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Start Your Own Information Consultant Business: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Success

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Just finished "Start Your Own Information Consultant Business" and I feel like I have a grasp of what the career of an information broker might be like, at least in general terms.

As a person interested in careers in Information Studies, I am always browsing books that have to do with various outlying professions, other than the typical librarian or archival tracks and this seems to be one of them.

For a quick read, this title is perfect. It gives a realistic look at the numbers when it comes to the career, as well as being optimistic enough about the possibilities to still keep a person interested. Though there were some personal details from interviews with real information consultants thrown in, it would have been nice to see some more focus on actual information consultants, i.e. interviews, day-logs etc. As well as more descriptions of actual projects or jobs (there was one made-up example) that a person in the profession might be asked to do would have been useful for me.

Overall, I would recommend browsing this book at a local library but not buying it. It has some good basic information and a useful appendix (filled with organizations and other resources about information consulting) but not enough to make it worth keeping at home.

Note: Due to the 2004 publication date of this book, chapters 4 and 5, which deal with technology (hardware, software), are somewhat outdated. Use them at your own risk.