sjsu at csful tompson presentation
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Benefits of professional associations. Invited presentation to the Resume Review and Speakers workshop at Cal State-Fullerton 5 March 2011, sponsored by San Jose State U School of Library and Info Science's LISSTEN and ALASC groups.TRANSCRIPT
Super ROI – Professional Associations
Why those in, or soon to be in, the library and information professions should join!
Sara R. Tompson • Director (at large) Special Libraries Association (SLA) Board and • Associate Dean for Library Public Service, University of Southern California
5 March, 2011 For San Jose State
University SLIS: LISSTEN/ALASC
Workshop
Introductions You and your library interests?
Me Science/engineering librarian by trade Have always been a joiner – work well in teams SLA since 1990, various offices Also ACRL, ALISE, ALA Aviator (in a flying club!)
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Some Data on Joining from SLA Leadership Summit
Susan Robertson, VP of ASAE – the association of association executives, shared some interesting data on why people join associations.
http://www.asaecenter.org/Resources/decisiontojoin.cfm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIoW7z-zv_s
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Some Data on Joining from SLA Leadership Summit
#1 reason to join – to have an impact (on society, on profession, etc.)
#2 reason – personal benefits (from being engaged; unengaged members not reaping many/as many benefits)
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Some of the Benefits of associations members
reported to ASAE:
Access to up-to-date info
Professional development programming; career information
Networking with colleagues
Leadership opportunities
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Decision to Volunteer ASAE study – a few results:
#1 reason people do not volunteer – they don’t know about opportunities!
There does have to be some WIIFM ROI I think benefits list partially fills Alignment with personal values a key
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Some Data on Joining from SLA Leadership Summit
Susan Robertson: http://www.asaecenter.org/Profile/CommunityCloseUp.cfm?ExternalID=507805
Slides (SLA members only): http://www.sla.org/Presentations/11leadsumm/012111_robertson.ppt
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Why did YOU Join ALA or SLA or LISSTEN?
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Why I Join….. 9
“To Be of Use”! Marge Piercy poem says it all “I want to be with people who
submerge in the task….who are not parlor generals and field deserters / but move in a common rhythm…”
Very relevant to service profession like librarianship
http://www.northnode.org/poem.htm
Some relevant links: (see also handouts!)
Remember, student memberships are discounted!
Look for links on Facebook, and for associations’ blogs, etc.
http://www.sla.org/content/membership/joinsla/index.cfm
http://www.ala.org/ala/membership/index.cfm
http://www.acrl.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/about/membership/index.cfm
http://www.aiip.org/JoinAIIP
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Super ROI: QUESTIONS? Now or later, both fine
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[email protected] or [email protected]
www.facebook.com/sara.tompson
www.linkedin.com/in/saratompson
http://isd.usc.edu/~sarat/SRTCV.pdf