Thousands of students graduate with a Master of Library and Information Science degree every year. Unfortunately, budget cuts at libraries diminish available job opportunities and prompt administrators to hire less qualified--and less expensive--professionals. However, armed with the right information, library science professionals can successfully build and sustain a resilient library and information science (LIS) career inside--or outside--the traditional library setting.
"LIS Career Sourcebook: Managing and Maximizing Every Step of Your Career" provides a chapter-by-chapter overview...
Thousands of students graduate with a Master of Library and Information Science degree every year. Unfortunately, budget cuts at libraries diminish...
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...
As the field of information science continues to evolve, professional-level opportunities in traditional librarianship especially in school and pub...
