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Rethinking information work: a career guide for librarians and other information professionals

G. Kim Dority
Resource Type:
Book (Print/Paper)
Edition:
Second edition
Publication:
Santa Barbara, California : Libraries Unlimited, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2016]

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Summary:
"As the field of information science continues to evolve, professional-level opportunities in traditional librarianship - especially in school and public libraries - have stalled and contracted, while at the same time information-related opportunities in non-library settings continue to expand. These two coinciding trends are opening up many new job opportunities for LIS professionals, but the challenge lies in helping them (and LIS students) understand how to align their skills and mindsets with these new opportunities.The new edition of G. Kim Dority's Rethinking Information Work: A Career Guide for Librarians and Other Information Professionals gives readers helpful information on self-development, including learning to thrive on change, using key career skills like professional networking and brand-building, and how to make wise professional choices"-- [Provided by publisher]
Table of Contents:
  • Rethinking information work
  • Self-knowledge : your career starting point
  • Traditional LIS career paths
  • Nontraditional LIS career paths
  • Independent LIS career paths
  • Understanding, describing, and documenting your value
  • Thriving on change
  • Building professional equity
  • Getting from here to there
  • Improvising your resilient career
  • Appendix A. Special interest groups
  • Appendix B. Career and employment resources
  • Appendix C. LIS blogs and social media.
Author/Creator:
Dority, G. Kim, 1950- , author
Languages:
English
Language Notes:
Item content: English
Main Work:
Rethinking information work: a career guide for librarians and other information professionals [by Dority, G.K.]
Other Related Resources:
Online version: Rethinking information work [by Dority, G.K.] (Second edition; Santa Barbara, CA : Libraries Unlimited, [2016] — ISBN 9781610699600; OCLC Number 936117821)
Subjects:
Library science — Vocational guidance — United States
Information science — Vocational guidance — United States
Career development
Library science — Vocational guidance
Library science
Information science — Vocational guidance
Information science
United States
General Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Physical Description:
xvi, 264 pages ; 26 cm
Call Numbers:
Z682.35.V62 D67 2016
ISBNs:
9781610699594 (paperback)
1610699599 (paperback)
9781610699600 (electronic book) [Invalid]
1610699602 (electronic book) [Invalid]
Library of Congress Control Numbers:
2015033949
OCLC Numbers:
900031523