Shelving - Student Employment Positions

Duties and Responsibilities

• Learn and become proficient in the Library of Congress classification system in order to shelve and retrieve library materials on floors 3 through 9 and lst floor
• Recognize differences of spine labels and locations for various collections on all floors
• Shelf read classification numbers on the spines of library materials after they have been shelved to make sure materials are correctly placed
• Clears unchecked materials from study carrels, library tables and marked yellow shelves
• Places returned books on appropriate sorting shelf
• Places books on cart in call number order
• Assist in special projects which may include shifting materials, building or disassembling metal shelving units, moving furniture and various other library tasks.

Qualifications and Special Skills

• Attentive to the precise detail of call numbers
• Watchful for misplaced materials
• Alert to the need for order within a library
• Ability to work with and cooperate with others
• Conscientious about completing independent tasks
• Able to work under the supervision of one or two people who usually work along with assistants
• Aware of library study atmosphere.