Library Archives and Serials Assistant Summer Employee
Help make Viterbo's history and the library's serials available to researchers.
About the Archives: The archives preserves University materials of historical value and serves as an educational resource for administrative and scholarly research. Materials in the archives include photographs, campus publications such as the student newspaper and yearbooks, student research projects, video, audio, and more. You can view the online collection here: https://www2.viterbo.edu/login?url=https://viterbo.contentdm.oclc.org
Archives Job Responsibilities:
· Preparing, organizing, and writing metadata for digital files.
· Assisting patrons with research using the online and physical collections.
· Digitizing physical items.
· Cataloging and housing physical items.
About Serials: Serials include academic journals, popular magazines, and newspapers.
Serials Job Responsibilities:
· Processing incoming serials
· Shelving serials
· Gathering statistics
· Conducting inventory
Skills Learned:
Students will learn skills in organization, time management, customer service, balancing priorities, problem solving, preservation, digitization, and technologies like Excel, PhotoShop, WMS (WorldShare Management Service), and Ex Libris Client Center.
Requirements: Applicants should have attention to detail and be returning to campus in Fall 2023.
Shifts: Shifts are scheduled between 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday–Friday
(1) Apply using the Student Employment Application here: https://www.viterbo.edu/library/about-library
(2)Fill out the electronic Employment Application Form https://www.viterbo.edu/financial-aid/student-employment. Hiring department should complete their part of student application. The site supervisor returns completed application form to Financial Aid. YOU ARE NOT HIRED UNTIL THIS FORM IS COMPLETE!