Library Jobs for Students
Circulation Clerk
Now hiring for Summer Break 2023, Fall 2023, Winter Break 2023-24.
Description of Duties:
- Circulating library materials both online and manually
- Answering patrons' directional and policy (not reference) questions
- Sorting and re-shelving returned materials
- Assisting the Collection Services Librarian and other library staff as needed
Job Requirements:
- Punctuality and dependability are required!
- Ability to perform detailed tasks with and without supervision.
- A calm and even temperament is indispensable; good "people skills"
- Ability to perform repetitive, but essential tasks
Preferred Skills:
- Previous work experience in libraries, especially circulation
- Familiarity with Library of Congress classification system
- Familiarity with the Microsoft Suite, web search engines, and library online catalogs
Starting Salary: $16.50/hr (work-study not required)
Questions about this position? Email the Collection Services Librarian.
An additional student job
Technical Services Assistant
No current openings
Description of Duties:
- Recording the receipt of new books, journals, and other materials in our Integrated Library System
- Physical processing of library materials
- Retrieving items from the collection and preparing them for remote storage
- Assisting the Acquisitions/Serials Librarian and other library staff, as needed
Job Requirements:
- Attention to detail and dependability are required!
- Ability to perform detailed tasks with and without supervision
- A calm and even temperament is indispensable; good "people skills"
- Ability to perform repetitive, but essential tasks
Preferred Skills:
- Previous work experience in libraries, especially technical services
- Previous work experience in physical processing of library materials
- Familiarity with Library of Congress classification system
- Familiarity with the Microsoft Suite, especially Excel
Starting Salary: $16.50/hr (work-study not required)
How to Apply
These positions are open only to current graduate and undergraduate students of Duke University. These are not "paid-to-study" jobs.
We are looking for confident, patient, detail-oriented individuals who can work in a dynamic environment within a well defined range of duties.
Apply online here for the Circulation Clerk position.
Professional Job Opening
Data Support & Public Services Librarian
The Data Support and Public Services Librarian provides support, instruction for, and assistance using Ford Library’s data assets both internally and externally to library staff, student and faculty researchers, and other members of the communities at the Fuqua School of Business and Duke University. The Data Support and Public Services Librarian also serves on the Ford Library Data Services and Reference Teams and assists with the deployment, curation, management, and promotion of the Library’s data assets.
In their public services role, the Data Support and Public Services Librarian directly assists members of the Fuqua and Duke communities as a member of the Library Reference Team with the discovery of, access to, and use of library data assets.
To learn more about the position and apply online, visit https://library.fuqua.duke.edu/about/data-support-librarian.htm.