The benefits of non-library professional organization membership for liaison librarians

Journal of Academic Librarianship

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 46-53

  Bennett, Miranda Henry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650910544     PISSN: 00991333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acalib.2010.10.006     Document Type: Article

References (14)

1. Flatley Robert K., Weber Michael A. Professional Development Opportunities for New Academic Librarians. Journal of Academic Librarianship November 2004, 30:488-492.
2. Frank Donald G. Activity in Professional Associations: The Positive Difference in a Librarian's Career. Library Trends Fall 1997, 46:307-319.
3. Fisher William The Value of Professional Associations. Library Trends Fall 1997, 46:320-330.
4. Kamm Sue To Join or Not to Join: How Librarians Make Membership Decisions About Their Associations. Library Trends Fall 1997, 46:293-306.
5. Tysick Cynthia Attending Conferences Outside of Librarianship. College & Undergraduate Libraries 2002, 9(2):75-81.
6. Lyons Lucy Eleonore The Dilemma for Academic Librarians with Collection Development Responsibilities: A Comparison of the Value of Attending Library Conferences versus Academic Conferences. Journal of Academic Librarianship March 2007, 33:187.
7. Tomaszewski Robert, MacDonald Karen I. "Identifying Subject-Specific Conferences as Professional Development Opportunities for the Academic Librarian,". Journal of Academic Librarianship November 2009, 35:590.
8. Neville Tina M., Henry Deborah B. "Support for Research and Service in Florida Academic Libraries". Journal of Academic Librarianship January 2007, 33:76-93.
9. Benefiel Candace R., Miller Jeannie P., Mosley Pixey Anne, Arant-Kaspar Wendi "Service to the Profession: Definitions, Scope, and Value,". The Reference Librarian 2001, 35:361-372.
10. Davidson Jeanne R., Middleton Cheryl A. "Networking, Networking, Networking: The Role of Professional Association Memberships in Mentoring and Retention of Science Librarians,". Science & Technology Libraries 2006, 27:203-224.
11. Florance Patrick "GIS Collection Development within an Academic Library,". Library Trends Fall 2006, 55:222-235.
12. Fonseca Anthony J., Viator Van P. "Escaping the Island of Lost Faculty: Collaboration as a Means of Visibility,". Collaborative Librarianship 2009, 1:81-90.
13. For the past three years, the University of Houston Libraries Strategic Directions Microgrant Program has funded small projects (up to $2000) that support the "UH Libraries Strategic Directions, 2006-2010" (). The grants have funded research studies, outreach programs, mini-conferences, and special events, and the Libraries plan to continue the grants in support of the new strategic directions document that will be implemented in Fall 2010. http://info.lib.uh.edu/strategic_directions.pdf.
14. American Philosophical Association. Membership Information and Joining the APA. Online. Available: (April 21, 2010). http://www.apaonline.org/membership/b_member.aspx.