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Article: A Global Association for a World of Information Professionals.(Special Libraries Association)(Brief Article)
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- Information Outlook
- Article date:
- November 1, 2000
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The changing role of the information professional is a global phenomena. The global economy, the communications revolution, and the Internet have created common challenges and opportunities for information professionals that bind us together with a common interest. The large number of applications for the Global 2000 fellowships and the evolution of topics covered at annual IFLA meetings attest to the fact that librarians worldwide recognize the challenge to develop new ways to practice librarianship. It is time to articulate our vision of how we work together as a global association of information professionals with common interests, but many cultures, in order to meet ...