof replacement. The expected reopen date is May 12^th. We will not have staff in the building.

Holds should be sent to Kashmere.

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

Take care.

Theodora.