Tasks+for+Work-Study+Students


 * Tasks for Work-Study Students **
 * Check items in and out for patrons as needed.
 * Check in books returned in the book drops.
 * Process journals (if any need to be processed there will be a stack on Fran’s desk).
 * Stamp newspapers (these would be sitting on the table behind the circulation desk).
 * Process new books (if any need to be processed they will be on the new book cart).
 * Put returned videos back into the video cabinets.
 * Shelve McNaughtons, reference items and anything else on the Evening Cart.
 * Sort mail.
 * Process UPS & interlibrary loan shipments.
 * Shelve books only if someone else is covering the circulation desk (any books ready to be shelved will be on the book carts in call number order; just be sure not to take the cart with the unsorted books).
 * Shelf read only if someone else is covering the circulation desk.
 * Ask Fran, Lil, Carolyn, and Linda if they have any special projects for you.
 * Other duties as assigned.

** Other Duties **
 * Identify items that need new call number labels.
 * Identify materials that are in need of repair/preservation.
 * Sweep and level floors (i.e., placing items strewn throughout the building back on their shelves or reshelving areas).
 * Throw away any trash left on tables, computers, etc.
 * Identify possible cataloging problems.
 * Assist in any physical labor project that calls for the moving of furniture, shelving parts, other heavy items, etc.
 * Identify end panel labels that need to be replaced.
 * Identify areas of the collection that may need shifting due to lack of growth room.
 * Assist with the planning and implementation of shifting projects.
 * Reboot public work stations when patrons accidentally turn them off.
 * Refer patrons to the Circulation and Reference desks.
 * Assist librarians in weeding the stacks when necessary.
 * Report strange patron behavior.
 * Search for lost and missing books.

8/12/2008