The CIA Librarian: Let’s Talk in Code Sandie Fauss, M.S., M.S.ED., M.Ed. Chapel Hill Middle School

Five Brand-New Jobs for Today’s Librarians Roles for librarians in today’s public, academic, and special libraries keep shifting. The changes, however, aren’t always about technology, as these five new jobs demonstrate.

1. Immigrant Services Librarian Innovation Catalyst Librarian Concierge Wikipedian in Residence for Gender Equity Director of Knowledge Curation and Innovation 2. 3. 4. 5.

Immigrant services librarian Between 2000 and 2013, the immigrant population of Kentucky rose by 86 percent, putting it among the top five states for immigrant growth in the 21st century. In 2002, with the help of local funders, the Iroquois Branch of the Louisville Free Public Library (LFPL) created the position of Immigrant Services Librarian outreach program creation materials community relationships

Innovation catalyst librarian creative website development Wifi-lending program change blogging promotion  “a passionate, creative, type-A professional who will be instrumental in helping lead our organization into significant and meaningful change!!” Someone who will address the library’s mission of “overhauling everything from policy to staff training, from technology to programming”

ConCierge greeter informative Information holder active Information giver “part customer service, part technology troubleshooting, part product promotion”

Wikipedia student interests Wikipedians in Residence— “an editor who adds and revises Wikipedia articles related to the organization’s particular mission” Wikipedia student interests researcher writer editor social media Wikipedian in residence for gender equality

Candidate will possess: Director of Knowledge Curation and Innovation Candidate will possess: Focus on community taking a lead building a collection that reflects their needs and interests “respect for the past and the ability to see the future of library collections and services” collaboration People-person Good listener innovative makerspace experiential Outcome approach outreach relationships

The cia is hiring librarians  From the ad: In addition to working directly out of its large Headquarters facility, Librarians also have opportunities to relocate within other Agency offices, serving as research/resource experts for their particular needs. Our Library maintains strong working relationships with the Library of Congress, other Intelligence Community libraries, as well as with selected academic institutions and other resources. Responsibilities vary depending upon assignment, but may include: providing quick-reference service in support of current intelligence production, using a broad variety of classified and unclassified resources in both electronic and hard-copy formats; providing in-depth reference support for finished intelligence products and other research projects, utilizing Agency and other government or academic resources; training customers in the use of the Internet and the Library's electronic resources; providing a variety of briefings to other offices on library services; participating in the planning of library marketing events; managing acquisitions and collection development for hard-copy and electronic resources; cataloging hard-copy and electronic resources; and representing the Library while serving in selected other offices as a resource/research focal point.

Jobs of 2020: into the future According to the library journal The librarian jobs of the future could be: EMBEDDED LIBRARIAN CONTENT PACKAGING LIBRARIAN ROBOTIC MAINTENANCE ENGINEER LIFESTYLE DESIGN LIBRARIAN GBL CLOUD ENGINEER

The Embedded librarian  The embedded librarian is responsible for physically and virtually traveling around all communities to catalog all pieces of the environment to be added to the Global Brain Library (GBL). This position is vital for ensuring that all people can use embedded or wearable technology to get instant information about everything in their surroundings. This position also provides network and information assistance to the public while in the field. Skills This position requires the ability to: Work outside, in an open environment, and remotely Work virtually in a 3-D environment using avatar to engage colleagues Communicate effectively to gather information and images Use the latest hardware and software for the GBL Implement the latest GBL cataloging and metadata standards Provide network and information assistance to the public Be flexible and continuously learn, unlearn, and relearn.

The content packaging librarian The content packaging librarian is responsible for making dynamic connections among library and community information so that users can easily find data that relates to particular topics and can lead to other beneficial information. SKILLS: This position requires the ability to: Use all formats of information, physical and digital Communicate effectively with all stakeholders and obtain appropriate permissions for using all information Make dynamic connections among all kinds of information as it relates to a topic Obtain feedback from users to determine if content packages are complete Recruit and coordinate content-packaging community volunteers Be flexible and continuously learn, unlearn, and relearn.

Robotics maintenance engineer The robotic maintenance engineer is responsible for ensuring that all public-assistant and stack robots are in good working order. The public assistant robots must have the latest syntax and 3-D holographic avatar software to help patrons. The stack robots must be able to find and retrieve materials to provide to patrons upon request. Skills This position requires the ability to: Manage the hardware and software of first-generation public-assistant and stack robots Communicate effectively with staff and patrons Evaluate and create project plans Manage and train staff working with robots Be flexible and continuously learn, unlearn, and relearn.

Lifestyle design librarian The lifestyle design librarian is responsible for leading a team of librarians who specialize in individualized and customized assistance for public members navigating learning, career transitions, health, and other specific needs. This position provides the human touch to help connect people to the exact resources needed to be successful. The first year of this position will focus on the systems of delivery of service to the public. Recent surveys indicate that patrons would like more physical meetings to begin their lifestyle design plans. This position will also work with the World Education Network to facilitate connections to personal education plans and build blended-learning opportunities for the community to meet at the library for human connection. Skills This position requires the ability to: Communicate effectively with multiple stakeholders Create supportive communication with patrons Evaluate services and provide continuous improvement Be flexible and continuously learn, unlearn, and relearn.

GBL Cloud engineer The GBL cloud engineer is responsible for providing system requirements for the development of application protocol interface (API) web-service protocols, which allow the GBL to interface with other cloud-based brain library’s data warehouses worldwide, increasing capacity and accessibility of information for the public. Skills This position requires the ability to: Understand API web services and geocoding standards Demonstrate extensive knowledge of GPL cloud holdings Communicate effectively with all stakeholders and obtain appropriate permissions for using all information Use the latest GBL cataloging and metadata standards Be flexible and continuously learn, unlearn, and relearn.

Be flexible and continuously learn, unlearn, and relearn. That is why you need to know what a makerspace is and how one works.