The Benefits of Non-Library Professional Organization Membership for Liaison Librarians

• Published in: The Journal of academic librarianship Vol. 37; no. 1; pp. 46 - 53
• Main Author: Bennett, Miranda Henry
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier Inc 2011; Elsevier; Elsevier Science Ltd
• Subjects: Academic Libraries; Exact sciences and technology; Group Membership; Information and communication sciences; Information science. Documentation; Librarians; Library and information science. General aspects; Memberships; Organizations; Participation; Professional Associations; Professional development; Sciences and techniques of general use; Subject specialists; Use and user studies. Information needs; Professional organization; Participation; Membership; Librarian; Use study

Although liaison librarians have two important professional identities – librarian and subject specialist – the library literature has paid scant attention to their membership and participation in non-library professional organizations. This article analyzes a study of ten librarians who joined non-...