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BookRoom is an online application that allows RUL faculty and staff to reserve RUL rooms and equipment for meetings and events. BookRoom was designed for 3 primary tasks:
Anyone may browse or search the calendar. Student and part-time workers will be able to browse/search the calendar to answer questions.
BookRoom allows "filters" to be set to limit or expand the number of events displayed. Two ways are available for filtering: 1) the pull-downs and the 2) clickable calendar.
Filtering using the pull-downs
The pull-downs allow 4 kinds of filters or "limits" to be set. More than 1 filter or a combination of filters may be set. The filter is not activated until the "update" button" is clicked.
Show dates
The show dates limit is used to allow: "only show me events this week".
Note: Unless the calendar is used the filters will only show events in the future.
Fours ways to filter:
Show event type
The show event type limit is used to allow: "only show me RUL meetings" or "show me all the public instruction (i.e. BI's etc.) 'for this month'".
Show buildings
The show buildings limit is used to allow: "only show me events in Alexander" (when used set in conjunction with "all rooms").
Note: Only RUL buildings that have "reserve-able" rooms are listed.
Options are:
Show Rooms
The show buildings limit is used to allow: "only show me events in the Alexander Pane Room".
Note: "Show rooms" only shows options other that "all rooms" only after a specific building has been selected.
The rooms for each building are presented. Only rooms that are "reserve-able" are listed.
The calendar allows you to quickly change the period you are viewing. The calendar does work in conjunction with the filters to the left of it.
For example, if you are showing dates weekly for Alexander/All rooms, and you click on any day NOT in this week, you will be shown that day's entire week of events--still limited to Alexander/All rooms. (Note: This allows you to browse events in the past).
If you are showing dates daily and you click on any other day you will see that day.
Other notes:
Only RUL faculty and staff who are members of the mailing list "RUL_everyone" will be able to reserve rooms and equipment directly.
Booking a multi-room event (e.g. for a conference)
If you need to book multiple rooms for a conference, it is best to start by contacting the appropriate room manager. You can then explain the space and equipment requirements for your event, and the room manager can help you make the reservations in BookRoom.
Current practice is that room managers and technical support people do not cancel events without talking to the requester first. It is preferred that events be canceled instead of deleted so that a "paper trail" is left. See " moving an event" below if you need to change the meeting time/date/room.
Any event can be canceled. The only people who can cancel an event are:
When an event in canceled, an email is sent to the room requester, the room manager(s) and the technical support people.
Cancelled events get red text that says "cancelled!" (There are plans to allow an explanatory note to be entered to say it was moved, or cancelled due to weather etc.)
Note: Events in the past cannot be canceled.
Current practice is that room managers and technical support people do not delete events without talking to the requester first.
The only people who may delete and event are the ones who are described as being able to cancel an event above.
Deleting an event removes the "paper trail" telling others that a change has been made. It should be used to remove a reservation which contains errors. It should be used as soon as the error is noted, and the correct information should be entered in a new reservation as soon as possible.
Note: Events in the past cannot be deleted.
There are two ways to "move" an event:
1) cancel and re-schedule.
2) edit the event.
As described above, the only people who can do either of these are those who have canceling or editing privileges for that event.
As a rule, events should be canceled and re-scheduled in order to leave a "paper trail," but an event can edited to change its date, time, or both. Editing should probably only be done if an event moves a little, like a half hour, or is done promptly after entering.
All members of RUL_everyone will be allowed access and privileges for submitting events.
New faculty and staff:
Entry into the membership list of RUL_everyone DOES NOT automatically enroll you in the membership pool of BookRoom. Send email to Sam McDonald at rulweb@rci. to have your name added.
Current BookRoom members:
If you do not know your user name or password (or both) click on "forgot password" and type in the email that is used for rul_everyone. You should receive and email with the subject "BookRoom Login" at that email address with your username and password. If you do not see an email call or email Sam McDonald at rulweb@rci 732/445-5896.
If you have specific questions about room use, perhaps like moving tables, catering etc. Please directly contact one of the room managers. If you have technical questions ask the technical support person for that room.
If you think you are observing a problem please email Sam McDonald at rulweb@rci. Printouts and exact information of what you were trying to do will help us determine the 'symptoms' so we can try to diagnose the problem.
If you have an idea for a feature or other change, please explain what it is you want to do it, why, and any suggestions you have for implementing it. Send an email to Sam McDonald at rulweb@rci.
If BookRoom is down most likely the entire systems machine room is down (IRIS etc.) If IRIS is working, call Integrated Inforamtion Services at 732/445-5896, and ask if there is known problem. You may also contact the specific room manager to help assure a reservation when the system comes back up.