Student Library Assistant Training Guide: Circulation

1. Library Collections and Tools

Print Collection

• Main Collection
• ESL Readers
• Fiction
• Oversized
• Reference
• Juvenile
• Periodicals
• Newspapers (Library Use Only)

Electronic Collection

• Databases: https://libguides.aud.edu/az/databases
• For access, users should enter their email credentials (username and password)

Tools

• Library Website: https://library.aud.edu
• Library Catalog: https://koha.aud.edu/
• Search All: https://aud.summon.serialssolutions.com
• Title Finder: https://jt7tv5zd2p.search.serialssolutions.com

Library Services

• Borrowing material
• Course reserve
• Reference questions & consultation
• Research guides
• Interlibrary loan
• Instructional sessions
• Workshops and Orientation sessions (students and faculty)
• Alumni, Dependents and Visitor services
• Collection development
• Off-campus access

1. Circulation Services

Guidelines

• The systems librarian will create a circulation account for you independently.
• Your tasks and transactions are recorded here.
• Users must present their AUD ID.
• Without it, resources cannot be borrowed.
• Notify users to return resources in the presence of a staff member or library assistant.
• Cases related to lost, damaged, or overdue resources managed by staff members only.
• Between semesters, students are not allowed to borrow resources.

Circulation Rules

1. Monographs/Books

Periodicals (Journals & Magazines)

DVDs & CDs

Non-circulating Materials

• Reference material
• Periodicals (Current issue)
• Oversize Books
• Theses and closed collection items
• Equipment: iPads, headphones, adapters, phone chargers – Library use ONLY

Renewals

• All circulating items can be renewed only once
• Renewal periods

• An item cannot be renewed if another library user has placed a hold on the item or, for items borrowed through interlibrary loan, if the lending library chooses not to renew the item(s).