Month: March 2017

The ‘dibs’ situation for Hydroflasks is a little out of control. I understand that some SAs have actually gotten more than one, either by the dibs system or some other mechanism. The staff here is not completely comfortable with the current arrangement so we propose that we keep the hydroflasks that are turned into L&F and then raffle them off either at the end of the month or at the end of the semester, with anyone who is interested in acquiring one adding their name to the list. So please, no more ‘dibs’ notes.

Last night, two students approached the desk, complaining of an individual who made sexually explicit comments to them. He followed them into the library, and then walked over to the Community User station, where the security on duty approached him. We contacted campus police, and they arrested him for refusing to cooperate. -CJ and NM

When someone is nice enough to bring you pie, you should show your gratitude by washing your dishes!
There were dirty dishes everywhere, even left on the table – that’s kinda mean

There are two different kinds of holds:

1) users place holds on books and media through the online catalog. When the item is returned or found we check it in, a pick up notice is emailed to the requester and we put the book on the hold shelf, alphabetical by user’s name. This is all done electronically through the system.

2) an informal hold that bypasses the online system completely – we hold items for users who cannot for some reason (maybe they don’t have an id or owe money) check out in real time. A blue ‘cubby hold’ slip with user name is filled out with the date and staff initials and items on put on the ‘cubby hold’ shelves (last row of shelves to the right of the Circ desk) using day three days in future. Rubberband multiple books together.

There is another row of shelves labeled ‘holds’ – that row is for other departments to deposit books that are on hold, or for you to put a book that you’ve just checked in that comes up as ‘on hold’.
Please ask questions if this is confusing

Jessie reported that some of the items on our hold shelf have the author of the book on the tag instead of the patrons name. If you can’t find an item on hold, please search the shelf for the title of the book.

‘Natural Disasters’ GB5014. A24 RBR 2017 by Abbot,t, Pat is MIA
Last checked in Sunday at 11:35 p.m. at the Circ desk
Not on shelves, not in Stack Mntnc.

If Library users have overdue fines or billed books on their record they are now blocked from putting in ILL requests. You may get calls from users regarding this change; please forward the calls to one of the Circ staff.

The Map IT Studio (LL 243) will officially open for business Friday, 3/3/17.
Map IT is the Library’s data analysis and visualization studio, and it offers access to tools such as ArcGIS, QGIS, R, Python, SPSS, SAS, Photoshop, Illustrator, and more.
The space will be open the same hours as the Library, and anyone can use the computers as long as they have a Red ID and Library PIN.

Map IT will not be staffed, so anyone who needs help can email LibraryMapIT@mail.sdsu.edu. There will be an open house in the next few weeks. Any questions should be directed to Jordan Nielsen @ 594-0339