Student Employment
Whether you want to get a jump-start on your career or need extra money for school, you will find a wide range of student employment opportunities in the WashU Libraries. Our student workers usually tell us that the experience and contacts they have made are very helpful when looking for full-time employment after graduation.
Open Student Positions
This position assists full-time staff in the Access Services department of Olin Library. It requires attention to detail, physical stamina, commitment to excellent customer service, public service orientation, and the ability to work in a team or independently once trained. Duties and responsibilities may vary depending on the individual’s experience and schedule.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
- Retrieve, sort, and re-shelve library materials in Olin Library and retrieve materials from distributed library locations.
- Staff the Help Desk, answering a wide variety of customer questions in person and on the phone and checking out library materials to patrons.
- Process ILL and MOBIUS borrowing and lending requests.
- Scan articles and book chapters for electronic delivery to customers.
- Open and sort mail and courier deliveries.
- Other duties as assigned.
Special Skills
- Computer skills.
- Physical stamina (walking around campus in all sorts of weather to retrieve items and lift loads up to 25 lbs)
- Research skills (knowledge of Library of Congress classification is preferred)
- Detail-oriented
- Self-motivated
- Reliable
- Critical thinking and problem-solving
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision once trained
The Student Digitization Assistant is responsible for assisting in the creation of preservation quality digital surrogates for digitized materials for the Newman Numismatic Portal. The primary responsibility will be to perform standard procedures for preparing, handling, and photographing rare materials, as well as performing image processing and tracking progress. Digitization assistants are expected to shift between job responsibilities fluidly, be timely and reliable for their lab shifts, and work in a precise, efficient, and collegial manner. Digitization assistants will gain experience handling rare materials, scripting, and automation, working in a networked computing environment, metadata creation, imaging workflows, and other skills as needed. The digitization unit is located at West Campus.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
- Assists in creating digital surrogates and ensures digital images meet preservation quality standards established within the department, including lighting, focus, and completeness.
- Assists in image post-processing, including creating archival and access-level digital assets and carrying out and assisting with other post-processing tasks, such as quality control.
- Assists with metadata creation for digital projects.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Special Skills for this Position
- Familiarity with image digitization, photography, and/or the Adobe Creative Suite is desired but not required. Equipment and software training is provided.
- Applicant must be able to work independently and stay focused on repetitive tasks.
- Ability to spend significant time in a darkened room with photographic strobe lights.