Professional identity and the information professional

Carol Oen and Marianne Cooper

Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1988, vol. 39, issue 5, 355-357

Abstract: Today's information professionals are a varied lot, using a variety of labels to describe who they are and what they do. Many have multiple competencies which, along with their strong reliance on technologies, make it difficult for them to develop long‐lasting, much less permanent, professional identities. The article explores the role, value, and qualities of labels in establishing professional identity and observes that labels can serve well only if common definitions of competencies prevail. The authors conclude that formal education is the key to unifying the information profession thus assuring that its practitioners will have a common focus with which to identify. © 1988 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Date: 1988
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