Relative National Membership and Self-Reports of Professional Activity Among Academic Science, Engineering and Medical Librarians: Some Hypotheses on Why SLA Is Mentioned So Often

摘要

SLA membership rolls indicates that academic SLA STM librarians are indeed very widely dispersed around the country, giving them opportunities to become well-known in many academic library consortia. Additionally, academic SLA STM librarians are highly active within SLA and frequently hold key offices on local and national levels, an achievement that is likely to be noticed by colleagues in academic librarianship. Finally, the greatest concentration of academic SLA STM librarians in all regions is at any of that area's universities that are rated as being one of America's most selective or ranked in the top 50 nationally, enhancing a possible connection of SLA membership with occupational success in a way that also encouraged participation in some exploration or participation in SLA activities or functions.