Student Training Topics

• basic training includes:
  • Basic circulation functions
  • Charging and discharging books,
  • renewing books,
  • cash register operation,
  • safety awareness and alarm functions,
  • sorting and shelving of books and journals,
  • using orbis staff mode to help patrons,
  • circ phone operation and procedures,
  • photocopier functions,
  • computer start-up and shut-down operations,
  • who to contact in case of emergency, etc.
  • when to refer information questions to a librarian (or the online HELP system)

• more advanced training includes:
  • recalling books,
  • processing Eli Express requests,
  • provisional Orbis record creation (barcodes on-the-fly),
  • database, Internet and WWW training

URL: http://www.library.yale.edu/science/staff/studtrain.html

last revision: April 10, 2003