Information nation education and careers in the emerging information professions /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Stanton, Jeffrey M., 1961-
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Other Authors: Guzman, Indira R., 1967-, Stam, Kathryn R., 1966-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Medford, N.J. : Information Today, c2010.
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Table of Contents:
  • Wanted : information professionals
  • Information wants to be disorganized
  • Doctor, lawyer, scientist, chief : every profession depends on information
  • Horseshoes to biofuels : why technology development gets easier all the time
  • Where's my job? How outsourcing and offshoring change industries
  • The student perspective on the information field
  • Barriers and challenges : the student perspective
  • The workplace perspective on the information field
  • Barriers and challenges : the workplace perspective
  • Stereotypes, culture, and the information professions
  • Cyberinfrastructure : a long word for the future of information technology
  • The original information professionals
  • To iSchool or not to iSchool
  • Where have all the students gone? Diversity and recruitment challenges in the information professions
  • What's next.