Meeting Community Needs With Job and Career Services (How to Do It Manuals for Librarians) [Paperback]

Joan C. Durrance (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1994 | ISBN-10: 1555701779 | ISBN-13: 978-1555701772

People are increasingly turning to libraries for help with such career-related goals as assessing their own interests and abilities, putting together a resume, preparing for a job interview, finding training and education programs, learning about jobs and employers, and starting a business. This guide is built on the experience of scores of librarians who have worked extensively in job and career services. Filled with strategies and programs and other invaluable information, the manual shows librarians how to efficiently and effectively meet these customers' needs. Included is information on evaluating the special needs of your community, increasing access to resources and publicizing their availability, and a discussion of funding, facilities, and staffing. Directories of critical resources, career-advising software products, and sample materials are also provided.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

This is an overview of 40 job and career information centers operated by public libraries that Durrance (Serving Job Seekers and Career Changers, Professional Reading, LJ 7/93) studied on behalf of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, which has funded many attempts to enhance how librarians respond to job and career information requests. Having taught and written about community information services for the last 20 years, Durrance is one of the few professional library educators in the country with the background necessary to have conducted such a study. The strength of her work lies in the practical advice she offers on how to plan, organize, and deliver enhanced career information. Durrance hits at the heart of the matter in her discussions on really learning how to deliver need-based reference work. This book is of significant value to any library wanting to improve its response to this ever-growing area of community concern.
Norman Maas, PLs of Saginaw, Mich.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Scientific American

Profiles of job and career centers are particularly enlightening in demonstrating how these can work in a community setting.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 252 pages
• Publisher: Neal Schuman Pub (October 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1555701779
• ISBN-13: 978-1555701772
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,125,871 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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