Bindery - Student Employment Positions

Duties and Responsibilities

Assist with preparing shipments for commercial bindery

• Pull current serials from shelves in Periodical Services
• Check bindery tickets to confirm the information and that it matches
• Pack shipments, count pieces, and maintain records

Assist with receiving shipments from commercial bindery

• Unpack shipments
• Put titles alphabetically on shelves
• Make sure the binding was done correctly
• Put journals on trucks
• May check items in on KentLINK

Do physical processing

• Affix labels and protectors for monographs
• Insert security strip
• Properly stamp monographs and serials
• Sort and separate serials by location
• Apply tape for Reference items

Some lamination of paperbacks

Pam bind

In-house repairs

Make phase-boxes

Print labels for serials and ads

Some limited loose-leaf filing

Limited revisions made to online catalog records

Qualifications and Special Skills

Computer literacy a must

Ability to work independently

Ability to use sharp instruments such as knives and scissors. This requires that the students be mature and responsible.

Detail oriented

Ability to follow instructions, remember complicated procedures to follow for different kinds of material