Things To Do on a Regular Basis  

Daily

  1. Leave your workstations secure & save work regularly.

  2. Shelve all returned books.

Weekly

  1. Do a Weekly Housekeeping to update the loan statistics. OASIS users, select B4/N4 .

  2. Rebuild the Library Files. OASIS users select B4/N1.

  3. Complete any other essential rebuilds. eg Q2 Rebuild Data from the Main Menu.

  4. Check overdues.

  5. If new students arrive, refresh the students to add them to the database & make new cards.

Each Term

  1. Refresh the Borrowers to update details. (B4/R3 & R4)  
  2. Update Class Lists (B2/A1)
  3. Check outstanding long-term loans. (B2/M4)
  4. Check Authority Files for any mistakes.
  5. Load the SCIS Subject Headings (H1/A1)
  6. Systemically remove any records with no copy details. OASIS users, select B4/P4 Delete Unheld

Annually

  1. Reset the Borrower Usage. (B4/I4)
  2. Reset the Resource Usage. (B4/I2)
  3. Generate future calendar year(s). (B2/F1) 
  4. Purge Loan History. (B2/R1)
  5. Purge Calendar Years no longer required. (B2/F1)
  6. Remove any unused subjects (B2/M1)
  7. Remove any unused keywords. (B4/N5)
  8. Review the Borrower Loan Categories & make any changes. (B2/D2)
  9. Review the Resource Loan Categories & make any changes. (B2/D1)
  10. Set up a Master Due Date. (B2/D2)
  11. Conduct a stocktake of resources. In NSW DET schools, it is an audit requirement that a full stocktake be conducted every 2 years. To accomplish this, stocktake may be carried out:-
    1. full stocktake every 2nd year 
    2. half of the library stocktaken each year
    3. location stocktakes each term, so that all resources are covered in a 2 year period.

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