Professional bodies

The following list includes brief descriptions, contact details and other information about a range of national and international professional bodies that can help to provide you with relevant news and research that will keep your knowledge and skills up to date. A number of them provide access to their professional resources and publishing, either selectively or by providing free access after a period of time (typically 2–3 years after publication). Members may have additional access, for example, CILIP members are provided with electronic access to a range of professional journals through Emerald, and to two refereed journals, which are hosted by Sage.

UK

Aslib, The Association for Information Management

207 Davina House

137–49 Goswell Road

London EC1V 7ET

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7253 3349

Fax: +44 (0) 20 7490 0577

E-mail: aslib@aslib.com

www.aslib.co.uk

Offers corporate, affiliate and student membership and group and branches that form an international network of information professionals in every sector of the information world.

Publications include: Journal of Documentation, Aslib Proceedings, Program (available through the Emerald aggregation platform www.emeraldinsight.com), Managing Information (www. managinginformation.com).

Offers Aslib Management Knowledge Resource, a tailored version of Emerald ManagementFirst website designed to meet the needs of Aslib's corporate members.

British Library (BL)

St Pancras

96 Euston Road

London NW1 2DB

Tel: +44 (0) 870 444 1500

E-mail: Customer-Services@bl.uk

www.bl.uk

The British Library (BL)

Boston Spa

Wetherby

West Yorkshire LS23 7BQ

British Library Newspapers

Colindale Avenue

London NW9 5HE

There is an extensive list of specific contact details at www.bl.uk/aboutus/contact/index.html.