Library Assistant
As I finish off my 2nd week in my new job as a library assistant , I'd like to reflect on what i've learnt thus far. The role of the library assistant can include; shelving, serving customers/clients {whatever you want to call those folks who check out books}, processing new books, tidying shelves, helping customers locate items, answering phones, sending & responding to emails, handling cash/fines, processing inter library loans, collecting mail and asking doctors to put away their stethoscopes. It's been an interesting two weeks. The most difficult part has been learning how to operate their LMS, which in my case is Millennium, and it is very user friendly, but occasionally a few messages pop up and make me scratch my head. The college I work with, also have a sort of medieval approach to students taking out books. Step 1: Take book from student. Step 2: Ask student for their card. Step 3: Scan card. Step 4: Scan barcode of book. Now this is where it g...