Student - Doris Z. Stone Latin American Library (at HTML)

Student employees supplement the activities of the full-time staff at the Doris Z. Stone Latin American Library and Research Center (DSLAL) by providing assistance during peak work periods and/or assisting the Curator of Special Collections with archival processing for the semester. This position is to begin as soon as agreed upon for the semester and end on a determined basis. No more than 20 hours per week is allowed for all combined student positions. Please keep this in mind when applying for this position.

Pay Rate: $12-14.00/hour

Hours of Operation: 8:00 – 4:00 pm, Mondays to Fridays

Location: Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, 4th Floor 

Training will be provided for all tasks. 

Job duties may include the following:

• Reshelving, also sort and prepare book trucks to be reshelved.
• Shifting, as needed, in order to accommodate new books on overloaded shelves.
• Help to check book vendor catalogs.
• Prepare informational packets for DSLAL events.
• Review/check newly cataloged books and newspapers for processing/labeling errors
• Assistance with DSLAL events.
• Answer phones and general clerical assistance as needed.
• Basic to moderate computer skills for word processing and data input.

• Active enrollment as a student at Tulane University
• PREFERRED: Spanish language skills

REQUIRED WITH APPLICATION:

Please submit a cover letter with information about work-study funding for the upcoming and/or current year and about your experience with any of the job duties listed. Also please submit a screenshot of your class schedule from classschedule.tulane.edu and a screenshot of your work-study acceptance and amount from Gibson if applicable. 

About Us:

Everyone here at the Howard-Tilton Memorial Library strives to make this a safe, welcoming, and inclusive space. We’re looking for students who are outgoing, thrive on public interactions, and enjoy showing off the library’s resources.