black belt student assistants: safety in the library presented by: ellie kohler, rockhurst...
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Black Belt Student Assistants:
Safety in the Library
Presented by:
Ellie Kohler,Rockhurst University Library
Access and Learning Services Librarian
Brick and Click 2014November 7, 2014
• 35-40 student assistants• Federal Work Study only• 6-8 hours per week• Work all open hours: 8 am to midnight• Never work alone
Headlines
Oct 2, 2013:Two Shootings Minutes Apart
Jan 3, 2013:Security Guard Shoots and Kills.
Student Assistant Safety
How do we keep our Student Assistants safe?
Great Campus Security
• Know officers• Private campus• Security phones• ROCK-alerts• Well-lit campus
Library Security 2013
• Security phones• Panic buttons• Cameras• Entrance• Building Emergency
Coordinator
Previous Student Assistant Training
• Orientation• Haphazard touring• No follow up• No ongoing training
Immediate Responses
• Cell phones
• SA Reactions
• Discuss possible changes
Our Doors
• Not up to code
• Manual locks
• All glass
Our Doors
• Crash bars
• Automatic Lock
• Swipe entry
• Call button
Change the doors
New Doo
rs
STAY
Training Opportunity
Efficiency = Concentration
• At the desk • In the stacks• Active shooter • Natural Disasters• Medical Emergencies
• No Look LC• Emergency Exit• Scavenger Hunt
Games
• Physical Movement• Little Set Up
Work with Security
• Student support• Reporting
suspicious people• STAY protocol
Follow Up
• Quizzes
• Ongoing training
• Monthly meetings
• Infamous panic button tour
Follow Up
• Quizzes
• Ongoing training
• Monthly meetings
• Infamous panic button tour
• Students• Overall positive• More snack variety
• Security• Extremely positive• Annual plans
• Library Staff• Opinions varied
Feedback
• Do you have a program?
• How successful is it?
• What training tools do you use?
• Do your students work alone?
• How do they get home at night?
Your Safety Programs
