User Services Weekly Report
Date: 4-18-2012
Name: Dan Frostman
Circulation Services – Circ, Reserves, and Stacks
Statistics:
• Year the Chinese invented the “south-pointing spoon” compass: 400 B.C. (It’s science fair week)
Highlights: (Progress towards Goals, accomplishments)
Armstrong:
• Busy before Symposium
• Shawn at IUG conference
• Bindery shipment processed
• Monthly Armstrong meeting
Davis Family:
• Will roll-out circ survey next week
• Steady activity at the desk
• iPad returned from getting repaired
• 24/7 security guard arranged
• HEAT replacement team meeting
• Still nailing down summer hires
• Noticing people coming to use the library from CCV
• Manager’s meeting
• Students helping librarians with surveys
Stacks:
• Sick
• Returns starting to pick up
Reserves:
• Harassment of BL faculty for their reserve lists has commenced
• Followed up with Media services on the VHS to DVD conversion project
Web team: presenting to SLT Thursday
Space Team: n/a
CT Team: Next steps after Team training, discussing charge
Security Team: looking at Email 2 (super-secure email)
Challenges:
• VHS tapes stolen
• Windows 7 causing frustration with regards to iTunes/iPads
• Equipment returned without all parts