Student Assistants

Opening and closing govdocs

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Open the main doors and prop open the door closest to microtext.
Make sure all the lights are on, the switches are all on the center columns by the desks.
Make sure the printer is on, the student staff and public computers are on, and file any documents on the shelving cart.

If no one is here after the first announcement has been made you can begin closing. Otherwise remind the patron they need to finish up. When the department is empty you can begin.
Be sure not to go up into the stacks until about ten minutes before closing and don’t leave more than five minutes before closing time.
Start by clearing off any books from the tables in the main room.
Stop by Microtext to see if there is someone closing.
Turn off all the lights in the browsing room and for floors 4 and 5 in the old wing of the library.
Turn off the lights in the main Government Documents room and close the doors for the night.