Walker Library: About Us: Library Student Assistants

Student Employment Application

For questions regarding your application status, please contact Sean Strickland in Library Administration at 615-898-2772 or Sean.Strickland@mtsu.edu

Student Job Descriptions

The following are job descriptions for all student positions in the library. Please note that we are only hiring for the positions listed in the application.

Digital Scholarship Assistant
Service Desk Assistant Service Desk Assistants will become knowledgeable with the various services offered by Walker Library in order to answer patron inquiries and direct patrons to the locations they need. Shifts available during all operating hours.
Student Graphic Designer Produce high-quality flyers, social media posts, large-format files for print, and banners. Publications are occasionally needed on a rush basis.
Cataloging Student Assistant - Level 2
Continuations and Library of Congress Reclass Conversion Student
Student Assistant, Lv.II Special Collections Assistant Special Collections Assistants will provide basic customer service to faculty, staff, and patrons while working at the front desk on projects or routine tasks. Duties include but are not limited to greeting visitors and retrieving materials for users; answering questions related to Special Collections as well as questions about services offered by the library in a professional manner; re-shelving books and shelf reading; and providing support for processing and cataloging activities, exhibition installations and stack maintenance.
Web Developer Student Assistant Maintain and update library website content. Research, develope, and implement new technology that supports the needs of our users.
Circulation Desk Assistant Circulation Desk Assistants provide basic customer service to faculty, staff, and patrons while assisting them with library materials. User Services Department position.
Curriculum Desk Assistant Curriculum Assistants provide basic customer service to faculty, staff, and patrons while maintaining the accuracy of the shelved physical collection. User Services Department position.
Listening & Viewing Center Assistant Listening & Viewing Center Assistants provide basic customer service to students, faculty, staff, and other patrons while maintaining the accuracy of the shelved collection.
Reference Desk Assistant Reference Assistants provide basic research assistance to faculty, staff, students, and other patrons. User Services Department position.
Reserves, Interlibrary Loan & Bookstacks (RIB) Assistant RIB Assistants provide basic customer service to faculty, staff, and patrons while maintaining orderliness of books in the Reserves, Interlibrary Loan (ILL) and Bookstacks collections. User Services Department position.
User Services Graphic Design/Art Student The User Services Graphic Design/Art Student produces visual art pieces in line with themed book displays.
Library Public Technology Team Leader A Team Leader is responsible for staffing areas of Library Public Technology when full-time staff is unavailable or otherwise occupied. Team Leaders must have prior experience as a Student Technology Assistant.
Student Technology Assistant, Electronic Information Center and Reference Desk (ITD) Electronic Information Center (EIC) Student Technology Assistants (STAs) will provide advanced technical service to Walker Library, including, but not limited to: updating desktop software, performing printer maintenance, entering or updating technology work orders using Footprints, assisting patrons with variety of software, assisting patrons with school-related websites (MTSU, Pipeline, D2L, Walker Library), assisting patrons with student email accounts (Microsoft Office), guiding patrons through password changes, providing instruction to patrons using printers and copy machines, and maintaining operation of printers, desktops, scanners, and other equipment in the library. EIC STAs are required to fill out an STA application with the Information Technology Division (ITD), which is available on their website. (https://www.mtsu.edu/sta/application.php)
Student Technology Assistant, Library Public Technology Library Student Technology Assistants (STAs) will provide advanced technical service to Walker Library, including, but not limited to: updating desktop and laptop software, setting up equipment for reservable spaces and classrooms, performing printer maintenance, entering or updating technology work orders using Footprints, resetting community and alumni passwords using AD Manager, utilizing MakerGear printer, installing Microsoft Office onto patron’s machines using their email account, checking patrons in and out of reserved spaces, securing STA flash drives, clearing user accounts on public computers (NUCs), and setting up the portable public address (PA) system. In addition, the STA may be asked to perform the same duties as a Desk Assistant, including, but not limited to: checking out equipment to patrons, assisting patrons with variety of software, assisting patrons with school-related websites (MTSU, Pipeline, D2L, Walker Library), assisting patrons with student email accounts (Microsoft Office), guiding patrons through password changes, providing instruction to patrons using printers and copy machines, and printing specialized items including posters (2’x3’, 3’x4’, 3’x5’), resumes, and 11”x17” prints, and maintaining operation of printers, desktops, scanners, and other equipment in the library.