{"id":24307,"date":"2013-05-24T12:15:21","date_gmt":"2013-05-24T16:15:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/?p=24307"},"modified":"2019-01-04T11:54:10","modified_gmt":"2019-01-04T17:54:10","slug":"nichole-rosamilia-librarian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/?p=24307","title":{"rendered":"Nichole Rosamilia \u2026Librarian: Pushing Boundaries and Blending Disciplines at FDA"},"content":{"rendered":"

This interview is over 1 year old and may no longer be up to date or reflect the interviewee\/interviewees’ positions<\/span><\/h2>\n

by Jessica N. Hernandez<\/a>, Program Analyst, Office of the Director, Office of Science & Engineering Laboratories, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, U.S. Food & Drug Administration<\/em><\/p>\n

Nichole Rosamilia \u2026Librarian: Pushing Boundaries and Blending Disciplines at FDA
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VITALS<\/b><\/p>\n

\"nicholer\"<\/a>Title: It varies! I usually say librarian<\/p>\n

Institution: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)<\/p>\n

Degree (Institutions and Years):<\/span><\/p>\n

Master of Library Science (MLS), with a specialization in Archives, Records, and Information Management, University of Maryland, 2011<\/p>\n

Favorite LIS Website or Blog<\/span>:<\/p>\n

Digital Humanities Now:\u00a0 http:\/\/digitalhumanitiesnow.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Digital Koans:\u00a0 http:\/\/digital-scholarship.org\/digitalkoans\/<\/a><\/p>\n


\nINTERVIEW<\/b><\/p>\n

Editor: What was your path to librarianship?<\/i><\/p>\n

Nichole: My undergraduate studies were in anthropology and history, so I was very interested in working with archival materials and all the \u201cstuff of history.\u201d But I also enjoyed my information management job at an ecological research laboratory. I helped maintain their online repository of project proposals, data, and publications. So libraries and archives seemed a natural fit \u2013 I could make a career out of my interests in stuff (information) and organizing and providing access to it.<\/p>\n

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Editor: What type of work did you expect to pursue when you first started graduate school, and how does this compare to your current work at the U.S. Food & Drug Administration?<\/i><\/p>\n

Nichole: Although I was interested in digital archives and electronic records, when I started library school I still thought I would work in a more traditional setting doing things like reference, arrangement and description, and scanning.<\/p>\n

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My institutional repository and metadata projects at FDA align pretty well with those expectations. But I have also had the opportunity to do a lot of work that I had not previously considered, like analyzing and modeling business processes to inform the design of a new database, conducting user testing for the repository, and investigating ways to measure the impact of investment in scientific research.<\/p>\n

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Editor: How do you explain what you do to the average person- say to someone you meet at a social event? What title do you use to describe yourself?<\/i><\/p>\n

Nichole: I stopped saying I am an archivist and now generally tell people that I am a librarian. Although recently I have experimented with saying I work in knowledge and information management. I think this gives people a better immediate grasp of the kind of work I do, rather than implying something about where I do it.<\/p>\n

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Editor: You have a unique perspective as a LIS professional working in a non-traditional information setting. In your view, what opportunities exist for librarians and archivists in these types of environments? <\/i><\/p>\n

Nichole: As information professionals, archivists and librarians have the skill set to fill any number of roles. It really just depends on your interests! I know people who have become Web managers, social media strategists, IT project managers, etc.<\/p>\n

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Editor: Finally, where do you go from here in terms of your professional development? Are there any issues or challenges you are eager to take on?<\/i><\/p>\n

Nichole: I am still new to the profession myself and am exploring the myriad of possibilities. But right now, I am interested in how we can design and implement information systems that support efforts to measure the broader public impact of federal investment in scientific research.<\/p>\n

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This interview is over 1 year old and may no longer be up to date or reflect the interviewee\/interviewees’ positions by Jessica N. Hernandez, Program Analyst, Office of the Director, Office of Science & Engineering Laboratories, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, U.S. Food & Drug Administration Nichole Rosamilia \u2026Librarian: Pushing Boundaries and Blending Disciplines…<\/p>\n

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