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circ:covid [2020/09/30 19:45] tmccannacirc:covid [2020/12/03 21:21] (current) – [Ideas for projects for staff to do while the library is closed to the public] tmccanna
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 ===== Courier ===== ===== Courier =====
  
-STAT has begun resuming courier service, but may need to limit the number of bins picked up from each location each day until full service is back to normal. +If you have empty tubs or bags, send them back to the warehouse with your courier so that they can be redistributed to libraries that need them.
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-If you have empty tubs or can empty some up- please let your driver know and note this on on the reopening spreadsheet at:  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1grqcgzeLa_rX5z14vztlIB1j84tgn169XDZ8STjJbgs/edit#gid=551303432+
  
  
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   - If you wish to quarantine items from the courier before reshelving, remove them from the bins first so that the bins can be re-used by the courier.    - If you wish to quarantine items from the courier before reshelving, remove them from the bins first so that the bins can be re-used by the courier. 
   - **Separate items that belong to other branches** from items belonging to your branch.   - **Separate items that belong to other branches** from items belonging to your branch.
-  - Check in the **items for your own branch** with the "Suppress Holds and Transits" and “Amnesty Mode” circulation modifiers enabled and reshelve them.+  - Check in the **items for your own branch** with the "Suppress Holds and Transits" (and “Amnesty Mode” if you are forgiving fines) circulation modifiers enabled and reshelve them.
     * Some of the items that you check in this way may appear on your Holds Pull List the next morning, but it will prevent hold pickup notifications from going out right away when the items are checked in so that you have more control over the process.      * Some of the items that you check in this way may appear on your Holds Pull List the next morning, but it will prevent hold pickup notifications from going out right away when the items are checked in so that you have more control over the process. 
     * Some of these items may already be captured for holds, in which case, holds suppression will not have any effect and the holds notices will be sent out automatically.     * Some of these items may already be captured for holds, in which case, holds suppression will not have any effect and the holds notices will be sent out automatically.
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     * Remove "NMN" that was entered in the middle name fields (use the patron search form filtered by your library to identify these)     * Remove "NMN" that was entered in the middle name fields (use the patron search form filtered by your library to identify these)
     * Update non-DL IDs that were entered incorrectly (see best practices at: https://pines.georgialibraries.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=circ:accounts:reg_field_desc)     * Update non-DL IDs that were entered incorrectly (see best practices at: https://pines.georgialibraries.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=circ:accounts:reg_field_desc)
 +    * Correct city and county names that are entered incorrectly in patron addresses. To identify incorrect entries, 1) run the Quick Report for Patron Count by City or Patron Count by County, 2) review the list for spelling and data entry errors, and 3) use Patron Search to search for the incorrectly entered city or county to identify the patron accounts that need to be updated.
   * Staff cleanup projects for Local Admins   * Staff cleanup projects for Local Admins
     * Review all staff accounts to be sure they are up to date - if there are old staff accounts that are no longer being used, deactivate them (change the permission group to Patron, and verify that it is expired and inactive)     * Review all staff accounts to be sure they are up to date - if there are old staff accounts that are no longer being used, deactivate them (change the permission group to Patron, and verify that it is expired and inactive)
circ/covid.txt · Last modified: 2020/12/03 21:21 by tmccanna