Nancy G. FagetInstigator, Careers in Federal Libraries

(in conjunction with LSU since 2007)

Federal Librarian

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

My path to federal librarianship

• “I don’t want to work for the government”• “I want to be a school librarian”• “I want to be a special librarian”

You are qualified to be a

Librarian, content manager, taxonomist, management and program analyst, knowledge manager, wiki gardener, records manager, social media specialist, program and development specialist, writer/editor, technical information specialist, metadata specialist, bioinformationist, community facilitator, associate fellow, and more

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

andHack Library School

• City government• Parish government • State government• Federal government

Governments

Federal Libraries

• medical, academic, school, public, law, scientific technical• all around the world• you can transfer between libraries and never leave the same

employer

Structure of Federal government (multiple libraries in every agency)

Many avenues of entry

• Outstanding Scholar, Temporary, Pathways, Summer hire, Volunteer, Practicum, Field Experience, Internship, Fellowship

• Presidential Management Fellows (PMF) and now the Technology Fellows program

• National Library of Medicine Associate Fellows Program• Countless other opportunities in this CRS report http://tinyurl.com/bn4ugtg

Begin now

Reverse Engineer your library school coursework

0300 Job Series0343 Management & Program Analyst

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.

1000 Job Series1082 Writer/editor

DUTIES & REQUIREMENTS:

• write interpretive content for all media and serve as the park editor• interprets the features of Acadia National Park through formal and informal

contacts with the visiting public, researching, writing, and preparing interpretive publications, exhibit texts, website content, radio and TV segment scripts, and press releases

• 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, news releases, 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 for the intended audience

1000 Job Series1001 Program Info. Specialist

1750 Instructional Systems Specialist

2210 IT Specialist (Internet)

1000 Job Series1083 Technical Editor

1400 jobs

LibrarianElectronic Resources Librarian

Systems LibrarianCollection Management Librarian

Supervisory LibrarianReference LibrarianCataloging LibrarianEmbedded Librarian

Technical Information SpecialistArchivist

Tips

MLIS = MLIS How will you distinguish yourself?ALA Federal & Armed Forces Libraries RoundtableSLA Military Librarians DivisionSLA Government Information DivisionFEDLINK at Library of Congress

Nancy FagetFederal Librarian

CIFL2008@gmail.com