Award-winning information theorists and practitioners Pearlstein and Matarazzo have assembled a group of top international authors with experiencein public, academic, government, and special library settings, includingexperienced independent information professionals, to address the criticalissues facing Information Management (IM) today.This new handbook provides a context for approaching the world in whichinformation professionals work; a tool, the Balanced Scorecard, to helpdemonstrate contribution and value; and a review of opportunities for new areasof employment and career development, ripe for applying the Information Services skill set. Through combinations of topical chapters with commonthemes, the professor and student will find a multi-perspective approach to the IM landscape. Used as a ready-reference, the IM practitioner will find boththeoretical and pragmatic approaches to inform their decision making ontraditional as well as new challenges.For information and IM professionals, librarians, and students, thismust-have handbook provides invaluable insights from the leading names in thefield, enabling you to make the best decision no matter what challenges youface.