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Acquisitions Student Assistant, Sherratt Library

  • Category: Work Study
  • Openings: One
  • Position Type: Work Study
  • Posted on: August 24, 2026
  • Open until: Fri, September 4, 2026
  • Work Hours: 10 hours per week
  • Wage: $11/hr
  • Location: Cedar City, UT

Description:

Resource Sharing student assistants perform numerous procedures associated with processing newphysical library materials and gift collections to make them available for in-library services for SUU faculty, staff, students and community members

Responsibilities:

  • Receiving new and gifted books.
  • Recording when items were received
  • Tracking invoices
  • Applying barcodes, stamps, labels, and jackets
  • Searching electronic databases for titles
  • Assisting with book sales
  • Receiving and processing journals

Qualifications:

The requirements listed below include the equipment and knowledge, skills and/or abilities required.

Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and careful organization highly. desirable. Student assistants are provided on-the-job training in the use of the Koha library system. Must be dependable, punctual, self-motivated, detail-oriented, willing to learn, and able to work with or without direct supervision.

Physical Requirements:

  • The requirements listed below include physical abilities required to complete essential duties.
  • Must be able to physically lift and carry boxes of books, approximately 35 lbs.
  • Ability to push and pull book carts.
  • Ability to carefully unpack and sort library materials, distinguish call numbers, and bend and reach books from shelves of differing heights.