Requisition:

202400425ST

Student Employee - Library -Circulation (3 positions)

Student Employee

No

Newton Gresham Library

Division of Academic Affairs

Part Time 20 - 25 hours

$8.00 per hour

No preference

Newton Gresham Library faculty and staff envision a library that supports and enhances the development of critically thinking, educated, and informed lifelong learners. The Library is critical the University's learning and research mission and endeavors to create physical and virtual environments that promote discovery of new knowledge and the transfer of existing knowledge. The Library fulfills this mission by providing organized access to a diverse array of quality print, electronic, and other resources and by continuously improving the effectiveness of its instructional and research services.



Nature & Purpose of Position: The Circulation department supports the library's mission by ensuring various collections within the building remain easily accessible, tidy, and in call number order. Student assistants will be taught to shelve and locate materials using the Dewey Decimal, Library of Congress, and SuDoc Systems; a familiarity with these systems is not required, as library staff will teach you all the required skills. Circulation student assistants also provide exemplary service to patrons by helping to locate library materials, providing instruction on the use of the online catalog, checking in and out materials, helping patrons become familiar with the library, and directing patrons to a variety of library resources. Other duties include basic administrative functions of an office such as filing, sorting, answering phones, and running errands, helping to staff library events, and assisting patrons with locating campus resources. Circulation student assistants create their own schedules within a few parameters: shifts must be between 2-8 hours in length; shifts must include two 7:30am openings, two closings, or one 7:30 am and one closing; and a max of 5 student assistants may sign up for a single timeslot.

Other Requirements for the Position: Students must be enrolled at least 6 hours per long semester to be eligible for employment. Circulation student assistants cannot hold another on campus job. Must be able to carry/lift heavy boxes of books and furniture (50 lbs.), bend low, push loaded carts, and use step stools to shelve library materials.

12/18/2024

9N9950-00

Isabel Kirwin

936-294-1613

isabel@shsu.edu

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