Thank you!

Thank you all for your hard work these past two weeks! This has been a difficult time for all of us, with so many of us working hard and going home to houses without out power or friend's houses. Thanks to all our special guest stars. You've all been awesome!

I'll be back on Saturday, the 4th.

Thanks again!
John

Post-Ike Fines and Fees

All,

Please see the below notice from Fred Schumacher regarding circulation fines and fees.

Thanks!
John

Fines and Fees:

• Fines will be forgiven for all overdue items until further notice. Loan rules will be adjusted to assess $0.00 fines for overdue materials, regardless of when the items were checked out or due.
• Fines that accrue from September 13 until further notice should be waived. Include the note that fines accrued as a result of Hurricane Ike (include date, your unit and initials). Fines and fees that accrued prior to September 12 are payable.
• Collection agency fees assessed to accounts prior to Hurricane Ike are payable, whether or not items are claimed as lost or damaged as a result of the storm.
• No fines will be assessed for the late return of laptops, although the loan period remains 2 hours with no renewal.

Items damaged/lost as a result of Hurricane Ike:

• Highlight the item, right click and display item. Click the Edit button and change the Icode 1 field to 903.
• Check in the item (no fine should accrue). Fines that accrue to these items are to be waived until further notice. If a fine is waived, include that the item was reported damaged as a result of Hurricane Ike and the charges and fines were waived. Include date, your unit and initials in the note.
• If the account was in Collection prior to Hurricane Ike (September 13, 2008), the Collection Agency Fee is payable.

Accounts in Collection:

• Items reported as damaged/lost – Highlight the item on the checked out items tab; click “View this item;” click the Edit button and change the Icode 1 field to 903.
• Check in the item.
• If an overdue fine accrues at check in, waive the overdue fine until further notice.
• Include the following note:
• Mm/dd/yy – Item (include barcode) reported damaged/lost as a result of Hurricane Ike. Replacement charges and fines forgiven. Collection Agency Fee is payable. Unit/Initials

Holds:

• Do not clear Holdshelf in III until October 1, 2008.
• Locations should print Title Page List and Item Paging Slips as soon as they reopen.
• When customers request to have items that have filled their requests sent to other locations:
• Modify hold pickup location in customer’s hold, if possible.
• If hold pickup location cannot be modified, cancel customer’s hold.
• Replace cancelled hold on bib, and change priority to place customer’s hold at the top of the queue.
• Scan the item that originally filled the customer’s hold, and send it to the new pickup location.

Constable contact

I've posted the number for the constable below:

713-755-5200...ask for dispatch

Renee

Book Order List

There is a new Gaps ordering list that I will print out and place at the reference desk. Thanks for your input on the previous list.

Patrick

Stella Link Video.

Hello everyone, here is the video for Stella Link.

The link to the YouTube site is

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9uHS-P0hNg

Thanks. E-pac

OCE problem log

Please document all problems with the money and card reader machines. Use the "IT Log" link on this blog and go to the new OCE problem log page. IT needs to be notified at the end of the day of all problems including having to unplug for reset and continuous recyling errors.

Thanks,
Renee