Presenter: Nancy Gomez Faget

Careers in Federal LibrariesSeptember, 2012

LIU#CareersFedLib

Career History•1998 MLIS, LSU •1999 Department of Army (intern for the Army Corps of Engineers Headquarters library)•2000 Army Corps of Engineers (electronic resources librarian)•2005 GPO Federal Depository Library Program (senior planning specialist)•2012 Army Research Laboratory (Information Resources Center Branch Chief)

Awards•2011 LSU Alumna of the Year•2010 ALA Federal and Armed Forces Libraries Round Table Distinguished Service Award

•Do I want to work for the government?

•Do I want to be a school librarian?

•Do I want to be a public librarian?

•Do I want to be a special librarian?

My path to federal librarianship

Librarian Content Manager Taxonomist Program Analyst

Writer/Editor Knowledge Manager Bioinformationist Social Media Specialist

Associate Fellow Metadata Specialist Program & Development SpecialistTechnical Information Specialist

…and more

You are qualified to be a

• "What I Wish I'd Learned In Library School”

• Hack Library School

• Federal Cybersecurity: Scholarship for Service for your next degree? https://www.sfs.opm.gov/

Consult these Sources

• medical, academic, school, public, law, scientific technical

• all around the world• you can transfer between libraries and stay

with the same employer

Federal Libraries

Structure of Federal government

(multiple libraries in every agency)

Outstanding Scholar, Temporary, Pathways, Summer hire, Volunteer, Practicum, Field

Experience, Internship, Fellowship,Presidential Management Fellows (PMF) and

Technology Fellows, National Library of Medicine Associate Fellow,

Scholarship for Service (Cybersecurity)See CRS report http://tinyurl.com/bn4ugtg

Many avenues of entry

You must be a U.S. Citizen

Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered with Selective Service

2 vacancies - Washington DC Metro Area, DC

DUTIES & REQUIREMENTS:

Identifies procedural problems in program operations, using quantitative or

qualitative methods. Conducts studies on operating programs.  Analyzes findings.

 Makes recommendations in reports. Studies proposed legislation and/or

regulations for impact on programs.  Researches current or new management

practices for application to programs or operations.

Serves as a liaison to Federal Student Aid's policy organization to provide

recommendations for policy development and communicating policy decisions back to

Program Compliance.

Want to analyze information?

Want to create content?

DUTIES & REQUIREMENTS:•write interpretive content as the park editor•interprets the features of Acadia National Park through formal and informal contacts with the visiting public, researching, writing, & preparing interpretive publications, website content•requires excellent communication skills (writing, speaking, editing, layout); facility with a wide range of computer programs, and ability to meet deadlines•specialized experience may include writing and editing materials such as reports, regulations, articles, newsletters, magazines, brochures, interpretive handbooks, pamphlets, guidebooks, scholarly works, reference works, speeches, or scripts• development, analysis, and selection of appropriate information and presentation of the information in a form and at a level suitable to audience

Electronic Resources Librarian

Systems Librarian

Collection Management Librarian

Supervisory Librarian

Reference Librarian

Cataloging Librarian

Embedded Librarian

Technical Information Specialist

Archivist

Want a more traditional job?

• ALA Federal & Armed Forces Libraries Roundtable

• SLA Military Librarians Division• SLA Government Information Division• FEDLINK at Library of Congress

Your future colleagues

Nancy Gomez Faget Federal Librarian

CIFL2008@gmail.com