Trainingyourstaff
Akeyelementofanymedialosspreventioneffortisasuccessfulstafftrainingprogram.Y oursystemwillbemuchmore
effectivewiththeactivecooperationandparticipationofyourentirelibrarystaff.W erecommendthatyouperiodically
conductformaltrainingsessions,includingthefollowingelementstoensureitssuccess:
•Reviewingtheowner’smanual
•Practicetaggingmaterialswithstrips.
•Reviewingyourlibrary’ssecuritypolicies
•Reviewinghowtorespondwhenthealarmsounds
•Usingthesystemalarmlog
•Addressingpatronconcerns

Owner’smanual

ThismanualcontainstheinformationnecessarytooperateyourCheckpointEMDetectionSystem,aswellassupplemental
informationonhandlingalarms,orderingsupplies,andtrainingyourstaff.Italsocontainsimportantinformationabout
securitystripsandcirculationaccessories.
Librarypersonnelshouldbefamiliarwiththemanualandwheretolocateitsotheycanrefertoitwhennecessary.

Hands-onpractice

Afterreviewingthismanual,yourstaffwillbenefitfromactualhands-onexperiencewiththedetectionsystemproductsthey
areexpectedtouse.W esuggestyoustartbydemonstratingthepropertechniquesforapplyingsecuritystripstoitems.
Youmaywishtoconducttheactualpracticeasfollows:
1.Makesurethatalltheothersecuritysystemaccessoriesareinstalledandfunctional.
2.Leteachstaffmemberpracticeinstallingstripsandmarkersonlibraryitems.
3.Leteachstaffmemberpracticesensitizinganddesensitizingmaterials.
Note:Foradditionalinformationoninstallingstripsandmarkers,refertotheAccessoriesandStripsUser’sGuide
(78-8129-3502-7).
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