Information Specialist Job Duties:

• Identifies client requirements by establishing personal rapport with potential and actual clients and other persons in a position to understand service requirements.
• Collects data by identifying sources of information; designing survey and collection methods.
• Organizes information by studying, analyzing, interpreting, and classifying data.
• Resolves retrieval problems by altering design to meet requirements.
• Prepares reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information.
• Prepares reference for users by writing operating instructions.
• Maintains historical records by documenting system changes and revisions.
• Maintains client confidence and protects operations by keeping information confidential.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
• Establishes and revises database by conferring with analysts and programmers to code and retrieve data.
• Maintains database by entering data.