Emergency Procedures for Weekends and After Hours
Emergency Procedures for Service Desk Personnel
| If doors do not open or do not lock (Automatic door lock problems) | Call campus police non-emergency number (301)405-3555 (land line) or #3333 (cell phone) |
| If video cameras are damaged or malfunctioning | Call campus police non-emergency number (301)405-3555 (land line) or #3333 (cell phone) |
| If there are problems with elevators, heating/air conditioning, lights or water leaks | Call work control (301) 405-2222 |
| If collections have been damaged | After hours emergency call for Salvage Squad (1-800-945-6913) |
| If computers, printers or peripherals are damaged or malfunctioning | Call ITD Help Desk and leave a message (301) 405-9188 or email lib-helpdesk@umd.edu |
| If the emergency alarm or fire alarm sounds | 1 - Call police (911) 2 - Call Work Control (301) 405-2222 3 - Follow library procedures for Building Evacuation |
| If there is a medical emergency, injury or illness | Call Campus Police at 911 or (301) 405-3555 or #3333 |
| If there is a problem with a telephone or telephone system | Call OIT Help Desk (301) 405-4400 or email nts-service-desk@umd.edu |
| For building problems in McKeldin | Call Bill Hess at (301) 405-9054 or Tanner Wray at (301) 405-9251 or Cinthya Ippoliti at (301) 314-7224 |
| For building problems in Hornbake | Call Doug McElrath at (301) 405-9210 or Lauren Brown at (301) 405-9059 |
| For all other problems | Refer to Emergency Telephone Numbers |
Emergency (Red) phones are connected to an auxiliary communications system and will continue to work even in the unlikely event that the University's regular phone system malfunctions. There are several dozen of these phones located throughout the campus. McKeldin Library has one at the Information Research Services Desk. Hornbake Library has one at the Nonprint Media Circulation Desk. There is another located in the Architecture building in room 1248. For a complete list of emergency phone locations please see: University Emergency Telephones.
For building evacuations on the weekends, please follow regular procedures. Specific evacuation plans for all campus libraries can be found at http://www.lib.umd.edu/PUB/Safety&Security/SSevacuation.html
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