CHEMISTRY LIBRARY

• ALEPH​ Circulation

ALEPH is the program we use to check out, return, and/or look up information about books/equipment/people. The login information for ALEPH is located below the monitor, taped to the monitor stand. The password changes every semester.

 

There are 3 ways to access a patron’s information:

                

 

 

 

 

Books can be looked up by scanning the barcode, manually inputting the barcode, or
looking up the call number with the ‘…’ symbol.

 

If a patron comes in with a new UID number and needs their barcode updated, go to the ‘Patron’ tab      search for the patron with their UID# or name      'Global Patron Information’      go to the barcode box and enter in the patron’s new barcode number.

 

If a lost item is turned into the circulation desk, you can look up a Patron’s email under the ‘Patron’ tab      ‘Address Information.’ The tab will display the email the patron has on record with the university. Use the email to inform them of their discovered item in an orderly manner.

 

When you are done using ALEPH, clean the screen with the F4 key.

 

• RefAnalytics (LibAnswers)​

Whenever a patron asks a question or makes a suggestion, it needs to be recorded/tracked with LibAnswers!

 

Login to http://umd.libanswers.com/record.php (the bookmark can also be located on  the toolbar of the desktop):

 

Email: chem-circ@umd.edu
Password: Libanswers1!

 

To Fill out a Transaction:

 

Check that you are in ‘Chemistry’

Patron Type: Use your own intuition to determine

Question Format: In-person walk-in or phone

Question Type: Fill out the rest of the boxes in accordance to the patron’s question

Make a new transaction for each question!!

Fill out READ Scale: Determines difficulty of the question

Submit & Clear: Clears the screen for the next question!

• ARES Client

ARES allows you to locate items that have been placed on course reserve. This is for viewing purposes ONLY. Do not make any changes in the system. (This program is rarely used by student employees.)

 

                 Login username : balannik
                 Password : rez

 

To view a full list of course reserve items, click on ‘Items Available at Reserve Desk.’ This lists all of our current books on reserve, including the professor and class ID information.

 

To search for a particular reserve item, click on ‘Search Item’ at the top of the page. You can search for items by their title, author, professor, etc.

 

If a patron is asking about a particular book for reserve that is not currently on our shelf, contact Alla, and she will handle the situation through ARES.