Employee Handbook

Employee Handbook 7 August 2023 2.2 Buildings and Grounds Work Request All employees requesting work to be done by the Physical Plant staff must complete a Minor Repair Order found on the DCB website under the Faculty and Staff section. 2.3 Library Services The library is centrally located on the campus on the first floor of the east wing in Thatcher Hall. This facility provides students, faculty, staff, and residents of the surrounding communities with access to traditional library materials, computer databases and the many informational resources on the Internet. The library circulates a variety of individual items and current subscriptions to many periodicals. Access to the library’s collection is through ODIN (Online Dakota Information Network), a computerized database listing holdings of all North Dakota public college and university libraries as well as a wide variety of public, school, and special libraries. The combined collection of these libraries’ numbers more than 1,500,000 unique records. In addition, ODIN accesses similar databases in Minnesota and South Dakota and this interface gives patrons access to more than 6,000,000 bibliographic records. Also available through ODIN membership are a wide variety of databases that provide indexing and full-text articles to many newspaper and magazine titles. During the regular academic year, the library is available for student use six days a week. There are a variety of areas for both individual and group study and computers for student research activities. Librarians and student workers are available to assist students with their research efforts. A library committee of faculty and students develops and approves library policies. 3. Cancelations, Delays or Closures Due to Weather The Campus Dean (or designee) monitors the local weather and road conditions and determines whether the campus will be closed, or classes/activities delayed or canceled. The Campus Dean or designee will send notification of any schedule changes due to the weather. Notifications to all employees and students will be sent via the NDUS emergency notification system, Assurance NM . In addition, DCB social media will post a special announcement. If the campus is closed, only essential personnel will be required to report to work. The Campus Dean will designate essential personnel.