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Independent Info Professionals

Author:

Rob White

Date:

Tuesday, 11th Nov 2003 23:10

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Is there a UK based association for independent information professionals? I have checked out www.aiip.org, but this seems to be heavily US influenced.

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	Independent Info Professionals
	Is there a UK based association for independent information professionals? I have checked out www.aiip.org, but this seems to be ...

Rob White

11/11/03 23:10

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	Re: Independent Info Professionals
	Thanks to you all and be aware that I asked Sue the question related to the benefits of AIIP membership ...

fallhax

19/11/03 09:05

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	Re: Independent Info Professionals
	Fallhax, It would be interesting to hear from you or anyone else about the benefits of EIRENE for the small/solo ...

Sue H

21/11/03 16:19

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	Re: Independent Info Professionals
	An enterprising solo researcher or broker wanting to build a client list, add services likes helping special and small libraries ...

fallhax

26/11/03 09:07

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	Re: Independent Info Professionals
	We did used to derive some benefit from EIRENE when I worked in a couple of the large info brokerages. ...

Gareth Lodge

24/11/03 14:02

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	Re: Independent Info Professionals
	You might try http://www.indepconsultants.org/ to which I belong. Whilst the Group has a large number of consultants conducting ...

Alan Reynolds

15/11/03 05:52

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	Re: Independent Info Professionals
	Thanks Alan for the info on indepconsultants.org. Believe me this is the first time that I am hearing of your ...

fallhax

21/11/03 09:07

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	Re: Independent Info Professionals
	AIIP is a worldwide organization with members from about 20 countries. A European organization is EIRENE http://www.eirene.com/Introduction.html AIIP will hold ...

Amelia Kassel

14/11/03 15:13

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	Re: Independent Info Professionals
	I am not sure If I understood your question but the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) is ...

fallhax

12/11/03 08:49

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	Re: Independent Info Professionals
	Thanks a lot for the clarification between CILIP and AIIP. However, Can you enumerate the benefits of AIIP membership to ...

fallhax

14/11/03 08:59

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	Re: Independent Info Professionals
	Unlike Diana, I have found the very-reasonably-priced membership of AIIP useful in three ways: their arrangements with vendors of various ...

Sue H

14/11/03 14:25

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	Re: Independent Info Professionals
	I looked at joining the AIIP when I was a freelance consultant, because I couldn't find a UK equivalent, but ...

Diana Nutting

14/11/03 13:49

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	Re: Independent Info Professionals
	Hi I was unsure about AIIP when I joined at last year's online show. I was worried about the member benefits, ...

Arthur Weiss

18/11/03 18:20

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	Re: Independent Info Professionals
	Diana Nutting wrote: > > I looked at joining the AIIP when I was a freelance consultant, > because I couldn't find ...

Amelia Kassel

14/11/03 15:26

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	Re: Independent Info Professionals
	Amelia Kassel wrote: > Unfortunately, there are probably some out there who are not qualified > and hang a shingle. "Hang a shingle"?

Sara Black

18/11/03 11:53

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	Re: Independent Info Professionals
	Sara Black wrote: > Amelia Kassel wrote: > Unfortunately, there are probably some out there who are not > qualified and hang a ...

Amelia Kassel

27/11/03 15:58

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	Re: Independent Info Professionals
	One meaning is a wooden roofing tile, used in in early USA times. Doctors, lawyers etc would write or ...

Tony Walker

27/11/03 11:20

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	Re: Independent Info Professionals
	A shingle is a roofing tile made from timber, often cedar, although there are other types of wood as source ...

Robert Warner

24/11/03 13:40

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	Re: Independent Info Professionals
	It's an Americanism. I think it means advertise the fact that you are open for business. Your question is very ...

Diana Nutting

18/11/03 14:00

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	Re: Independent Info Professionals
	Another Americanism "my ears are ringing" might be appropriate to add here - it means one feels that someone is ...

Suzanne Sabroski

23/11/03 01:27

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	Re: Independent Info Professionals
	I think the expression you mean is "my ears are burning," not ringing - right?

Bethany Levrault

03/12/03 18:52

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	Re: Independent Info Professionals
	The AIIP is most certainly not the US equivalent of CILIP, the ALA (American Library Association) is. The AIIP is ...

Sue H

12/11/03 17:25

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