... associations, in particular the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP), the General Teaching Council (GTC) and the General Medical Council (GMC). It assesses the impact of professional associations on knowledge development and professionalism within the practitioner, before...

...John Garraway Purpose The paper comments on the future of professional associations for librarianship and information management as it applies in the New Zealand context. Design/methodology/approach The paper provides a concise overview of the history and activities of LIANZA and relates...

... evidence. Findings The paper establishes an evaluative framework for assessing the concept of professionalism, and the role of professional associations, in relation to the contemporary library and information profession. It discusses the work of CILIP post‐2002, and assesses the extent to which...

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