International and Comparative Librarianship

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Friday, January 09, 2009

The Best and Worst Jobs -- Ranking professions

Ranked 43. Librarian
Selects and organizes materials to make information available to the public.
Overall Ranking: 43
Overall Score: 334
Work Environment: 385.200
Physical Demands: 7.56
Stress: 21.400
Income: $52,142
Hours per Week: 42.5

Read the full list and the article: Doing the Math to Find Good Jobs

By SARAH E. NEEDLEMAN
Nineteen years ago, Jennifer Courter set out on a career path that has since provided her with a steady stream of lucrative, low-stress jobs. Now, her occupation -- mathematician -- has landed at the top spot on a new study ranking the best and worst jobs in the U.S.

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Wednesday, January 07, 2009

International Workshop on Information Literacy 2009

International Workshop on Information Literacy (IWIL) 2009
Date: 22-26 June 2009
Organized byIndependent University, Bangladesh
(IUB)Sponsored byThe International Federation of Library Associations
and Institutions (IFLA)
Venue: Independent University, Bangladesh,
Baridhara, Dhaka

The Key resource person for the workshop is:
Professor Gary Gorman, School of Information Management, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand

Click here for more details

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