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Across the 12 regional Federal Reserve banks, more than 400 economists produce hundreds of freely accessible working papers each year. Until recently, there was not a single resource with which to stay current on their release. In response, librarians across the Fed spearheaded a new initiative: A monthly email digest, Latest Working Papers from the Federal Reserve Banks, now delivers new economic research directly to subscribers. In fewer than 30 days following its initial issue in July 2024, Latest Working Papers from the Federal Reserve Banks gained more than 1,300 subscribers in more than 30 countries on six continents. This lightning talk will describe the email digest in greater detail, as a springboard for thoughts about putting routine metadata management tasks to work in greater service to users. You can sign up for the digest here: https://mailchi.mp/2fc0e0a492fa/wpdigest
Event Type
Lightning Talk
Recommended Citation
St. Louis, Scott, "Improving the Circulation of Federal Reserve Banks Research with a Working Paper Digest" (2025). Midwest Business Librarian Summit (MBLS). 6.
https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/mbls/2025/2025/6
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Improving the Circulation of Federal Reserve Banks Research with a Working Paper Digest
Across the 12 regional Federal Reserve banks, more than 400 economists produce hundreds of freely accessible working papers each year. Until recently, there was not a single resource with which to stay current on their release. In response, librarians across the Fed spearheaded a new initiative: A monthly email digest, Latest Working Papers from the Federal Reserve Banks, now delivers new economic research directly to subscribers. In fewer than 30 days following its initial issue in July 2024, Latest Working Papers from the Federal Reserve Banks gained more than 1,300 subscribers in more than 30 countries on six continents. This lightning talk will describe the email digest in greater detail, as a springboard for thoughts about putting routine metadata management tasks to work in greater service to users. You can sign up for the digest here: https://mailchi.mp/2fc0e0a492fa/wpdigest
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If acceptable to the event organizers, I will also bring handouts to spread the word about the Beyond the Numbers Conference for business librarians and allied professionals, to be held at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Wednesday-Friday, November 12-14, 2025.