Information Resources for Information Professionals

Jobs for Information Professionals

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Joe Ryan

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Trends

 @BRINT (Business Researcher's Interests). Job Surveys and Occupational Outlook, CIO and the changing role of the information executive, Restructuring of IS professionals' Jobs and related skill sets.

Information Week. IT Careers: News & Views

Sveiby, Karl E. What is knowledge management?

U.S. Department of Commerce. (1999, June 30). The digital workforce: Building infotech skills at the speed of innovation. [pdf]

"...describes the overall IT occupational situation, its impacts on business and labor, and what steps key stakeholders can take to address this challenge."

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Archives

Society of American Archivists. So you want to be an archivist: An overview of the archival profession.

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Computer Science

Computer Museum. Careers in computing.

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Information Systems

@Brint. W(h)ither MIS?: Trends & controversies in IS practice and research.

Bento, Al. CIS-L: Careers and Trends in information systems discussion list. Baltimore: University of Baltimore. Merrick School of Business.

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Libraries

Ainsbury, Bob & Futornick, Michelle. (2000, November). The revenge of the library scientist . Online.

Crosby, Olivia. (2000, Winter). Librarians: Information experts in the information age. Occupational outlook quarterly, 44 (4).

Dolan, Donna R. and Schmacher, John (1997, November). New jobs emerging in and around libraries and librarianship. Online, 21 (6).

Librarian career development. (journal)

Looking ahead: 20 in their 20s. (1998, October). American Libraries, 29 (9), 38-45.

Recent LIS grads, with jobs, talk about the future of the profession.

Matson, Lisa Dallape, and Bonski, David J. (1997, November/December). Do digital libraries need librarians? An experiential dialog. Online, 21 (6), 87-92.

Melton, Marissa. Modern M.L.S. Degree - Library schools are turning out webmasters. U.S. News & World Report.

Womack, Ryan & and Craychee, Pam. (Compilers). (1999, June 28). Help wanted: Job and career informationfor the new millennium: Career exploration resources. ALA Annual Conference BRASS/PLA Program.

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Records Management

Cunningham, Raymond K. Jr. Handbook for records management careers.

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School Media

American Association of School Librarians. AASL position statement on appropriate staffing for school library media centers.

LION. Staffing issues in school libraries.

Ryan, Joe. Sources on the issue: Do school libraries and librarians make a difference?

Staffing issues in school libraries.

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