Published October 21, 2024 | Version v2

Looking Back: Analyzing Data Curator Job Postings From Past Years

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Poster presented at NAHSL (North Atlantic Health Sciences Libraries) 2024 in Mystic, CT.

 

Throughout the summer of 2024, I participated in the National Center for Data Services (NCDS) Data Internship. This internship provides practical experience to those looking to enter data librarian positions, while making strides to diversify the profession. During this project, I analyzed job postings related to data curation from the IASSIST Jobs Repository, focusing on trends in job descriptions, salaries, and required qualifications in data curation roles. The analysis covered postings from 2005 to 2024, with a specific focus on states near my location: New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania. By examining these trends and exploring emerging roles, this res

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United States National Library of Medicine

References

  • About IASSIST. (2023). IASSIST - International Association for Social Science InformationService and Technology. https://iassistdata.org/about/
  • The DCN CURATE(D) Steps - Data Curation Network. (2023, December 4). Data CurationNetwork. https://
  • Wang, G., A. Noorhidawati, & Yanti Idaya Aspura. (2024). Job advertisements for data visualization in academic libraries: A content analysis of job postings. The Journal of Academic Librarianship 50(4), 102896-102896.htts://doi.org/al&18.2824.102896