Waubonsee Community College

Career opportunities in library and information science, Allan Taylor, James Robert Parish ; foreword by Nancy Roderer

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Career opportunities in library and information science

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Allan Taylor, James Robert Parish ; foreword by Nancy Roderer

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

Library science. Librarians. Academic librarian ; Archivist ; Assistant library director ; Bibliographer ; Cataloger ; Chief librarian ; Children's librarian ; Circulation/interlibrary loan librarian ; Collections development director ; Financial officer ; Human resources director ; Library consultant ; Library director ; Media librarian ; Public relations director ; Public services librarian ; Reference librarian ; School librarian ; Serials and acquisitions librarian ; Special collections librarian ; Systems librarian ; Technical services librarian ; Young adult librarian -- Special librarians. Art librarian ; Business librarian ; Document specialists ; Film/video/DVD librarian ; Government archivist ; Government librarian ; Law librarian ; Map librarian ; Medical librarian ; Music librarian ; News librarian -- Library assistants. Bookmobile driver ; Human resources assistant ; Library aide ; Library clerk -- Other library assistants. Technical assistant -- Library technicians. Acquisitions technician ; Cataloging technician ; Circulation technician ; Classifier ; Conservation technician ; Information services technician ; Library technician -- Information science. Information managers. Chief information officer ; Chief technology officer ; Database administrator ; Information architect ; Information resources director ; Information systems manager ; Knowledge engineer ; Management information systems director ; Network administrator ; Records manager ; Systems administrator -- Information scientists, technicians, and support staff. Computer scientist ; Computer support specialist ; Database analysts (including data communications analyst and data information analyst) ; Data miner ; Information clerk ; Information scientist ; Information technician ; Private industry information broker ; Public policy and public records information brokers -- Education. Dean, school of library and information science ; Professor, library and information science ; Chair, information science department -- Appendixes. Educational institutions -- Periodicals, directories, and annuals -- Professional, industry, and trade associations, guilds, unions, and government agencies -- Useful web sites for library and information science

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