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Thursday, 15th October 2009

A Proposed New Name for the Special Libraries Association (SLA)

The following are excerpts from a letter sent to SLA members about a proposed name change for the organization. You can read the complete letter here.

We are excited to propose that SLA change its name to the Association for Strategic Knowledge Professionals, or ASKPro. We encourage all SLA members to voice their opinion on this proposal by casting an electronic vote in a special referendum that will begin on 16 November and end 9 December. The result will be announced on 10 December.

The choice of this proposed name began when the board concluded in June that the alignment research conducted over the past three years revealed a clear challenge posed by SLA's name: executives who make hiring decisions and allocate budget dollars do not understand what it means. Furthermore, they do not recognize or appreciate the contributions that special librarians and information professionals are making now or the potential they hold for building more successful organizations in the future. This disconnect endangers the jobs of our members, and we are determined to act.

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We feel that the name that emerged, the Association for Strategic Knowledge Professionals, strongly ties special librarians and information professionals to the strategic goals of their organizations, increases the perceived value of their services, and stresses their professionalism. We also want to emphasize that by changing our organization's name, we will not change the name of our profession. It is important to note, that in fact, SLA members have more than 2,000 different job titles.

Access the Complete Letter Re: SLA Proposed Name Change

See Also: Name Change Q & A

Source: Special Libraries Association


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