Information nation : education and careers in the emerging information professions / / Jeffrey M. Stanton, Indira R. Guzman, and Kathryn R. Stam

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910967925303321
• Autore: Stanton Jeffrey M. <1961->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Medford, N.J., : Information Today, c2010
• ISBN: 1-283-23887-X; 9786613238870; 1-57387-912-6
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (257 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): GuzmanIndira R. <1967->; StamKathryn R. <1966->
• Disciplina: 020.71/1
• Soggetti: Information science - Study and teaching (Higher); Information scientists - Training of; Information science - Vocational guidance; Information science - Study and teaching (Higher) - United States; Information scientists - Training of - United States; Information science - Vocational guidance - United States; Information technology - Study and teaching (Higher); Information technology - Vocational guidance; Library education; Library science - Vocational guidance
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Wanted : information professionals -- Information wants to be disorganized -- Doctor, lawyer, scientist, chief : every profession depends on information -- Horseshoes to biofuels : why technology development gets easier all the time -- Where's my job? How outsourcing and offshoring change industries -- The student perspective on the information field -- Barriers and challenges : the student perspective -- The workplace perspective on the information field -- Barriers and challenges : the workplace perspective -- Stereotypes, culture, and the information professions -- ; Cyberinfrastructure : a long word for the future of information technology -- The original information professionals -- To iSchool or not to iSchool -- Where have all the students gone? Diversity and recruitment challenges in the information professions -- What's next.
• Sommario/riassunto: In Information Nation, three dedicated educators ask, Why? They present three years of research on students and workers in the information professions, highlighting barriers to inclusion and retention of U.S. students in information-related fields. They analyze the forces that prevent high school and college students from getting the interdisciplinary skills they need to help the U.S. regain and retain leadership in the world of information-and they tell the stories of a diverse group of students who are thriving in new majors and new jobs that have the potential to revitalize our economy.