Taking stock: career planning for isolated, middle-level professionals

Authors: Farmer, Jane; Ward, Grainne; Wood, Lawraine

Source: Librarian Career Development, Volume 6, Number 8, 1998 , pp. 3-15(13)

Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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Abstract:

Middle-level professionals working in one-person library or information units, usually women, frequently experience obstacles to career progression, which are seen as insurmountable. Examines some of these obstacles, and suggests a possible approach to career planning incorporating a number of different strategies for change.

Keywords: Career Development; Career Planning; Information Centres; Libraries; Women

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/09680819810231617

Publication date: 1998-08-01

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