美国纽约皇后区公共图书馆的“就业信息中心”(Job Information Center,以下简称 JIC)成立于70年代,开始时只是一个小型资料室,从社会上聘请部分咨询专业人员对读者进行就业应聘和就业培训的免费辅导工作。1994年起,才配备专职的受过职业训练的图书管理员,由他们负责资料建设和读者服务。目前美国经济相对好转,1997年8月全美失业率与上年同期比,从5.1%降为4.8%,但纽约州的失业率却从6%上升为6.2%,纽约市则从8.7%上升为9.5%。皇后区失业人数已达6万人,还不包括新毕业 The Job Information Center (JCI) of the Queens Queens Public Library in the United States was founded in the 1970s as a small reference room. Some consultants are hired from the community to apply for jobs and employment for readers Training free tutorial work. Since 1994, it has been equipped with full-time, professionally trained librarians, who are responsible for data construction and reader services. At present, the U.S. economy is relatively improving. In August 1997, the unemployment rate dropped from 5.1% to 4.8% in the United States in August 1997, but the unemployment rate in New York State rose from 6% to 6.2% while New York City rose from 8.7% to 9.5%. The number of unemployed in Queens has reached 60,000, not including the new graduation