Circ Assistant Training Plan

LibraryU Courses:

http://learning.libraryu.org/

• Cataloging for non-catalogers
• Dealing with angry patrons
• Shelving with Dewey
• Merchandising That Works
• Ensuring Access: The Rights and Responsibilities of Intellectual Freedom
• NOTE: SADLY LIBRARYU IS GONE. WE'RE TRYING TO PUT TOGETHER A LOCAL ALTERNATIVE FOR SOME OF THESE-SNS 11/08

Watch all training videos:

http://www.youtube.com/albystaff

Putting Customers First DVD

WYLD Skills Checklists:

• General

http://will.state.wy.us/wyld/network/committees/training/general.html

• Circ

http://will.state.wy.us/wyld/network/committees/training/circ.html

• WYLDCAT

http://will.state.wy.us/wyld/network/committees/training/wyldcat.html

(Go over and make sure you learn everything)

Opening and Closing Checklists

Emergency Phone List

Have meetings with staff to go over specific areas:

• Marjorie-calendar
• Kathy-reference etc.
• Stephen-phones, public computers, computing issues
• Bernie-ILL
• Ruth-Large Print items

Explore and familiarize self with storage of supplies etc:

• Drawers and cabinets in Circ desk
• Shelves behind Circ desk
• Circ forms file
• AV Closet
• Supply cabinets in workroom
• Branch shelves, missing parts area, damaged books area
• TSS supply closet

Take and pass initial shelving tests:

• Adult
• YA
• AV
• Juv

Make 2 training videos

Work on Circ documentation on wiki

Take and pass follow-up shelving test

Pick out, take and pass additional LibraryU courses

Webinars?

Creating a 2.0 library

http://www.sirsidynixinstitute.com/seminar_page.php?sid=93

Pass Circ Test