The Association Formerly Known as SLA
This week the Special Library Association’s leadership announced a new name… which they recommend we adopt as part of their ongoing realignment project. Henceforth, there is a chance I’ll be a member of the Association of Knowledge Professionals or “ASKPro.” The chance is small, for sure, but it’s not completely out of the question. Like my Millennial peers I’m torn as to how I’ll vote .
I am sure of two things though:
1) I am Librarian. This doesn’t change the fact that I can fill into multiple roles either. That’s the nature of the profession. It’s changing along with technology and as a traditionally older group retires. We are vast. We contain multitudes.
2) This issue/debate won’t be resolved until I’m much older. Anything and everything that has to do with the transmittal of information is in flux. It’s going to take people a long time to adapt to any switch from analog to digital technology. We don’t even know how far the shift will go.
