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Clare M Walker - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Library Associations in south africa 1930 2005
Library Management, 2006Co-Authors: Clare M WalkerAbstract:Purpose – The purpose of the article is to review the historical development in South Africa of Library and information service Associations, and to highlight events in the process that culminated in the founding in 1997 of the Library and Information Association of South Africa (LIASA).Design/methodology/approach – This is a general review from 1930 to the present, based on published and unpublished material and personal engagement. Some analysis of the significance of events from a current perspective is included. The paper covers the founding in 1930 of the South African Library Association, attempts in the 1960s and 1970s to achieve greater recognition for libraries by government, the transformation of SALA in 1980 into the graduate South African Institute for Library and Information Science; and, in the early 1990s and the first years of democratic rule in South Africa, the emergence of “alternative” “democratic” Library and information science (LIS) Associations and initiatives. Participation in the...
Linda Lillard - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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a global view of Library Associations for students and new librarians
New Library World, 2005Co-Authors: Jim Agee, Linda LillardAbstract:Purpose – To guide students' thinking about joining professional Associations.Design/methodology/approach – A few representative professional organizations are explored. Aspects such as organizational structure, history, culture, professional focus, and size are discussed.Findings – Many more professional Associations exist and encourage student participation than most students are aware of when they enter the profession.Practical implications – Students can compare professional Associations to find those most suited to their professional interests. These may not be the most local or well known national organizations.Originality/value – This is an attempt to help students recognize that professional organizations exist regardless of their niche interest, and despite the larger and more general Associations that may be given local emphasis.
Susan Henczel - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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the impact of Library Associations preliminary findings of a qualitative study
Performance Measurement and Metrics, 2014Co-Authors: Susan HenczelAbstract:Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview, including methodology and preliminary findings, of a current and ongoing doctoral research study of the impact of national Library Associations. The study uses the impact assessment framework provided by ISO16439:2014 Methods and procedures for assessing the impact of libraries. Design/methodology/approach – If the professional Associations supporting the profession are to become sustainable we need to understand the difference they make to the individual members of the profession, to the employers of those individuals and to the profession of librarianship. This study applies the framework provided by ISO 16439:2014 to the national Library association environment to explore and gather evidence of impact. To align with the ISO model, impact is differentiated into impact on individuals; social impact – institution (Library or employing organization); and social impact – community (the profession). Preliminary findings show evidence of impact in...
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The impact of Library Associations: preliminary findings of a qualitative study
Performance Measurement and Metrics, 2014Co-Authors: Susan HenczelAbstract:Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview, including methodology and preliminary findings, of a current and ongoing doctoral research study of the impact of national Library Associations. The study uses the impact assessment framework provided by ISO16439:2014 Methods and procedures for assessing the impact of libraries. Design/methodology/approach – If the professional Associations supporting the profession are to become sustainable we need to understand the difference they make to the individual members of the profession, to the employers of those individuals and to the profession of librarianship. This study applies the framework provided by ISO 16439:2014 to the national Library association environment to explore and gather evidence of impact. To align with the ISO model, impact is differentiated into impact on individuals; social impact – institution (Library or employing organization); and social impact – community (the profession). Preliminary findings show evidence of impact in all categories. Findings – Data were gathered through semi-structured interviews that were conducted with members of national Library Associations in Australia, New Zealand, the UK and the USA during the third quarter of 2013. Originality/value – This study contributes to research methodologies by testing the use of a qualitative assessment tool in a way that could be transferable to other Associations both within and external to the Library environment and to enable it to be adapted more broadly for other purposes within the Library and information environment.
Jim Agee - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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a global view of Library Associations for students and new librarians
New Library World, 2005Co-Authors: Jim Agee, Linda LillardAbstract:Purpose – To guide students' thinking about joining professional Associations.Design/methodology/approach – A few representative professional organizations are explored. Aspects such as organizational structure, history, culture, professional focus, and size are discussed.Findings – Many more professional Associations exist and encourage student participation than most students are aware of when they enter the profession.Practical implications – Students can compare professional Associations to find those most suited to their professional interests. These may not be the most local or well known national organizations.Originality/value – This is an attempt to help students recognize that professional organizations exist regardless of their niche interest, and despite the larger and more general Associations that may be given local emphasis.
Carla J Funk - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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using standards to make your case examples from the medical Library community
New Library World, 2008Co-Authors: Carla J FunkAbstract:Purpose – The paper seeks to discuss how medical librarians have used Library standards, especially benchmark data, in advocating for the medical Library and medical librarian to their communities, institutions, and other groups and the Medical Library Association's role in supporting these advocacy efforts.Design/methodology/approach – Broad definitions of standards and benchmarking are cited from the literature and short case studies from medical librarianship are described on how both standards and benchmarking have been used to advocate for increased staff and budgets for medical libraries. Tips for using these tools are also included.Findings – The case studies illustrate that more work should be done by all Library Associations in promoting the use of standards, including benchmarking, as an important tool for helping their members advocate for the value of libraries and librarians in helping institutions and organizations outside of the Library achieve their missions and goals.Research limitations/...
