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Frontline Services Procedures & Work Instructions: Fulfillment/Access FAQs

Fulfilment/Access FAQs

Fulfillment/Access FAQs is a quick directory of links for Information Staff on virtual service points.

Test your Alma knowledge checklist is useful for training new Librarians and Student Library Assistants.

Document/task Links Important Information
 
CSU Loan Privileges CSU Loans
  • Standardised loans for staff and students
How to find patron information

Patron record look up Work Instruction

  • How to find a patron in Alma - step 2

Patron Services screen

  • Patron loans list and renewing- step 4
  • emailing current loans report - step 5
  • recalling loans - step 6
  • Lost loans - step 7
  • Notes - step 8 & 16
  • Returns list - step 9
  • Request/hold list - step 10 & 11
  • Place in request queue - steps 10 & 11

User Details screen

General Information tab - step 14

  • User group
  • Expiry date
  • Record created or updated by details
  • Home campus

Contact Information tab - step 15

  • Find email addresses

Notes Tab - step 16

Fines/Fees tab - step 17

Attachments tab - step 18

  • Find overdue notices & digitization requests
Loaning items Loans Work Instruction
  • How to loan an item - steps 1 to 8
  • Send an activity report - step 9
Placing Requests

Placing Hold Requests for Patrons

 

Placing Item-Specific Requests

 

Placing Digitisation Requests for Patrons

  •  includes how to look up number of requests on an item
Follow Up Reports

Handling follow-up reports

  • email Follow Up Reports to owning campus library using the generic email accounts below.
Library generic email addresses (Access team)

Albury-Wodonga     thurlib@csu.edu.au

Bathurst                    bathlib@csu.edu.au

Dubbo                       dublib@csu.edu.au

Orange                      oralib@csu.edu.au

Port Macquarie       portlib@csu.edu.au

St Marks                 stmarkslibrary@csu.edu.au

Wagga Wagga         waglib@csu.edu.au
  • use for forwarding general queries to access or follow up reports
Library Fines and Charges

Fines are only applied when a loan is lost or damaged.

Late fines are removed once the loan is returned

 
Community Borrowers

Library Services for the Community

 

 

 

Library Services for Alumni

  • new on the spot community record instruction
  • Community borrowers include Alumni, ULANZ, School, TAFE and Walk in users
  • Alumni members are organised through the Alumni Team
  • Membership is free
  • No intercampus or ILL for community borrowers
Replied Paid Address Labels Step 11 in Standard Post eParcel Work Instruction
  • Replied paid labels should only be sent to Online students in Australia only.
  • They should not be sent to off campus staff
  • Reply paid labels are not to be sent to overseas students.

Alternative Addresses Spreadsheet

(includes patron requiring tracking labels)

S:\Academic\Library Services\_COMMON\Policing alternative addresses.xlsx
  • patrons with alternative addresses will have a note in their record

 

Charles Sturt University acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands on which its campuses are located, paying respect to Elders, both past and present, and extend that respect to all First Nations Peoples.Acknowledgement of Country

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