JOB TITLE:
Technical Services Student Assistant
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
The following minimum requirements are established for the position of Technical Services Student Assistant:
- Free time to work a minimum of 5 hours per week (Mon. – Fri., 8 am – 4 pm).
- Interest in library work and willingness to perform various types of work.
- Ability to work with accuracy and attention to details.
- Dependable work habits.
- Ability to quickly arrange workload in order to deal with competing priorities.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Familiarity with computers and computer applications.
- Experience with online library catalogs.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
The Technical Services Student Assistant is responsible to the Technical Services Staff for daily activities.
Duties may include, but are not limited to:
- Checking in periodicals on an automated system.
- Inserting library identification and security strips into materials received by the library.
- Checking in newspapers.
- Shelf reading, filing, and shifting periodicals, microfilm and microfiche collections.
- Sorting/routing book notification forms.
- Searching the book stacks for duplicate copies of gifts.
- Searching a variety of databases for bibliographic information.
- Unpacking/sorting new acquisitions or bindery shipments.
- Labeling and pasting materials.
- Filing and pulling shelflist cards.
- Maintaining OCLC printout files.
- Matching workslips and books.
- Other duties as assigned by supervisors.
