Receiving: When Annex Books Come to Divinity



What to do:

1)    Look for a white sheet of paper stuck in the book. It should have the patron’s name and contact information on it.

2)    Call or use Pegaus e-mail to let the patron know the TITLE, AUTHOR and that the item will be held for ONE WEEK then returned to the annex. (include this in e-mail or phone message)

NOTE:  Currently only the 2 circulation workstations have Pegasus e-mail accounts.  We do not use personal web mail accounts to notify patrons.  If the contact information requires an e-mail notice, it will have to be sent from one of those stations.  Only one Pegasus account can run at a time, so only one of the two desk attendants can work on sending notices at a time.

3)    After you have notified the patron, write your initials on the wrapper, along with "notified patron" and the date.  It should look like:  

(your initials here) e-mailed 4/4/00

4)    Discharge the book from Vanderbilt Messenger service – The screen reads "route to Annex"

5)    Charge the book to the Hold Shelf – the ID # is 205166 

6) Put the book on the Hold Shelf w/the patrons last name on a paper slip (make sure the name is visible), and in alphabetical order by last name.


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