Best Professional Association for "Cybrarians"

[Matthew Dovey]

I would recommend that ASIS (American Society of Information Science) is
worth a look

http://www.asis.org

Matthew J. Dovey
Client-Server Development
Libraries Automation Service
Oxford University
65 St Giles
Oxford OX1 3LU
United Kingdom

Tel: +44 1865 278272
Fax: +44 1865 278175
E-Mail: Matthew.Dovey at las.ox.ac.uk



> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Kieran Roe [SMTP:kroe at bgsm.edu]
> Sent:	Tuesday, November 11, 1997 1:28 AM
> To:	Multiple recipients of list
> Subject:	Best Professional Association for "Cybrarians"
> 
> I am a librarian who is new to my Information Technology Specialist
> role.
> I will be responsible for training internet users and providing
> assistance with information technologies (both hardware and software)
> to
> a network of special medical libraries.  I will also be involved with
> web page design.
> 
> With the ability to join but one of the major library associations, I
> would like to choose the "best" of these national associations for the
> purposes of networking and professional development in info
> technology.
> 
> I find the kind of discussions that take place on this mailing list to
> be quite relevant and educational.  So I am curious -- which of the
> professional library associations have the members of this list found
> most useful for their professional development as information
> technologists?
> 
> ALA, SLA and MLA each have information technology sections.  Are there
> important differences in their focuses (beyond the obvious
> distinctions
> among library types)?  The Internet Library Association
> (http://www-org.usm.edu/~ila/) looks to fill a very useful niche! 
> However, I would also like to join the info technology division of one
> of the established national associations.
> 
> Where do you belong and why?
> 
> Many thanks for your assistance!
> 
> Kieran Roe | kroe at bgsm.edu
> NW Area Health Education Center Library
> Hickory, NC
>