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The profession of information scientist is considered with a historical perspective and the author tries tofigure out the reason for his identity crisis. It is suggested that uniting with librarians and archivists has proved harmful in the long run, perhaps even a drag on their development and their more dynamic image. The author doesn’t expect the situation will change in the short term.

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Parents and students from different socioeconomic backgrounds value differently school characteristics, but the reasons behind this preference heterogeneity are not well understood. In the context of the centralized school assignment system in Mexico City, this study analyzes how a large household income shock affects choices over high school tracks exploiting the discontinuity in the assignment of the welfare program Oportunidades. The income shock significantly increases the probability of choosing the vocational track vis-a-vis the other more academic-oriented tracks. The findings suggest that the transfer relaxes the financial constraints that prevent relatively low-ability students from choosing the schooling option with higher labor market returns. Document type: Book