04298nam 2200805 a 450 991096792530332120251117091158.01-283-23887-X97866132388701-57387-912-6(CKB)2550000000050921(EBL)3316123(SSID)ssj0000537914(PQKBManifestationID)12222914(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000537914(PQKBWorkID)10557158(PQKB)11333341(Au-PeEL)EBL3316123(CaPaEBR)ebr10492816(CaONFJC)MIL323887(OCoLC)923180075(MiAaPQ)EBC3316123(BIP)46013422(EXLCZ)99255000000005092120100617d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrInformation nation education and careers in the emerging information professions /Jeffrey M. Stanton, Indira R. Guzman, and Kathryn R. Stam1st ed.Medford, N.J. Information Todayc20101 online resource (257 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-57387-401-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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.Information scienceStudy and teaching (Higher)Information scientistsTraining ofInformation scienceVocational guidanceInformation scienceStudy and teaching (Higher)United StatesInformation scientistsTraining ofUnited StatesInformation scienceVocational guidanceUnited StatesInformation technologyStudy and teaching (Higher)Information technologyVocational guidanceLibrary educationLibrary scienceVocational guidanceInformation scienceStudy and teaching (Higher)Information scientistsTraining of.Information scienceVocational guidance.Information scienceStudy and teaching (Higher)Information scientistsTraining ofInformation scienceVocational guidanceInformation technologyStudy and teaching (Higher)Information technologyVocational guidance.Library education.Library scienceVocational guidance.020.71/1Stanton Jeffrey M.1961-1863829Guzman Indira R.1967-1863830Stam Kathryn R.1966-1863831MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910967925303321Information nation4470514UNINA