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Student Employment
Contact Information:
Becky Markovich, Circulation Services
Coordinator, 629-0383
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Job Area |
Circulation Desk |
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Position Description |
Must be willing to work weekends. Checking books and
reserves in and out, putting books in correct call number order on sorting
shelves, maintaining order of reserves, answer phones and take
messages, maintain copiers and printers, general supervision of circulation
area, assist patrons in various ways, other tasks as necessary.
Responsible for own hours and finding own substitutes.
Because the circulation desk is the first thing people see
when they enter the library, it is considered the hub of information.
Therefore, you should be willing and able to learn a number of things about
the library, such as the various departments, their locations, and the staff
members who work in them. |
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Hours |
Approximately 8 -10 hours per week |
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Pay Rate |
$7.00/Hr. |
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Job Area |
Interlibrary Loan/MeLCat |
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Position Description |
Interlibrary Loan/MeLCat student employees are
responsible for processing materials borrowed from and lent to other
libraries. Typical duties include entering information into the library
catalog, retrieving materials and scanning articles. Excellent data entry
skills, attention-to-detail and self-sufficiency are musts. Accuracy and
reliability is very important. Hours can be set around your schedule no
weekend or evening hours required. ILL is a very busy and vibrant area of
the library. Consistently steady all semester but middle to late semester
is the busiest time. |
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Hours |
2-3 hours per day |
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Starting Pay Rate |
$7.25/hr. |
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Job Area |
Library Administration |
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Position Description |
Should have office experience: filing, data entry, campus
errands, mail sorting, making photocopies. |
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Hours |
10 per week (2 hours a day) from 10 – 11 am and 2 – 3 pm. |
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Starting Pay Rate |
$7.00/hr. |
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Job Area |
Periodicals Desk |
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Position Description |
The successful candidates for this position will be
required to work in the Stockwell Library at the Periodicals desk,
reporting to the Government Documents Coordinator. Primary duties will
include, but not be limited to: assisting patrons in locating items
(newspapers, microfilm/microfiche, magazines, journals, government
documents); answering the phone; assisting the maintenance of
statistics; maintenance of copy machines/reader-printers and assisting
patrons with operation of these machines; assist Periodicals and
Government Documents supervisors with check-in/filing and shelving
tasks; assist with opening and closing procedures as needed.
Hours of work
are varied and based on student’s schedules. Nights and weekend work is
available. Schedules are closely kept and workers are responsible for
finding their own replacements if they are unable to report for work at
their designated time.
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Hours |
Varies |
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Starting Pay Rate |
$6.95/hr. |
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Job Area |
Reserves |
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Position Description |
Responsible for processing course reserve
requests. Entering information into the library catalog, retrieving
materials and scanning articles. The busiest time is the beginning and the
end of each semester. Must have excellent data entry skills and
attention-to-detail. Accuracy and reliability is very important. |
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Hours |
Varies |
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Starting Pay Rate |
$7.25/hr. |
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Job Area |
Security |
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Position Description |
Working last two hours that library is open, walking
throughout Stockwell and Mudd buildings.
Reporting any immediate problems to Campus Safety.
Keep a log of other items of concern, such as graffiti, lights left on,
rooms unlocked, or anything else that arises so that the Circulation
Services Coordinator will be informed. Picking up books.
Ensuring that all patrons have left at closing time, and
assisting desk workers with closing procedures, such as closing windows,
turning down terminals, and locking building. Must be willing
to work weekends. |
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Hours |
Approximately 6 - 8 hours per week |
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Starting Pay Rate |
$7.15/hr. |
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Job Area |
Shelf Maintenance |
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Position Description |
Maintain the appearance and order of assigned area in
library. Must be able to accurately organize books in call number
order.
Replace books that have been checked out to their correct
location, and ensure current books are already in order.
Pull books that are in need of repair. |
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Hours |
Approximately 6 - 8 hours per week. |
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Starting Pay Rate |
$7.00/hr. |
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Job Area |
Special Collections |
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Position Description |
This type of
position is perfect for someone interested either in the history of the
College or the Methodist Church; historical research; archives, library,
museum, rare books, preservation or conservation studies; or those
majoring in history or computer science. A variety of jobs available
for the responsible and detail-oriented student, including but not
limited to:
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Conservation of damaged library and rare books and archival material
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Preservation of archival collection materials
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Inventorying of archival collections
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Processing of archival collections
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Reorganization of archival collections
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Database development
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Data entry
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Photograph, document and rare books scanning
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Web design
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Historical research
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Audiovisual reformatting
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Cataloguing and/or indexing of rare and archival material
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Hours |
Approximately 10 hours per week. |
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Starting Pay Rate |
$7.25/hr. |
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Job Area |
Technical Services |
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Position Description |
Prepare new materials for circulation. Data
entry skills and attention to detail are required. Accuracy and
reliability is very important. |
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Hours |
Approximately 10 hours per week. |
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Starting Pay Rate |
$7.25/hr. |
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Job Area |
Summer Employment |
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Position Description |
Work a variety of tasks in various areas of the library.
These include Circulation, Periodicals, Government Documents, Technical
Services, and Shelf Maintenance.
See various library job descriptions for more information.
These are full-time positions, normally 8:00 am to 5:00 pm throughout the
summer. Must be responsible, flexible and willing to work. |
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Hours |
Prefer full-time |
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Starting Pay Rate |
Varies |
08/02/06
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