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Closing Procedures

Below are the basic closing procedures:

  1. Press "All Page" and hold the button down on the Touch Screen 15 minutes before closing to remind users that the Multimedia Center is closing. When you press "all page," your voice will override what patrons hear in their headphones.

  2. Turn off the TV receiver.

  3. Turn off both speakers and monitors at the main rack.

  4. Turn off both public computer monitors.

  5. Leave ON all equipment specified to be left on.

  6. Rewind and reshelve all tapes, discs, and guides.

  7. Turn off all VCRs and laserdisc players and make sure that no tapes or laserdiscs have been left in them.

  8. Make sure that the Forum Room and the Video Theater are clean. Pick up any garbage that students may have left behind. Straighten the area rugs in the Forum Room. Double check to make sure that these rooms are locked before you leave.

  9. Turn off the lights in compact storage and lock the door.

  10. Check all carrels and monitors. Push in chairs, arrange headphones, turn monitors off, and turn down the volume controls.

  11. Make sure that everyone is out of the Multimedia Center. Avoid locking patrons in overnight!

  12. Turn off the lights in the main carrel area.

  13. Lock the main doors to the Multimedia Center. Return the keys to the key slot in the file cabinet located near the time clock, and sign them in. Northwestern University Library Home Page Marjorie I. Mitchell Multimedia Center Home Page StaffWeb Home Page Information about the Marjorie I. Mitchell Multimedia Center How to access the Marjorie I. Mitchell Multimedia Center Guides to the Collections of the Marjorie I. Mitchell Multimedia Center Services from the Marjorie I. Mitchell Multimedia Center Resources from the Marjorie I. Mitchell Multimedia Center Multimedia Development Lab Home Page