Clearly there are more bodies combining personal & corporate than I
thought. Definitely out of the loop.
Alan
On Wed, 15 Dec 2004 10:38:03 -0000, Linda Dumper <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 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
> e-mail: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
> 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 GAZETTEERâ„¢: the world on file
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