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ERIC Number: EJ384317
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1988
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Personal Transferable Skills for the Modern Information Professional: A Discussion Paper.
Gash, Sarah; Reardon, Denis F.
Journal of Information Science, v14 n5 p285-92 1988
Identifies personal transferable skills that employers feel are necessary in the information professions and lacking in graduates of information science programs, including communication skills. The discussion covers the effects of this lack, the need for departments of library and information science to address the problem, and possible methods for teaching such skills. (12 references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Educational Needs, Employment Patterns, Employment Potential, Higher Education, Information Science, Interpersonal Competence, Job Skills, Library Education, Nontraditional Occupations, Skill Development, Training Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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