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 The Library’s Faculty Services Department is seeking several part-time Georgetown Law research assistants for the summer. Faculty Services Research Assistants conduct research for Georgetown Law faculty members on a wide variety of topics.  Hours are somewhat flexible but Faculty Services Research Assistants must work during the normal working week.  Applicants must be 2 or 3Ls and must have superior research skills, including ability to use traditional print sources, Westlaw, Lexis and other electronic databases.  Interested students should provide a resume and cover letter to Thanh Nguyen, Faculty Services Librarian, Edward Bennett Williams Library, Room 204D, or via email at nguyent2@law.georgetown.edu.

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Georgetown University Law Libraries
Wolff International & Comparative Law Library
Student Admin Assistant Job Description

The International Department is responsible for maintaining the integrity of the international collection and for providing customer service to library patrons. Student assistants are hired and trained to assist the staff with various tasks in support of these goals. Students with a demonstrated aptitude for customer service will also receive training in order to be able to assist at the circulation desk.

 Duties
1. Filing looseleaf materials
2. Retrieving problem materials from the collection for further action by staff
3. Re-shelving materials
4. Reviewing the order of materials on the shelf for proper location
5. Data entry
6. Photocopying, general office support, and other duties as assigned

Qualifications
Required: eligible for the Federal Work Study program
Required: accuracy and attention to detail
Required: good typing and computer skills
Desirable: foreign language ability in Spanish, German, or French
Desirable: ability to search catalog and understand records
Desirable: knowledge of legal publications

Work schedule: flexible

Supervisor: Abby Dos Santos
Phone: 202-662-4265

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 Georgetown University Law Library

Work-Study Special Collections Student Assistant needed to work 8-10 hours per week on a variety of projects under the supervision of the Special Collections Librarian and the Special Collections & Archives Assistant.  These projects may include, among others B re-shelving special collections books and materials; photocopying special collections materials; and conducting biographical and historical research.  The Student Assistant must have an eye for detail and good work habits. Some light lifting may be required.  Library experience and a working familiarity with basic word-processing and database programs is helpful, but not required.  The student will need to read and sign a confidentiality agreement form specific to the department.  Apply to Erin Kidwell at kidwelle@law.georgetown.edu.

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Click the link for complete job descriptions.  To apply contact the supervisor listed at the bottom of each job.

Bookkeeping
Collection Maintenance
Faculty Services
Serials

 

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Bookkeeping Unit, Acquisitions Department
Student Assistant Job Description                                               
Job summary
     Responsible for assisting with searching and verifying invoices for payment.  Sorting and distributing mail.  Some vendor account research and reconciliation.  Also, researching invoice problems to resolution.  Assist with maintenance of files and reports.

Qualifications
    Attention to detail is strongly required.  Accounting or bookkeeping experience preferred.  Good verbal and written communication skills.  

Supervisor:    Dawn Williams Ryan
Phone:    662-9187

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Georgetown University Law Library Work Study Position
Williams Circulation On Call Student Assistant

For On Call students, the hours are not guaranteed each week.  We need students who are flexible and can work evenings and weeks when the regular person is not available.  These hours include Friday 5PM-12 Midnight and Saturday 4PM -10PM.

Student assistants work in the Access Services department as Circulation Desk Assistants and Media Student assistants.  The overall goal of the Circulation Department is to support the academic and intellectual life of the Georgetown Community by providing quality public service.

Circulation Desk Assistants
 The student assistant is responsible for the services relating to the borrowing privileges of the library patrons.  Students also assist in the maintenance of the Reserve collection.

 Responsibilities
  1. Assist patrons at the Circulation Desk, answer informational inquiries, and provide effective service to all library patrons.
  2. Refer patrons to the correct departments for non-circulation inquiries
  3. Perform circulation transactions according to library policies.
  4. Resolve unusual problems and disputes appropriately.
  5. Shelve all Reserve material when returned to the Circulation Desk.
  6. Check the work shelf for incoming periodicals upon arrival.  Shelve the journals in the Reserve collection.
  7. Date and file slip opinions as they arrive.
  8. Shelf-read the assigned sections of the Reserve collection.
  9. Other projects as assigned.

Ability to communicate effectively.  Attention to detail.  Previous experience in library desirable but not essential.  Structured work schedule may include evenings and weekends.

To apply send resume to Mary Jane Reynolds, reynolds@law.georgetown.edu

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Georgetown University Law Library
Serials Check-in, Acquisitions Department
Student Assistant Job Description

 The people in these positions, in the Acquisitions Department, check in serials and bound volumes, using the Library’s INNOPAC database, to assure that it reflects our current holdings.  Serials include all the publications (magazines, newspapers, journals, loose-leafs, etc.)
  
 Responsibilities
  1. Searching serials database for correct record
  2. Entering check-in data on records
  3. Labeling pieces for routing
  
 Requirements
  Attention to detail and accuracy a must.
  Ability to do data entry.
  Knowledge of legal serials desirable. 
 
Supervisor: Debra Middleton 
Phone: 662-9186 

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For the fall 2011 school year, the Georgetown University Law Library is hiring students to work in the many different areas of the library, with positions available in both the Edward Bennett Williams Library and the John Wolff International and Comparative Law Library.  You can find additional information, including employment forms, on the student worker resources page.

If you're interested in being a part of our library, please read through the job descriptions and apply soon.

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Georgetown University Law Library Work Study Position
Collection Development Department


Primary responsibility
     Sorting and searching publishers catalogs and brochures in aid of librarians’ selection of materials for Library collections.

Duties
    1.    Sorting of mail (publishers brochures, catalogs, bookslips, and flyers)
    2.    Searching library holdings in online catalog
    3.     Filing and photocopying
    4.    Assisting in processing of gift materials
       
Requirements
    Basic knowledge of computers and online databases, and attention to detail.

Supervisor:    Dolly Brown
Phone:    662-9157


 

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