information science

Nathan Yau uses examples from art, design, business, statistics, cartography, and online media, to explore concepts and ideas about illustrating data.

Provides an overview of the field, employment outlook, educational requirements, and the future.

Provides details on over seventy careers in library and information science, covering duties, salaries, employment and advancement prospects, education and training requirements, and needed experience, skills, and personality traits; and includes tips for gaining entry to each field.

Describes jobs for people who like to read and write.

Contains descriptions of careers for people who love books, looking at jobs that involve reading, research, and other work with printed words, and including information on salaries, working conditions, and opportunities for advancement.

Identifies the six stages of the information literacy process, showing the progression of skills for each stage; applies the skills to individual grades from seven through twelve; and includes teaching tools.

Describes twenty-first century library standards, provides examples of research units for libraries, and focuses on the connections between the library media specialist and the classroom teacher to better encourage beginning readers into utilizing public and school libraries.

Provides an overview of the field, employment outlook, educational requirements, and the future.