Library Fieldwork: An Employer's Perspective.

McCarthy, Jennifer; Burke, M. J. (Jess)

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ERIC Number: EJ550870

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Publication Date: 1997

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Library Fieldwork: An Employer's Perspective.

McCarthy, Jennifer; Burke, M. J. (Jess)

Education for Library and Information Services: Australia, v14 n2 p36-43 Aug 1997

Discusses fieldwork in library and information science education and reviews some of the current issues influencing employers' support for fieldwork placement, with specific reference to the Queensland Institute of Technology library's approach to fieldwork placement and management. Topics include time investment, organizational issues, and communication between educators and libraries. (LRW)

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Communication (Thought Transfer), Field Experience Programs, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Library Education, Organizational Climate, Time Management

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Australia

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