My own employer, TWI, combines the roles of both a research and consultancy
body and a professional society. We have both individual members of the
Welding Institute, which is a professional body offering the normal
qualification & professional development services, and also an industrial
membership consisting of approx. 3000 large companies, from most industry
sectors, involved in all aspects of fabrication worldwide. 
We also offer training courses for welders and inspectors. 
The organisation also administers major certification schemes for welders
and welding inspectors and, through careful management via the appropriate
accreditation authorities, retain a neutral position that enables it to
carry out this variety of roles. 
We have been successful in combining these very diverse roles since 1968, so
we believe it works!
The aspect we would not claim to cover is any sort of labour relations role.

Regards
Linda Dumper

Linda Dumper
Manager, Information Services
TWI Ltd
Granta Park
Great Abington
Cambridge
CB1 6AL
UK
Tel: +44 (0)1223 891162 ext. 2308
Fax: +44 (0)1223 894342
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website: http://www.twi.co.uk




-----Original Message-----
From: Crawford, John [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2004 9:49 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Future of Aslib


 

	-----Original Message----- 
	From: Chartered Library and Information Professionals on behalf of
Alan Pritchard 
	Sent: Wed 15/12/2004 08:50 
	To: [log in to unmask] 
	Cc: 
	Subject: Re: Future of Aslib
	
	

	> I wonder whether CILIP would consider this an opportunity to
discuss
	> with Aslib the possible merger of the two organisations. There is
almost
	> complete overlap in subject interests, and it would seem better to
have
	> one strong organisation representing both individual and corporate
	> members of the profession.
	>
	> Besides, a joint organisation might then end up with a library
again!
	>
	
	I found that very sad. I did a summer work placement at Belgrave
Square
	when I was a student. Spent a lot of time reading old journals
(ProcBSIB,
	JDoc etc) But before I fully go into 'boring old fart reminiscing'
mode, I
	do have a more substantial point.
	
	I just wonder if a single organisation consisting of both personal
and
	corporate members could actually work. Other than just having a few
of the
	latter as supporting members. There are enough conflicts of
interests with
	differing segments of personal members, but I could see much more
	fundamental conflict between, say, the LA acting as the professional
	regulator of special librarians and attempting to represent the
interests
	of the corporate employers of those librarians.
	
	I may be out of date, but I am not aware of any major organisations
which
	operate on this model. BCS, IEE, IoD - personal members. CBI etc -
	corporate members.
	
	Best wishes
	Alan Pritchard
	The GLOBAL GAZETTEER™: the world on file
	http://www.allm-geodata.com
	Tel: +44 (0) 1202 417 477
	
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