Career Planning and Job Searching in the Information Age 9781003075332, 1560248386, 9781560248385

Table of contents :
Cover......Page 1
Half Title......Page 2
Dedication......Page 3
Copyright Page......Page 5
Title Page......Page 6
Table of Contents......Page 10
About the Editor......Page 14
Changes in Workforce Paradigms......Page 16
Enter the Internet and Information Age......Page 18
Conclusion......Page 19
Introduction......Page 22
Timeline Perspectives......Page 23
Learning: Barriers and Benefits......Page 24
Internet Resources......Page 27
Instruction: Barriers and Benefits......Page 30
Conclusion......Page 31
Introduction......Page 34
Charting the Course: Career Development Resources......Page 35
Resume Database Services......Page 37
Job Listings on the Internet......Page 38
Listservs and Usenet Newsgroups......Page 40
Other Gopher and WWW Sites......Page 41
Internet Guides......Page 42
Conclusion......Page 43
Introduction......Page 46
Usenet Newsgroups......Page 47
Mailing Lists and Electronic Newsletters......Page 49
Telnet Sites......Page 51
Gopher......Page 52
World Wide Web Resources......Page 54
Conclusion......Page 56
Introduction......Page 58
Strengths of the Web......Page 59
Career Resources on the Web......Page 60
Conclusion......Page 63
Introduction......Page 66
X Factors......Page 67
Implications for Libraries and Library Services......Page 69
Collections......Page 71
Personnel......Page 72
Conclusion......Page 73
Introduction......Page 76
A Resource Center is Born......Page 77
AR’s Membership Program......Page 78
Development of the Resource Center......Page 82
Electronic Applications in the Resource Center and the Organization......Page 83
Conclusion: Liberal Arts Job Search and the New Workplace Model......Page 86
Job Search Strategies: Library Instruction Collaborates with University Career Services......Page 88
Library Resources and the Job Search......Page 89
Job Search Instruction......Page 90
Collaborative Job Search Seminars......Page 92
Conclusion......Page 96
Introduction......Page 98
Purpose and Goals of the Career Planning and Placement Gopher......Page 99
Conceptual and Philosophical Design Issues......Page 100
Structuring the CP&P Gopher......Page 103
Implementation......Page 107
Conclusion......Page 110
Job Searching on the Internet: A Public Library Perspective......Page 114
Access and Resources......Page 115
Training Issues......Page 116
Possibilities for Service......Page 117
Conclusion......Page 119
A Look at Internet Privacy and Security Issues and Their Relationship to the Electronic Job Search: Implications for Librarians and Career Services Professionals......Page 122
Ethical, Privacy and Security Issues of an Electronic Job Search......Page 123
Role and Responsibility of Electronic Job Search Trainers......Page 126
Future Issues: How Responsible Must an Electronic Trainer Be?......Page 127
Internet Resources and Their URLs......Page 130
Bibliography of Suggested Readings......Page 134

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Career Planning

and Job Searching

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-