Cataloging - Student Hourly

Center for Public Partnerships & Research; Topeka (KS); On-site; USD 9,600 - 15,000; Part time

Job summary

Center for Public Partnerships & Research is seeking a student hourly assistant in the library cataloging department. The position requires a regular schedule of 10–20 hours per week during standard daytime hours.

You will search and edit records in OCLC and Voyager, move books and materials, handle book trucks, and carry out tasks for the physical preparation of library materials, with other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Must be able to work a regular schedule of 10 or more hours weekly between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday, as evidenced by application materials.

Responsibilities

• Search and edit records in OCLC and Voyager.
• Move books and other materials; move book trucks; retrieve materials from the stacks.
• Tasks that are part of the physical preparation of library materials (such as attaching labels).
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

OCLC

Voyager

Job description

Position Overview

This student will work as an assistant in the library cataloging department. Applicants for this position must be able to work a regular schedule of 10-20 hours. Student duties may include: searching and editing records in OCLC and Voyager; moving books and other materials; moving book trucks; retrieving materials from the stacks; or tasks that are part of the physical preparation of library materials (such as attaching labels). Other duties as assigned.

Job Description

• 60% - Search and edit records in OCLC and Voyager.
• 20% - Move books and other materials; move book trucks; retrieve materials from the stacks.
• 15% - Tasks that are part of the physical preparation of library materials (such as attaching labels).
• 5% - Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Must be able to work a regular schedule of 10 or more hours weekly between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday, as evidenced by application materials.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of one or more foreign languages, as evidenced by application materials.
• Previous library experience, as evidenced by application materials.

Position Requirements

During the semester term of the appointment, the student hourly must be enrolled in no fewer than 6 credit hours. For summer periods the student hourly must: (1) have been enrolled in no less than 6 hours in the past spring semester or (2) be pre-enrolled in the upcoming fall semester in no less than 6 hours or (3) be enrolled in summer session or (4) be admitted to study in the upcoming fall semester. Student Hourlies may be undergraduate or graduate students. (Exceptions granted for GRA/GTA/GA appointments DO NOT apply to Student Hourly appointments).

Employment Conditions

• Student employees are not eligible for remote work arrangements unless an exception is approved by the unit leadership and HR.
• This is an hourly/non-exempt position. A student employee cannot hold an hourly/non-exempt position and a salaried/exempt graduate or undergraduate position (GRA/GTA/GA/RUA/RGA) concurrently.

Additional Candidate Instructions

In addition to the online application, the following documents are required to be considered for this position:

• Resume
• Cover letter explaining addressing how required and preferred qualifications are met

Application deadline is Sunday, 8/23/2026, by 11:59PM Central Standard Time.

Contact Information to Applicants

Sonja Holmgren

[e-mail]

Advertised Salary Range

$11.00 per hour

Anticipated Start Date

Monday August 31, 2026