The New Information Professional

by Lawson, Judith

• ISBN13: 9781555706982
• ISBN10: 1555706983
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-04-30
• Publisher: Neal Schuman Pub

Table of Contents

List of Career Plannning Diagrams	p. vii
Preface	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xv
Archives and Preservation of Information	p. 1
Introduction	p. 1
Skills and Abilities	p. 7
Professional Roles	p. 9
Occupational Outlook	p. 10
Salary Information	p. 12
Profiles-Perspectives of New Professionals	p. 13
Careers in Archives and Preservation: At a Glance	p. 21
Resources for Further Information/Exploration	p. 23
Education and Training	p. 24
References	p. 25
Records Management	p. 27
Introduction	p. 27
Skills and Abilities	p. 33
Professional Roles	p. 36
Occupational Outlook	p. 36
Salary Information	p. 39
Profiles-Perspectives of New Professionals	p. 39
Careers in Records Management: At a Glance	p. 46
Resources for Further Information/Exploration	p. 48
Education and Training	p. 50
References	p. 51
Library and Information Services	p. 53
Introduction	p. 53
Skills and Abilities	p. 58
Professional Roles	p. 61
Occupational Outlook	p. 62
Salary Information	p. 64
Profiles-Perspectives of New Professionals	p. 66
Careers in Library and Information Services: At a Glance	p. 71
Resources for Further Information/Exploration	p. 72
Education and Training	p. 74
References	p. 76
Human-Computer Interaction	p. 79
Introduction	p. 79
Skills and Abilities	p. 85
Professional Roles	p. 88
Occupational Outlook	p. 89
Salary Information	p. 92
Profiles-Perspectives of New Professionals	p. 92
Careers in Human-Computer Interaction: At a Glance	p. 97
Resources for Further Information/Exploration	p. 100
Education and Training	p. 101
References	p. 103
Social Computing	p. 105
Introduction	p. 105
Skills and Abilities	p. 111
Professional Roles	p. 116
Occupational Outlook	p. 117
Salary Information	p. 119
Profiles-Perspectives of New Professionals	p. 120
Careers in Social Computing: At a Glance	p. 126
Resources for Further Information/Exploration	p. 128
Education and Training	p. 130
References	p. 131
Information Systems Management	p. 135
Introduction	p. 135
Skills and Abilities	p. 139
Professional Roles	p. 144
Occupational Outlook	p. 146
Salary Information	p. 146
Profiles-Perspectives of New Professionals	p. 147
Careers in Information Systems Management: At a Glance	p. 153
Resources for Further Information/Exploration	p. 155
Education and Training	p. 157
References	p. 158
Information Policy	p. 161
Introduction	p. 161
Skills and Abilities	p. 166
Professional Roles	p. 170
Occupational Outlook	p. 171
Salary Information	p. 172
Profiles-Perspectives of New Professionals	p. 173
Careers in Information Policy: At a Glance	p. 180
Resources for Further Information/Exploration	p. 182
Education and Training	p. 184
References	p. 185
Information Analysis and Retrieval	p. 187
Introduction	p. 187
Skills and Abilities	p. 192
Professional Roles	p. 196
Occupational Outlook	p. 198
Salary Information	p. 199
Profiles-Perspectives of New Professionals	p. 201
Careers in Information Analysis and Retrieval: At a Glance	p. 208
Resources for Further Information/Exploration	p. 210
Education and Training	p. 212
References	p. 212
Planning for Your Career in Information	p. 215
A Step-by-Step Guide to Career Fulfillment	p. 215
Developing a Career Action Plan	p. 221
Appendix: Listing of Relevant Academic Programs	p. 229
Index	p. 233
About the Authors	p. 239
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