ASLIB
ASLIB, the Association for Information Management was founded in England in 1924 as Association of Special Libraries and Information Bureaux.
ASLIB is a membership association for people who manage information and knowledge in organizations, who are not necessarily librarians. They provide training, advice and networking for members, with a key focus on data protection, intellectual property and information governance issues.
ASLIB was acquired by Emerald Group Publishing in 2010.
In 2013, ASLIB will hold their inaugural conference at The British Library, London. AKISS - ASLIB Knowledge and Information Strategy Summit will be held on the 5-6 December.
Publications
ASLIB publish two magazines:
ASLIB members are also given the option to access two of the following Emerald Group Publishing journals:
- ASLIB Proceedings: New Information Perspectives
- Journal of Documentation
- Library Hi Tech News : incorporating Online and CD Notes
- Performance Measurement and Metrics
- Program: electronic library & information systems
- Records Management Journal
- Reference Reviews : incorporating ASLIB Book Guide
and contributes to the database:
- Current Awareness Abstracts
For many years ASLIB published the ASLIB Directory of Information Sources in the United Kingdom. 16.udgave. London: Routledge, 2010. (First published in 1928). This is now published by Routledge.
ASLIB Training
In 2013, ASLIB celebrated 70 years as an Information Skills provider. Training is provided in three ways:
- Open workshops
- On-site workshops
- One-to-one training
Communities of Practice
ASLIB members can also join Communities of Practice. One of the most important aspects of group membership is the invaluable network of contacts formed between members which creates an effective information resource as well as providing business and career opportunities. The ASLIB Special Interest Group network provides invaluable support to members in the pursuit of their professional duties within their organizations, large and small.
Current ASLIB Communities of Practice are:
- Business Information Group Group
- ASLIB Engineering and Technology Group
- ASLIB Translation and Technology Group
The Translation and Technology Group hold an annual conference in London called 'Translating and the Computer Conference'. The conference is a meeting point for translators, researchers and students in the translation and localization field.
See also
References
- Muddiman, D. (2005). A new history of ASLIB, 1924-1950. Journal of Documentation, 61(3), 402-428.
- Nicholas, D. & Rowlands, I. (2008). Aslib Proceedings is 60 years old. ASLIB PROCEEDINGS, 60(4), 289-289.
External links
- ASLIB homepage