Only a very short reply. Amalgamation is long overdue, and the sooner
we get together now the better. The proposals make sense to me; my
reservations are so small that I won't bother to make them.
Maurice Line
FIInfoSc, FLA, ex-President of LA
In message <[log in to unmask]>,
Karen.Blakeman <[log in to unmask]> writes
>LA-IIS Consultative Document
>
>
>
> Our Professional Future
> A proposal for a new organisation for the library and
>information professions
>
>The consultative document on the future of the Institute of
>Information Scientists(IIS) and The Library Association(LA) has now
>been published. Copies have already been sent out to LA members and
>we understand that copies are being sent out to IIS members at the
>end of this week (27th November 1998).
>
>We are arranging for a separate mailing to be sent out to UKOLUG
>members who do not belong to the IIS. A copy of the document is also
>available on the LA Web site at:
>
>http://www.la-hq.org.uk/directory/prof_issues/opf.html
>
>The closing date for responses to the IIS and LA is 15th March 1999.
>
>As well as submitting your responses to the LA or the IIS
>directly, the UKOLUG management committee will be pleased to receive
>your thoughts on the issues involved and will take them into account
>when submitting the response on behalf of UKOLUG.
>
>The UKOLUG Management Committee will be sending out its own summary
>of the document together with its thoughts on the implications for
>the group. We will be actively canvassing members opinions and views
>on the way forward for UKOLUG.
>
>Any comments and feedback should be sent to:
>
>Karen Blakeman
>UKOLUG Chair
>88 Star Road, Caversham, Berks RG4 5BE
>Tel: 0118 947 2256, International tel: +44 118 947 2256
>Fax: 0870 056 8547, International Fax: +44 870 056 8547
>Email: [log in to unmask]
>
>
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