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Visual Timeline Of A Librarian's Life: Understanding The Themes, Opportunities, And Challenges Of The Stages In A Career In Library And Information Studies, R A. Stoddart
Rick A Stoddart
The poster will present a visual representation of the life span of a librarian from "birth" (entering the profession) to "death" (leaving the profession/retirement). Specific segments will be highlighted with associated details and supporting statistics broken out for easy reading. The timeline will be based on information from the LIS literature, including scholarly articles, statistical yearbooks, library management manuals, anecdotes about library work from trade journals, and published testimonials from fresh-eyed interns all the way to reflective retirees. What are the stages of a LIS career? What are the challenges at each stage? What are the milestones? How different is …