With the advent of the microcomputer, end users need personal information systems that work both at the office and at home and in the external world. The librarian's role could extend from being an information service provider to being a professional counselor on personal information management. (41 references) (MES)

The effects of employer and user images of library and information work on the status of corporate librarians and the use of the library are discussed. Librarians' self image, attitudes toward corporate libraries, and sense of lacking necessary job skills are cited as possible factors. (CLB)