Information Professionals' Career Confidential

Table of Contents

Cover image

Title page

Copyright

Introduction

The purpose and use of this book

Acknowledgements

Part One: Choosing and Forging an Information Career

1: What do people think of us? Perceptions of the information profession(s) in society

Abstract

1.1 What will library/information/knowledge graduates be doing 25 years hence? Does it matter right now?

1.2 To start, let’s take a look at an ultra-brief history of time for information professionals

1.3 Professional identity in society: What’s in a name?

1.4 Influence … Why don’t we have more?

1.5 Is some form of certification the answer?

1.6 Is it a factor that “anyone can manage information nowadays”?

1.7 The “Drucker way” future: Opportunity for information professionals to shape ...