IT Service desk in Central Library will be staffed with reduced hours using casual staff during the term break.
From Mon 26 August – Fri 6 September.
IT Service desk open 10am-3pm Monday to Friday
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Training on Asklive Monday morning (today)
Today between 9:30-10:30 I will be doing some more training on Asklive. Please ignore any questions that show up as training ones.
Thanks, Jenny
New feature on Self Loan stations
There is now an option to email the checkout receipt on the Self Loan stations. This option is next to the print receipt option.
The receipt gives the same details as the printed one – details of book, due date plus a note about renewals and recalls.
Reminder Solomon Islands talk Wednesday night
On Wednesday evening in PJH 210 there will be a very interesting talk from a librarian who volunteered in a library in the Solomon Islands.
All welcome.
See previous post here
Upgrade to Discussion rooms 1106 and 1107
These 2 rooms in PJH now have LCD screens with laptop connection and whiteboards. Remote control and whiteboard markers can be found in the Self Loan area for students to borrow.
Asklive training this morning
There will be more training on Asklive today between 10:30-11:30am. We will begin any questions with the word Training, so please don’t pick up these questions.
Thanks, Jenny
Pacific Library Adviser talk at UC
LIANZA Aoraki Community
A Solomon Islands Library Experience
Wed 17 July 2019 at 7:30pm
University of Canterbury Central Library, Room 210
Tea and coffee provided from 7pm
Having spent over two years as VSA Library Adviser, volunteering in the Solomon Islands, Daphne Smithers (now working at Lincoln Uni Library) will share a few of her experiences and photographs in an informal talk.
Hear stories of humour, tragedy, successes and frustrations of living and working in a developing Pacific country. Literacy is low and there is very little access to books, even in schools, but gradually the Honiara City Library became a very popular space and a haven for students of all ages.
Asklive training Wed afternoon
This afternoon (Wednesday) between 2-3pm I will be doing some training on Asklive with our casual staff. I will get them to start their practice questions with the word Training. So please can you not answer any of these training questions so the team can practice asking and answering queries amongst themselves.
Ngā mihi,
Jenny
Delay in distance postage
Kia ora koutou
Unfortunately none of the requested books posted to distance students this week have been sent until today. This is due to factors beyond our control (staff shortage in the mailroom).
If you get students querying where their book is please let them know there was an unforeseen delay. Please note we have extended the due dates on all items to account for this so they should still get them for the same amount of time. The due date on their record will be different to the due date on the slip inside the book so they can check their library account for the new extended due date.
Thanks
Jenny
AJ’s farewell
You can find photos of Alison Johnston being escorted away by Security yesterday on her last day (at her request) in the K drive.
K:\LIBR-Library\Operations\Photos\Staff-and-leaving-functions\Alison-Johnston-retirement