Wendy Warr wrote:
> If I did not keep abreast of trends in chemical
> structure representation, molecular modeling, and the
> pharmaceutical and (electronic) publishing industries etc.,
> the revenues of my business would drop, but none of my
> clients cares
My point exactly - similarly it is essential here that I keep up with
developments in welding and allied processes, and trends in a very wide
range of industrial sectors, but I know almost nothing about many
standard library issues, nor will I ever need to know.
> Fortunately my employer (me) is not going to sack
> me and I am not too worried if CILIP excommunicates me.
Certainly, but it would be a very sad state of affairs if CILIP couldn't
recognise the widening scope of the term "information professional" and
find a way to smoothly accommodate those of us outside the main stream.
As Stella Dextre Clarke said, if CILIP can't recognise what we have to
do as part of our job as valid CDP, they will lose members (and
potential members).
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Sheila Thomas BA MCLIP MWeldI
Weldasearch Manager
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