Responsibilities
The Facilities & Business Operations Department is responsible for the following areas:
| Library Facilities Management |
| Implementation of plans for maintaining buildings in a safe, efficient, and attractive manner |
| Ensuring the health and safety of members of the library community by complying with federal, state, and local rules, regulations and codes |
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Overall building care |
| Liaisons to Building Care for personnel and scheduling issues |
| Liaisons to Maintenance Management for planned, deferred, and routine maintenance |
| Providing shipping and receiving services for statutory and endowed libraries |
| Management of photocopy and printing services NetPrint Info |
| Cafe operations |
| Custodial services |
| Management of the Olin staff lounge --- Vending --- Table reservations --- Equipment repairs |
| Key access and database management |
| Planning and Implementation of Capital Projects |
| Programming needs |
| Feasibility studies |
| Budget estimates |
| Work with designers, engineers, and contractors |
| Design development |
| Time lines |
| Job cost management |
| Project updates |
| Phone/Data Service |
| Liaisons to CIT for telecommunications |
| Audix Requests |
| Requests for service (RFS) |
| Communication Billings |
| Phone/Data connections, disconnections, and moves |
| Authorization codes for long distance calls |
| Furniture and Equipment |
| Furniture and equipment procurement and repairs |
| Moving of furniture and equipment |
| Negotiation and management of library equipment service agreements |
Disposition of used furniture and equipment
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