Research Information Services

As part of our work to expand the frontier of economic knowledge, the St. Louis Fed provides many research-related public information services—including data services, tools for educators and librarians, and curation of Federal Reserve history.

FRED®: A trusted source for economic data. Our FRED data service is used worldwide by millions of people. Updated daily, FRED allows free, 24/7 access to hundreds of thousands of financial and economic data series from over 100 public and proprietary sources. An array of tools lets you graph, map, store, and better understand data.

History made accessible. Our commitment to preserving and providing transparent access to U.S. economic history includes:

  • FRASER®, a unique digital library of more than half a million historical data, research, and policy documents on economic, financial and banking history.
  • FederalReserveHistory.org, a gateway to history for educators, students, and the general public. It makes the vast amount of material about the Fed more findable and easier to understand.
  • Fed in Print, the central online catalog of Fed publications. Librarians in our Homer Jones Memorial Research Library maintain Fed in Print.

Research Information Services Staff

These key St. Louis Fed contacts support both the general public and our economists in the areas of data, information services, and publications.

FRASER Digital Library & Federal Reserve History Team

Pamela Campbell | Robert Manley | Delaney McCoy | Genevieve Podleski | Jona Whipple

Pamela Campbell

Pamela Campbell

Digital Projects Librarian and Bank Archivist
Pamela.D.Campbell@stls.frb.org

Campbell works to facilitate and promote preservation and use of historical materials from across the Federal Reserve System by serving as the St. Louis Fed’s archivist and supporting FRASER, the digital library of economic and business history.

Education: M.A., Information Science & Learning Technologies, University of Missouri-Columbia; B.A., Music, Truman State University

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Robert Manley

Robert Manley

Digital Curation Librarian
Robert.Manley@stls.frb.org

In his role as a digital curation librarian, Manley supports FedPreserve—the internal digital preservation tool of the 12 Federal Reserve banks—and works to facilitate and promote digital preservation of historical materials from across the Federal Reserve System.

Education: M.A., History and Graduate Certificate in Museum Studies, University of Missouri-St. Louis; B.F.A., Studio Art, Missouri State University

Featured works:

  • Crafting Web Archiving Workflows with GitLab, Archive-It Virtual Partner Meeting, Nov. 2, 2022
  • Saving Disk Data in Special Collections: Tools for Preserving Floppy Disks (with Liz Winters), All Libraries Symposium: Washington University Libraries, St. Louis, Mo., April 10, 2019
  • In 100 years, Will Today's Digital Files Be Accessible? Planning for Digital Obsolescence, “St. Louis on the Air,” hosted by Don Marsh, St. Louis Public Radio, Aug. 2, 2017
  • Mercantile Library Digital Reference Room, Digital History Showcase: Missouri Conference on History, St. Louis, Mo., March 12, 2015
  • Frame of Reference: Installation and Conservation of Non-Traditional Materials, Pulitzer Arts Foundation, St. Louis, Mo., March 22, 2014
Delaney McCoy

Delaney McCoy

Associate Digital Projects Librarian
Delaney.McCoy@stls.frb.org

McCoy is responsible for the description of digital items and digitization of archival materials for FRASER, the St. Louis Fed’s digital library of U.S. economic, financial, and banking history. Her other responsibilities include metadata standardization, the ingest and arrangement of digital materials, and outreach. Delaney also supports Federal Reserve History, a gateway to the history of the Federal Reserve for educators, students, and the general public.

Education: M.S., Library and Information Science, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; B.A., Anthropology, Loyola University Chicago

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Genevieve Podleski

Genevieve M. Podleski

Senior Digital History Librarian
Genevieve.M.Podleski@stls.frb.org

Podleski is a digital history specialist who supports FRASER and Federal Reserve History—collaborating with Research staff to improve the visibility, usability, and educational value of our websites. Prior to joining the Fed, Podleski worked in higher education public affairs.

Education: M.A., History, University of Missouri-St. Louis; M.S., Library and Information Science, Pratt Institute; B.S., Anthropology, and B.A., History, Washington University in St. Louis

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Jona Whipple

Jona Whipple

Digital History and Archives Coordinator
Jona.Whipple@stls.frb.org

Whipple is responsible for the development and coordination of the St. Louis Fed’s digital history and archives program. This includes FRASER, the digital library of U.S. economic, financial, and banking history; Federal Reserve History, a gateway to the history of the Federal Reserve; and FedPreserve, the internal preservation program of the Federal Reserve System.

