ERIC Number: ED145863
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Publication Date: 1976-Aug-13
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Information Broker/Free Lance Librarian--New Careers--New Library Services. Miscellaneous Studies No. 3
Minor, Barbara B., Ed.
Proceedings of a workshop on the information broker--a person or organization that provides information on demand for a fee, usually to make a profit--includes edited transcripts of the following presentations: "Introduction," Maxine Davis; "The Free-Lance Alternative: Turning Traditional Skills New Directions," Susan Klement; "Fee-Based Information Services within the Public Library," Carol Vantine; "The Role of the Information Broker in Today's Business and Industry," Christopher Samuels; and Panel Discussion. Included in the appendices are: (1) directory of free lance librarians and information brokers; (2) services provided; (3) sample advertisements, information and forms for Inform and Information Access; (4) a list of information sources for running a small business; and (5) a bibliography. (KP)
Descriptors: Business, Careers, Conference Reports, Industry, Information Scientists, Information Services, Librarians, Library Services, Public Libraries, Workshops
School of Information Studies, Publications Office, Syracuse University, 113 Euclid Avenue, Syracuse, N.Y. 13210 ($5.00)
Publication Type: Collected Works - Proceedings
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Authoring Institution: Syracuse Univ., NY. School of Information Studies.
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