Student Hourly - Resource Sharing - Watson Library

Job Description: 10% - Opening incoming mail (i.e. books, media items, journal issues, etc.) 10% - Checking-in library materials in various systems (ILLiad, Voyager) 10% - Processing library materials (including placing holds, checking out, labeling, & routing) 10% - Preparing borrowed material to be mailed back to lending libraries 10% - Sorting and shelving journals in Watson periodicals location 10% - Creating, editing and maintaining library records 10% - Retrieving print books and journals from KU’s collection 10% - Scanning items for electronic delivery 10% - Searching KU’s electronic journal subscriptions for requested materials to provide to requester 5% - Statistical projects & running/verifying usage report 5% - Other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications: Availability and willingness to work a regular assigned schedule of at least 10 hours a week between 8 AM - 4:30 PM Monday - Friday, and work in blocks of at least 1 - 2 hours, as evidenced by application materials.

Preferred Qualifications: Library work experience, as evidenced by application materials. Experience which required a commitment to public service, as evidenced by application materials. Experience with computers, library online catalog, scanners and software applications, e.g. word processing, adobe acrobat, databases, as evidenced by application materials. Experience working with one or more Western European languages, as evidenced by application materials. Work experience which required working independently on complex tasks with little direct supervision, as evidenced by application materials. Work experience that required accuracy and performance of extremely detailed work, as evidenced by application materials. Previous work experience requiring problem solving skills, as evidenced by application materials.

Position Requirements: During the semester term of the appointment, the student hourly must be enrolled in no fewer than 6 credit hours. For summer periods the student hourly must: (1) have been enrolled in no less than 6 hours in the past spring semester or (2) be pre-enrolled in the upcoming fall semester in no less than 6 hours or (3) be enrolled in summer session or (4) be admitted to study in the upcoming fall semester. Student Hourlies may be undergraduate or graduate students. (Exceptions granted for GRA/GTA/GA appointments DO NOT apply to Student Hourly appointments). Student employees must be willing to maintain an assigned work schedule. Employment Conditions Student employees are not eligible for remote work arrangements unless an exception is approved by the unit leadership and HR. This is a salaried/exempt position. A student employee cannot hold an hourly/non-exempt position and a salaried/exempt graduate or undergraduate position (GRA/GTA/GA/RUA/RGA) concurrently. Advertised Salary Range $11.00 per hour Anticipated Start Date Monday August 24, 2026