{"title":"Determining the value of your Library Science degree","authors":"M. Crumpton","doi":"10.1108/BL-07-2015-0014","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to present a discussion of some of the issues related to the perceived value of Library and Information Science (LIS) degrees.Design/methodology/approach– This is a viewpoint supported with research from current field literature.Findings– This is recognizing some of the problems encountered with perceived value of LIS degrees and comparing other disciplines. Recommendations are made for individuals to lead their own career needs.Originality/value– This is the author’s own points of view.","PeriodicalId":44548,"journal":{"name":"Bottom Line","volume":"7 1","pages":"128-132"},"PeriodicalIF":8.0000,"publicationDate":"2015-11-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"4","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Bottom Line","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1108/BL-07-2015-0014","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to present a discussion of some of the issues related to the perceived value of Library and Information Science (LIS) degrees.Design/methodology/approach– This is a viewpoint supported with research from current field literature.Findings– This is recognizing some of the problems encountered with perceived value of LIS degrees and comparing other disciplines. Recommendations are made for individuals to lead their own career needs.Originality/value– This is the author’s own points of view.
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