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Weech, Terry L.; Konieczny, Alison M. – Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 2007
Schools of Library and Information Science (LIS) have often promoted alternative careers as a marketing tool and some students enrol in LIS schools specifically to explore alternative careers. The literature on LIS career patterns continues to suggest that those non-traditional careers are desirable and viable alternatives. Yet the survey research…
Descriptors: Information Science Education, Graduates, Foreign Countries, Career Development
Kim, Ki Su – 1996
Canada has traditionally supported a high level of unemployment benefits and retraining programs for its displaced workers. From the 1960s onward, legislation and attitudes in the business community have been geared toward retraining of workers for high-tech workplaces and the replacement of low-skill jobs with high-skill jobs. With increased…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Demand Occupations, Developed Nations, Dislocated Workers