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Career Planning
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in the Information Age
Forthcoming topics in TheReference Librarian series: • Archives and Reference Services, Number56 Published: Reference Servicesin the 1980s, Numbers1/2 Reference ServicesAdministration and Management, Number3 Ethicsand Reference Services, Number4 Video to Online:Reference Servicesand the New Technology, Numbers5/6 Reference Servicesfor Childrenand Young Adults,Numbers7/8 Reference Servicesand Technical Services: Interactions in Library Practice,Number9 LibraryInstruction and Reference Services, Number 10 Evaluation of Reference Services, Number 11 Conflictsin Reference Services, Number 12 Reference Servicesin Archives, Number13 Personnel Issues in Reference Services, Number 14 The Publishing and Reviewof Reference Sources,Number 15 Reference ServicesToday: FromInterview to Burnout, Number 16 International Aspectsof Reference and Information Services, Number 17 CurrentTrendsin Information: Research and Theory, Number 18 Finance, Budget,and Management for Reference Services, Number 19 Reference Servicesand PublicPolicy, Number20 Information and Referralin Reference Services, Number21 Information Brokersand Reference Services, Number22 ExpertSystemsin Reference Services, Number23 Integrating LibraryUse Skillsinto the GeneralEducation Curriculum, Number24 Rothstein on Reference ... with somehelp from friends, Numbers25/26 Serialsand Reference Services,Numbers 27/28 Weeding and Maintenance of Reference Collections, Number29 Continuing Education of Reference Librarians, Number30 The ReferenceLibraryUser: Problems and Solutions, Number31 Government Documents and Reference Services, Number32 Opportunities for Reference Services: The BrightSide of Reference Services in the 1990's,Number33 AccessServices:The Convergence of Reference and Technical Services,Number34 In the Spirit of 1992:Accessto Western European Libraries and Literature, Number35 Library Servicesfor Career Planning, Job Searching, and Employment Opportunities, Number36 The ReferenceLibrarian and Implications of Mediation, Number37 Assessment and Accountability in Reference Work, Number38 Modem LibraryTechnology and Reference Services,Number39 Reference Service Expertise, Number40 Librarians on the Internet: Impacton Reference Services,Numbers41/42
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Libraryof CongressCataloging-In-Publication Data Careerplanning andjob searching in the information age / Elizabeth Lorenzen, editor. p.cm. "Has also been published as The reference librarian, number55, 1996"-T.p. verso. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 1-56024-838-6 (alk.paper) I. Vocational guidance-Information services. 2. Job hunting-Information services. 3. Ref erenceservices(Libraries) 4. Internet (Computer network) 5. Information storageandretrieval sys terns-Vocational guidance. I. Lorenzen, Elizabeth. 96-20566 HF5381.C2665 1996 CIP 025.06'331702-