Jennfer,
I was an Associate of the LA but felt it was much more oriented to public
libraries than university libraries so I moved to the IIS.
The representative body for salary negotiations for most university
librarians is the AUT and basically neither the LA nor the IIS has any
part in such discussions.
When most (all?) academic librarians have a degree, and probably a higher
degree (and so don't need the ALA or MIInfSci to prove their skills), one
has to question the value of professional bodies who appear to have little
role in improving working conditions or salaries.
Feel free to re-post this in lis-la-charter if you wish.
Regards,
John Smith,
University of Kent at Canterbury.
On Thu, 25 May 2000, Rowland, Jennifer wrote:
> There is a big debate going on in lis-la-charter (a discussion list for
> chartership candidates) at the moment about whether it is worth chartering
> or even belonging to the LA at all- it seems to several participants that
> the LA does not do enough to justify the fee. In particular, it is felt that
> it does not do enough to ensure that salaries are at professional levels or
> that chartership is respected. Do any ALAs/FLAs or those who have chosen not
> to charter have any views they wold like to share here or on lis-la-charter?
>
> Jennifer Rowland
> Senior Library Assistant
> Materials Department Library
> Imperial College
>
> Views expressed in e-mails are the member of staff's own and do not reflect
> the position of the College.
>
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