Education: M.L.I.S., San Jose State University; B.F.A. Fiction Writing, Columbia College

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FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data) Team

Maria A. Arias | Yvetta Fortova | Diego Mendez-Carbajo | Anna Oates Schlaack | Mary Clare Peate | Keith Taylor

Maria Arias

Maria A. Arias

FRED Data Champion
Maria.A.Arias@stls.frb.org

Arias is a manager and business owner of the FRED Data Desk team in the Research division, where she oversees the development of the data update pipeline and the collection, processing, and publication of data found in FRED. She also helps lead FRED workshops for new and existing audiences to market new features and help users make the most of FRED. Arias previously worked on the FRED team as a senior data engineer and product owner of the Data Desk. Prior to joining the FRED team, she was a senior research associate, working alongside economists to analyze datasets on topics from regional employment to national growth. She has published research on metro area economic activity, as well as poverty and middle-income traps.

Education: M.A. Management & Leadership; B.A. Economics, Webster University

Featured works:

  • Storytelling with FRED Data, A Mini Workshop, Association for University Business and Economic Research (AUBER) Fall Conference, October 2022
  • Maria A. Arias, Charles S. Gascon, and David E Rapach, “Metro Business Cycles,” Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier, 94(C), 90-108. doi.org/10.1016/j.jue.2016.05.005
  • Maria A. Arias and Yi Wen, “Relative Income Traps,” St. Louis Fed Review, First Quarter 2016, pp. 41-60. doi.org/10.20955/r.2016.41-60
Yvetta Fortova

Yvetta Fortova

FRED Product Manager
Yvetta.Fortova@stls.frb.org

Fortova is the product manager for FRED and friends, striving to provide a reliable resource for economic data and tools with timely, accurate and comprehensive information to enable informed decision-making. In addition, she leads and coordinates work across multiple development teams that support FRED and friends, FRASER, Federal Reserve History, and Fed in Print.

Education: M.B.A., Webster University, St. Louis; B.S., Economics, University of Missouri-St. Louis

Featured works:

  • Taking FRED to the Next Level, Association for University Business and Economic Research (AUBER), Oct. 15, 2019
  • Using FRED to Teach Monetary Policy and Basic Macro Topics, Midwest Economic Association Conference, March 16, 2019
  • Have You Met FRED? St. Louis Fed Timely Topics Podcast, Jan. 24, 2018
Diego Mendez-Carbajo

Diego Mendez-Carbajo

FRED Economics Champion
Diego.Mendez-Carbajo@stls.frb.org

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Mendez-Carbajo is a subject matter expert on FRED data. He leads outreach efforts to a broad range of FRED users and regularly contributes to the FRED Blog to tell the stories behind the data. Prior to his current role, Mendez-Carbajo was a college professor. His research on teaching and learning with data has been published in the leading field journals.

Education: Ph.D. Economics, Florida International University; M.A. Economics, Florida International University; B.A. Economics, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid

Featured works:

  • Choice of Data Visualization Tool: FRED or Spreadsheets? (with Alejandro Dellachiesa). International Review of Economics Education 4, November 2023, 100275. doi.org/10.1016/j.iree.2023.100275
  • Diving into the Gap: Recognizing Gender Differences in an Online Learning Activity, (with Cynthia Harter). Eastern Economic Journal, 50:1, September 2023. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41302-023-00258-x
  • Data Citations and Reproducibility in the Undergraduate Curriculum, (with Alejandro Dellachiesa). Harvard Data Science Review 5:3, July 2023. doi.org/10.1162/99608f92.c2835391
Anna Oates Schlaack

Anna Oates Schlaack

Product Owner
Anna.Oates@stls.frb.org

Oates Schlaack leads a web development team devoted to application modernization of the Research division’s websites, including FRED and friends. Prior to her current role, Oates Schlaack worked as a librarian and supported various efforts of the Research division, such as content discovery, collection management, research tracking, working paper publication, and the FRASER digital library.

Education: M.S., Library and Information Science, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; B.A., English Literature, Western Carolina University

Featured works:

  • Pipeline or Pipe Dream: Building a Scaled Automated Metadata Creation and Ingest Workflow Using Web Scraping Tools (with Matthew Krc), Code4Lib Journal, 58, Dec. 2023
  • The Digital Object: A Complex Art of Discovery, Performance, and User Experience (with Aaron Collie, Matthew Krc, Julie Holdener, and Mark Murabayashi), presented at the Digital Library Federation (DLF) Forum, Baltimore, Md., Oct. 11, 2022
  • Macro Migration: Implementing a Cloud-Based Metadata Microservice with Fedora (with T. Ferguson, J. Holdener, M. Murabayashi), Code4Lib 2020, Pittsburg, Pa.
  • The Case for a Standard That’s Old News: Recommendation of PDF/A for Digitized Newspaper Preservation (with W. Schlaack), iPRES 2019, 16th International Conference on Digital Preservation Conference, Amsterdam, September 2019
  • Finding Old Images through a New Lens: Use of Computer Vision for Searching Historic Newspaper Collections (with W. Schlaack), 85th World Library and Information Congress of IFLA, Athens, August 2019
Mary-Clare Peate

Mary Clare Peate

Data Strategist
MaryClare.Peate@stls.frb.org

Peate develops and implements data-driven strategies for the Research Division. Prior to joining the Federal Reserve, she has had experience in the ed tech sector as a product owner, data specialist, and curriculum director. She is currently on the board of directors of the Journal of Economics Teaching.

