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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.

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.

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