Career Opportunities in Library and Information Science
- ISBN-10
- 0816075468
- ISBN-13
- 9780816075461
- Category
- Information science
- Pages
- 364
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009
- Publisher
- Infobase Publishing
- Authors
- James Robert Parish, T. Allan Taylor
Description
Whether you're a student or a professionals ready for a career change, you'll find in this invaluable book everything you need to know to start an exciting career or alter the direction of your current career in library and/or information science. Features include a quick-reference Career Profile for each job summarizing its notable features, a Career Ladder illustrating frequent routes to and from the position described, and a comprehensive text pointing out special skills, education, training, and various associations relevant to each post. Appendixes list educational institutions, periodicals and directories, professional associations, and useful industry Web sites.
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