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    1. Making Student Employment Meaningful to Student Employees; 2. Motivating and Retaining Library Student Assistants in Access Services
    (2022-10-20) DeVito, Jennifer A.; Paolillo, Catherine; Marcum, Christopher
    PRESENTATION 1 ABSTRACT: Making Student Employment Meaningful to Student Employees - Jennifer A. DeVito, Stony Brook University. Increasingly, academic libraries use student employment to help students to develop job skills and build their resumes while also providing needed support in the library. The Access & User Services department at Stony Brook University Libraries employs between 40-60 students each semester. Over the years, we have grown our student employee program from being one in which we trained solely for the tasks in the library to one in which we use online training, in person training, encourage professional development, and work with the student employees to identify and develop transferable skills that they can use to build their resumes. This presentation will demonstrate how we set expectations for student employees, incorporate feedback, and set the stage for progressive career development. The presentation will also include areas for improvement and our process for continually updating the student employee program.