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The University of Kansas
Student Hourly - Resource Sharing - Watson Library
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What they do
A Library Assistant or Technician assists librarians with organizing materials and helping patrons. Works in a public library, school library, or specialized medical, business or law library. May assist with technology resources in the library.
$37,289 / year median in Kansas
+0% projected growth
Job Description
Student Hourly
- Resource Sharing
- Watson Library Position Overview This position is in the Acquisitions & Resource Sharing department in Watson Library.
- 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.
GRA/GTA/GA
appointments DO NOT apply to Student Hourly appointments). Student employees must be willing to maintain an assigned work schedule. Employment Conditions (1) Student employees are not eligible for remote work arrangements unless an exception is approved by the unit leadership and HR. (2) 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. Additional Candidate InstructionsApplicant Requirements:
Applicants are required to attach either a cover letter or resume to your online application. Applicant must include hours you are available to work. Applicant must follow below directions on submitting available work times. To ensure consideration, apply before the application review starts on Monday, 8/10/2026. A review of applications will continue and is ongoing until a pool of qualified candidates is identified.- Due to our department's need for very specific hours, we have a separate (more specific) availability sheet we'd like you to fill out, instead of the system's pre-generated one.
LASTNAME
_Availability) and fill it in as instructed on the sheet, for your Fall semester availability.- Upload your availability document to the "Other Documents" section on the application form, for us to view.
- Please email Nishon Hawkins at njhawkin@ku.