Education: Ph.D., Economics, George Mason University; M.P.P., Public Policy, University of Chicago; M.A., Education, Loyola Marymount University; B.A., Economics, University of California, San Diego

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Keith Taylor

Keith Taylor

Assistant Vice President and FRED Officer
Keith.G.Taylor@stls.frb.org

Taylor is responsible for FRED and family and provides the web strategy for the Research division’s web applications: FRASER, Econ Lowdown, Federal Reserve History, and Fed in Print. His work is at the intersection of economics, data, and technology: He informs and guides the efforts of the Research division business teams and technology staff to create a robust and layered experience for the public, combining the economic information, data, and educational materials produced by the St. Louis Fed. Taylor and his team have advised dozens of data-collection, governmental, and foreign institutions on best practices for data dissemination.

Education: J.D., Washington University School of Law, St. Louis; B.S., Business Administration and Economics, Elmhurst College

Research Information & Library Services Team

Mary Austin | Adrienne Brennecke | Scott St. Louis | Katrina Stierholz

Mary Austin

Mary Austin

Access and Acquisitions Librarian
Mary.Austin@stls.frb.org

Austin supports economic research at the St. Louis Fed through content discovery, collection management, and user support. She develops innovative solutions to provide seamless access to the library’s digital information resources. Before joining the Fed, she worked in descriptive metadata services, community programming, and outreach as a public librarian.

Education: M.S., Library Science, University of North Texas; B.A., Communication Sciences and Disorders, Harding University

Featured work:

  • Ensuring Library Visibility in an Online World (with Katrina Stierholz), Eighth Central Bank and International Financial Institutions Conference, Bali, Indonesia, Nov. 15-17, 2023
Adrienne Brennecke

Adrienne Brennecke

Library and Data Services Manager
Adrienne.J.Brennecke@stls.frb.org

Brennecke connects researchers and data professionals to the economic and financial data they need to produce authoritative, scholarly publications for the Federal Reserve. Since joining the St. Louis Fed in 2008, she has supported FRED and other Research division services as they have grown to serve millions of users. She navigates copyright and licensing issues, while identifying, acquiring, and answering questions about data resources. Adrienne leads the library team, which hosts the division’s Beyond the Numbers conference. She also plays a lead role in planning for a new Federal Statistical Research Data Center in St. Louis.

Education: M.A. Information Science and Learning Technologies, emphasis in Library Science, University of Missouri-Columbia; B.A., Art and Psychology, Cornell College

Featured works:

  • Laying the Groundwork for a Federal Statistical Research Data Center, Academic BRASS, American Library Association, Spring 2019
  • Laying the Groundwork for a Federal Statistical Research Data Center, Seventh Central Bank and International Financial Institutions Librarians' Conference, hosted virtually by the International Monetary Fund, Nov. 17, 2022
  • Finding Licensed Data Resources: The User Experience, IASSIST Conference 2017, Lawrence, Kan., May 26, 2017
Scott St. Louis

Scott St. Louis

Senior Librarian for Scholarly Communication and Discovery Services
Scott.StLouis@stls.frb.org

St. Louis is responsible for promoting the discoverability of Federal Reserve System research through management of the Fed in Print web application. He also helps ensure that the St. Louis Fed documents its impact on the field of economics by tracking research citations. Additional responsibilities include working paper publication, FRED user support, project management, daily news reporting, and various digital forms of research and analytical support.

Education: M.S., Information Science, University of Michigan; B.A., History, Grand Valley State University.

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Katrina Stierholz

Katrina Stierholz

Group Vice President and Director of Library & Research Information Services
Katrina.L.Stierholz@stls.frb.org

Stierholz leads the St. Louis Fed’s Research Information Services teams, including the data engineers who make FRED internationally renowned; the librarians who create the FRASER digital library and the Federal Reserve History website; the educators who create curriculum for teachers in our economic education department; the editorial and publications team; and the Homer Jones Memorial Library. Together, these groups democratize access to economic data, education, and information.

Education: M.S., Library and Information Science, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; M.L.A., Washington University in St. Louis; B.A., Political Science, Augustana College

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Research Publications

George Fortier

George E. Fortier

Managing Editor
George.E.Fortier@stls.frb.org

Fortier is the manager of the Research publications group. Publications include Review, Page One Economics, FRED Blog, the monthly Research division newsletter, the briefing book, the board report, and a multitude of economic education material. He assesses and improves products, services, and content presented to internal and external audiences.

Education: M.F.A., University of Missouri-St. Louis; B.A., English, Boston College

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