High Library - Elizabethtown College - Student Assistant Job Descriptions

The Acquisitions Assistant duties may include, but are not limited to:

• Type orders in the computer
• Unpack and process shipments.
• File invoices
• Update standing orders
• Preview expensive videos
• Inventory collection
• Maintain publishers catalogs

 

The Serials Assistant duties may include, but are not limited to:

• Open each day’s mail and alphabetize
• Check in periodicals
• Stamp and shelve periodicals
• Gather used periodicals and re-shelve them
• Re-file film and fiche
• Maintain usage statistics
• Assist with bindery shipments
• Recycle newspapers.
• Maintain current periodicals shelves.
• Pull old journals from the shelves.
• Maintain stacks and fiche/film drawers

 

The Interlibrary Loan Assistant duties may include, but are not limited to:

• Gather material from stacks
• Make photocopies as needed.
• Scan articles on Ariel.
• Use UPS software to prepare shipment.
• Package items for shipping.
• Open incoming packages.
• Send electronic articles from Ariel through ILLiad to library users.

 

The Cataloging Assistant duties may include, but are not limited to:

• Processing of library materials:  label, property stamp and security tag item
• Begin cataloging process
• Inventory of library collection

 

The Circulation Assistant duties may include, but are not limited to:

• Shelving books
• Checking library materials in and out
• Assisting library users at the circulation desk
  Must have flexible work schedule.  Able to work days, nights and weekends.  Positive, self-motivated attitude.  Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.  Computer knowledge a plus. No prior library experience needed.

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07/06