Stacks Management Student Assistant, W.E.B. Du Bois Library
Stacks Management Student Assistant
Stacks Management is responsible for the retrieval, processing, and re-shelving of library materials, and the maintenance and configuration of physical collections in the W.E.B. Du Bois Library. We provide library material lending, requested item fulfillment, and patron support, for materials in the Five College Libraries consortium. We work closely and collaboratively with the Interlibrary Loan, Reserves, and Circulation units to provide library materials and services to patrons.
Duties:
- Sort, shelve, and locate books and materials accurately by Library of Congress Classification.
- Process materials using library specific software.
- Locate and retrieve requested materials from the W.E.B. Du Bois Library.
- Load, transport, deliver, and unload book trucks full of materials.
- Participate in projects relating to collection management, including barcode scanning, shelf reading, and linking projects.
- Interlibrary loan scanning for articles and holds.
Requirements:
- Conscientious attention to detail and accuracy, which are critical to keeping materials accessible.
- Ability to follow instruction and work independently.
- Successfully complete Library of Congress Classification call number training.
- Ability to follow written and oral directions in English.
- Ability to bend and lift 30 pounds to/from high and low shelves, shift, and move books and materials.
- Prior demonstrated experience with physical inventory processes (retrieval, stockroom, shelving, stocking displays/shelves) in a process-driven work environment preferred.
20-30 hours per week; $15 per hour
Qualified Work Study applicants will receive highest priority in hiring.
Please fill out the following application and email with the name of the position in the subject line to kkilcommons@umass.edu. Thank you.
To Apply:
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For questions, email Kathleen Kilcommons at kkilcommons@umass.edu