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Staff:
• William Jones, Head, Special Collections
• Pam Herman Bush, Library Assistant
• Deborah Besnard, Library Assistant

Services Provided:
The Special Collections department of the Meriam Library is a unique regional resource of written and pictorial materials, which document the historical, as well as contemporary, issues of the 12-county region of northeastern California.

Special Collections comprises various collections which are housed together in a non-circulating, secured area of the library because of the materials’ rarity, source, condition, or format, and can be used only in the Special Collections reading room. These collections are available to faculty, staff, students, visiting scholars, and community members.

Employee Classification:

Student Employee I & II
Number of Students Employed : 2 to 4 Special Collections Service Counter

Description of Duties : Assist patrons by retrieving books and other materials from storage and accurately returning such to original location after use; shelf-reading and shifting of collection; photocopying; some light computer work; light clerical; other related duties as assigned.

Experience Required : Previous library work, computer experience and public interaction preferred. Students majoring in history, geography and planning, and anthropology are encouraged to apply.

Student Employee III (Supervisor)
Number of Students Employed: 1

Description of Duties : All duties assigned to Student Employee I and II, plus some supervision of student personnel and detailed work requiring greater attention to accuracy; other related duties as assigned.

Experience required : Student Employee IIIs are promoted from within the unit.

Work Hours:
Student employees work a minimum of 10 hours/week to a maximum of 20 hours/week. Work shifts are limited to hours of operation, see library hours for detail.

 

revised 8/05

 

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