Position Title: Interlibrary Loan Student Assistant 2
Department: Staley Library
Supervisor: Interlibrary Loan Associate

Position Summary:
To assist the Interlibrary Loan Associate in filling requests to other libraries and in processing ILL items returned to Millikin. Also, the students assist with ILL photocopying, filing, processing items received, and other tasks as necessary.

Assistant 2 fills all OCLC requests through the national catalog.

Position Responsiblities:

• Monday – Friday, download and print out OCLC requests using OCLC Micro Enhancer software.
• Determine which requests can be filled. Retrieve items for loan and copying.
• Process items for ILL. Make necessary photocopies.
• Determine delivery method and then send ILL items by ARIEL software, FAX, ILDS (the regional delivery truck), or US mail.
• Update requests records to 'yes', 'no', or 'condition' on OCLC Micro Enhancer.
• Keep count on daily statistics tally sheet of how many items lent, types of loans, items not sent and why.
• Other tasks: Student workers help with other tasks as needed, such as filing cards for periodical articles received, keeping track of the number of articles per journal received, and making photocopies for requests made by FAX or ALA forms.

• Be able to work about two hours a day, 5 days a week. Actual hours worked can be flexible as long as it is some time each weekday.
• Willingness to learn new skills, comfort with using different computer databases.
• Some library knowledge, ability to locate library items in stacks.
• Must be accurate. Accuracy is more important than speed.
• Comfort with varied pace.

Date of position description: May 2002.