Library - Student Jobs

Reference Desk Assistant

Status: closed

Job description

Must be mature, reliable, customer service-oriented, have attention to detail, and excellent communication skills. Duties include: - Assisting with reference services - Working late night shifts, and possibly some day shifts - Helping close the library - Troubleshooting technology Must have Work Study funds.

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Contact Information

Position application requires a resume and interview. Application is available in the library at the Circulation Desk. There is no online application for this position. Applications submitted without a resume will not be accepted. Please contact Mary Walsh if you have questions (mwalsh@adams.edu).

Circulation

Status: closed

Job description

Students in the Circulation Department work at the Circulation Desk on the 1st floor. This can include some evenings and weekends.

Duties include:

  • creating and editing patron accounts
  • checking out books and equipment
  • checking out and managing interlibrary loans, patron-placed holds and course reserves,
  • Organizing and shelving library materials, and shelf-reading duties as assigned.

Students must be detail-oriented and be able to provide excellent customer service. Library experience and knowledge of Library of Congress Call Numbers is preferred.

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Contact Information

  • Apply in person at the Circulation Desk or online here.

Serials, E-Resources, Special Collections, and Archives

Status: open

Job description

Students in the Serials Department help with the day-to-day operations of the department.

Duties include:

  • collecting morning newspapers
  • special collection and archive projects
  • journal check-in
  • ER & collection development projects.

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Contact Information

  • Apply in person or online here.

Patron Placed Holds

Status: closed

Job description

Students work with the Library Technician in charge of Prospector patron-placed holds and book inventory.

Duties include:

  • utilizing circulation software to process borrowing requests from other libraries
  • retrieving and checking books
  • record-keeping using Excel
  • preparing books to send out on the library courier system
  • Scanning book barcodes and producing reports for review by supervisor.

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Contact Information

  • Apply in person or online here.

Inter-Library Loan–Lending

Status: closed

Job description

Students work under the supervision of the Access Services Librarian.

Duties include:

  • Monitor and process lending requests electronically
  • Search library print and electronic resources
  • Search for and update lending records electronically
  • Locate, retrieve, and shelve books, media, and other items organized by Library of Congress Classification
  • Scan articles and book chapters from print and microfilm sources
  • Send articles and book chapters electronically while complying with copyright guidelines
  • Apply labels and package items for shipment
  • File relevant paperwork

Students must have a working knowledge of the structure of journal citations or be able to learn quickly, must know how to use a microfilm reader and copier or be able to learn quickly, and must have working knowledge of Library of Congress Classification.

Graduate students preferred.

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Contact Information

  • Apply in person or online here.

Technical Services

Status: closed

Job description

Students work under the supervision of the Cataloging and Acquisitions Librarian.

Duties include:

  • Receiving new books
  • data entry
  • physically preparing materials to go on the shelf
  • book repair
  • shelving

Students must be able to lift at least 30 lbs., have sharp attention to detail, and excellent organizational skills. This position requires accuracy and good hand-eye coordination. Crafting skills are a plus.

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Contact Information

  • Apply in person or online here.
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