This position is only open to current Pacific University students.
Title of position: FWS-Library Acquisitions and Cataloging Assistant I
Department name and location: Collection Services Department, Tran Library, Forest Grove Campus
Purpose of position: To support library acquisitions, cataloging, and collection management functions of the library. This includes processing newly-acquired library materials, and helping library staff maintain physical and/or electronic materials at all stages of their lifecycle in the library collections.
Scheduling: This position works at the Tran Library, 6-10 hours per week, between Monday-Thursday, 9am-5pm, as agreed upon by student employee and supervisor.
Job duties and responsibilities:
- Process books, CDs, DVDs, and other materials to prepare them to be shelved in the library and checked out by users
- Receive, process, and shelve print periodicals
- Move books and other library materials around in the department and on the shelves
- Assist with library database maintenance, ensuring high levels of accuracy in descriptions and statuses of resources
- Assist in special Collection Services projects as needed (such as reorganizing books on shelves, relabeling materials, finding and sorting materials physically or electronically, etc.)
- Use specialty library software, Google sheets and docs, and Microsoft Office products, to fulfill these duties
- Work at a computer for extended periods of time, read, stoop, lift, and perform repetitive motion of hands, wrists, and arms
- Perform complex workflows with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail
- Communicate effectively with supervisor and other student employees
- Strictly maintain library patron confidentiality
Competencies to practice (core competencies gained though experience in this position):
- Analytical and critical thinking
- Applied problem solving
- Digital literacy
- Oral and written communication
Length of employment: Typically, fall and spring terms, with option to return for the following year based on performance and position availability. Sometimes, additional work during winter (J-term) or summer may be available.
Supervisor name: Michelle Lenox
Recruiter name and email: Michelle Lenox, mlenox@pacificu.edu
Wage rate: Library tier I: $16.80. In subsequent years of employment, based on performance and knowledge/duties, there may be an opportunity to advance to assistant II and III positions, with associated wage increases.
Required qualifications
- Self-motivation and reliability
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy in performing complex, repetitive tasks
- Ability to use written instructions to accurately complete multi-step processes
- Ability to sort items alphanumerically
Desired qualifications (not required, but please share if you have any of these qualifications)
- Familiarity with Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office
- Computer keyboard touch-typing and 10-key skills
- Data entry, document editing, or computer coding experience
- Experience and interest in one or more of the following (may be useful for some current library projects):
- Music, especially classical, jazz, and/or folk music; music performance, music education, and/or music therapy
- Fiction and/or nonfiction literature
- Education and literacy for elementary-aged children
- We are interested in hearing about any other academic background, hobbies, interests, and skills as well!