WHYDO LIBRARIANS JOIN PROFESSIONAL associations? Although a literature review finds little research on the topic, the author’s survey concludes that many factors influence decisions. INTRODUCTION Librarians are urged to join and to participate in professional associations from the time they enter library school. Indeed, by offering free membership or greatly reduced dues to students, organizati...

The purpose of this study is to investigate computing professionals’ perspectives on services offered by a professional association. A conceptual framework was developed based on a review of relevant literatures to explore the motivations of professionals to join and maintain professional association membership. A survey instrument was developed based on the conceptual framework, and was subseq...

INTHE LAST QUARTER CENTURY, ethnic professional associations have been organized by American librarians of various ethnicities. These associations fill a niche in the profession not met by other associations. This article explores several such organizations to understand their origins and roles among the professional associations in library and information science. The associations examined are...

Abstract Medical associations not only organize their members' interests but also exercise professional authority within the field of health policy. An important aspect is medical profession's ability to position itself in relation national policy and whether its command knowledge enables profession claim exclusive for reflecting on This article analyzes compares how over they reposition claims...

OBJECTIVE Personal recovery accounts suggest that a positive therapeutic relationship with an optimistic mental health professional may facilitate social inclusion. However, little empirical research has investigated the role of the therapeutic relationship in social outcomes or explored potential mechanisms of change within community psychosis care. This study investigated the direct predictiv...