La orientación vocacional en la UNAM: el caso de bibliotecología

AN ADEQUATE SELECTION OF A MAJOR FIELD OF UNIVERSITY STUDY PRODUCES GRADUATES WHO ARE SATISFIED WITH THEIR TRAINING. IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THIS CONDITION, IT IS NECESSARY THAT STUDENTS INTERESTED IN A CERTAIN FIELD OBTAIN THE GREATEST AMOUNT OF INFORMATION RE GARDING THAT FIELD. THIS IS DONE THROUGH THE SERVICES OF VOCATIONAL ORIENTATION OR COUNSE LING THAT DIVER SE INSTITUTIONS OFFER. IN THIS DOCUMENT THE SERVICES OF VOCATIONAL ORIENTATION THAT THE UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MEXICO OFFERS, CONCERNING THE BACHELOR PROGRAM IN LIBRARY SCIENCE, ARE STUDIED. FIRST OF ALL, THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF THE VOCATIONAL ORIENTATION GIVEN IN THE UNAM IS PRESENTED, AS WELL AS THE SPECIFIC AGENCIES THAT PROVI DE SUCH COUN SELING. NEXT ARE SHOWN THE PRO GRAMS THAT ARE FOLLOWED IN THE SCHOOLS OF THE ESCUELA NACIONAL PREPARATORIA AND THE COLEGIO DE CIENCIAS Y HUMANIDADES (TWO TYPES OF MEXICAN HIGH SCHOOLS). THEN THE MATERIALS USED TO PROVIDE ORIENTATION ABOUT THE FIELD OF LIBRARY SCIENCE ARE DESCRIBED AND ANALYZED. FINALLY, THE INFORMATION UTILIZED TO ORIENT STUDENTS ABOUT THE FIELD OF A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN LIBRARY SCIENCE IS ANALYZED. SOME FINAL OBSERVATIONS ARE INCLUDED ABOUT THE UTILITY OF SAID INFORMATION.