Federal Reserve Employment – Librarian, Data and Subscriptions Licensing

Job Description:

The Knowledge Analyst participates in technical operations in the area of data and information acquisition, management, analysis or dissemination. The analyst provides analytical support to economists and other professionals at the Board and in the System. The support includes research and data services, information analysis, and contributions to the design and maintenance of metadata and knowledge management solutions.

Job Responsibilities:

Evaluate the research needs of economists and analysts to connect them to existing data and research resources
Interview researchers to gather specifications used as the basis to negotiate new data and subscription services licenses
Coordinate the acquisition process with fellow professionals as the license moves through legal negotiation, procurement, billing, and data onboarding steps
Answer questions from data managers and researchers about licensed data and connect them to data vendor subject matter experts
Verify data citations in externally released publications to ensure data used complies with our license agreements

Job Requirements:

Master’s degree in library or information science from an ALA-accredited institution or degree in a related field or equivalent experience
Minimum of 2-3 years of professional experience as a reference librarian or acquisitions librarian
Basic knowledge of the process of contracting for library electronic resources such as data sets, online news, e-journal aggregators, or e-books.
Ability to coordinate multiple project workflows simultaneously
Strong verbal and written communication skills to build relationships with internal customers and external vendors
Impeccable attention to detail needed to document the acquisitions process

Job Details:

Company: Federal Reserve Board

Vacancy Type:  Full Time

Job Location: Chicago, IL, US

Application Deadline: N/A

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