Circulation COI

Summary of the latest updates, best practice suggestions and decisions from the Circulation COI meetings and discussions:

• Approaches to lockable study rooms and key management vary across institution:
  • Some study rooms are locked, with reservations needed. 
  • Many require key checkout, others take collateral or allow only staff to unlock doors to prevent key contamination. 
  • A number of libraries do not have locking study rooms and rely on a visual indicator to let staff know when a room needs sanitized/cleaned after use.
  • Some return this item to the Circ Desk, others have cards that are flipped.
     
• Please remember to update the COVID-19 spreadsheet if you have any changes.
   
• The meeting minutes contain details from our general discussion on how COIVD-19 has impacted daily library operations:
  • Furniture and traffic
  • Food and drink policies
  • Print circulation
  • Remote work
  • Student worker responsibilities
  • Changed workflows 
     
• Thanks to Collette Knight (Defiance) for editing the student manuals to meet accessibility standards and updating the Cleanup Instructions (In Transit & Returned Too Long) on the OPAL Circ webpage and to Laura D'Amato (Mount Union) for helping update the information on the onboarding page.
   
• Next meeting: Wednesday, April 21 from 10:30am-1:30pm

The full meeting minutes can be found under the Meeting Documents tab.

Scribe: Claire Ballinger