Networking

Introduction

Special Project/Leadership

Teaching/Service

Information Management

Library Knowledge

Scholarship

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As I was doing the literature review for my Special Project, I came across a good deal of research that suggested the need for collaboration between faculty and librarians in the teaching of information literacy. It is, of course, a moot point to suggest that librarians needed to collaborate. Without the collaborating and networking efforts of librarians, most of the library services offered to patrons today might not be available. I subscribe to a list-serv, libnet, designed to serve Colorado librarians, and it is a great example of every day collaborating and networking. However, when I was taking ILS 599, Online Information Retrieval, I discovered a group of people who take networking to the highest level. Independent Information Professionals, or Information Brokers, are those who provide information to clients for a fee. Compared to other professions, they are rather small group, but they created a professional organization, the Association of Independent Information Professionals (AIIP) that encourages networking, collaboration and mentoring. The Research Paper I wrote for ILS 599 gave me the chance to learn about Information Brokers and AIIP, and since I’m interested in working in my own business as an independent information professional, I decided to become a student member. Their list-serv is a great source of information!

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