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Main Author: Scarth, Linda Loos
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 2002
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Online Access:https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ654196
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  • Are We There Yet? Facing the Never-Ending Speed and Change of Technology in Midlife. Scarth, Linda Loos Career Change Decision Making Information Literacy Information Needs Information Technology Midlife Transitions Personal Narratives Users (Information) This essay is a personal reflection on entering librarianship in middle age at a time when the profession is experiencing rapidly accelerating change due to the increased use of computers and information technologies. Discusses the consumer society and information needs; the need to teach the information process; and professionalism. (Author/LRW)