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Public Services Guide

Guides for services, systems, machines, procedures, policies, and financial functions for all who may work at Bierce Library Service Desk

Point of Sale System

Financial Policies: Money Collection & Point of Sale System

Bierce Library uses a point of sale system to collect funds for purchases, lost materials, and Zipcard deposits. Student and staff employees must only use their individual cashier login and PIN. See Melanie SF to reset a cashier PIN.

Money Collection Policies

  • Bierce Library accepts cash, credit card, debit card, Zipcard All-Campus funds, and several other payment options like ApplePay
  • No personal checks
  • No cash back when using credit/debit cards
  • Bills larger than a twenty require a staff member
  • No refunds. Exchanges will be made for defective purchases
  • If a refund is granted, only the original tender (cash, credit card, Zipcard) will be refunded
  • Students and staff must complete Point of Sale System training before using the system
  • Taxable items: Earbuds, USB drives, SD memory cards, UA Press book sales
  • Non-taxable items: Overdue fines, book/media/laptop replacement charges, Zipcard deposits, coffee supplies

Send Daily Deposits to the Cashier - Weekly

  • Send daily deposits in one plastic deposit bag each week. No more than six daily deposits should be in the safe
  • Collect daily deposit envelopes from the safe. Each daily deposit envelope should have the $ amount on the outside of the envelope or on a post it note attached to the envelope. You don't need to open any daily deposits
  • Add the total of all deposit envelopes being added to the plastic deposit bag
  • Place all daily deposits in the plastic deposit bag
  • Fill in the following blanks on the plastic deposit bag: To: (Cashier), From: (UL-Public Services), Prepared By: (your initials), Date: (the date), Declared Amount: $ (enter total of all daily deposits placed in the plastic deposit bag)
  • Seal plastic deposit bag - Don't save the paper seal!
  • Have a student take the deposit to the Cashier's Office and deliver it to the window
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Point of Sale System Manual

Please read the point of sale system manual below.