Professional Involvement - Membership of Societies

Every national and international Body has its own vision and mission. Being a member of such a body gives one exposure to a wealth of knowledge and expertise in that field. Not only can one share in the knowledge and learning from one another, but also become part of a local or global network of a collegial community of scholars through peer connections.

Staff members are currently members of the following Societies:

AfriLex: African Association for Lexicography
ALISE: The Association for Library and Information Science Education
A NFASA: Academic and Non-Fiction Authors’ Association
APE: Association for Publishing Educators (UK)
ASIS&T, ASIS&T Africa Chapter: American Society of Information Science and Technology (old name), Association for Information Science and Technology
ASSAF: Academy of Science of South Africa
EAHIL: European Association of Health Information and Libraries
Euralex: European Association for Lexicography
Europub: European Publishing Studies Association
HiPSA: Historical Publications of Southern Africa
IFLA: International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions
IITPSA: The Institute of IT Professionals South Africa
iSchools: The iSchools Organization
ISIC: Information Seeking in Context
KMSA: Knowledge Management South Africa
LIASA: Library and Information Association of South Africa
PASA: Publishers’ Association of South Africa
SAAWK: Die Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns
SAOUG: Southern African Online User Group
SCIP: Strategic and Competitive Intelligence Professional
SHARP: Society for the History of Authorship, Reading and Publishing
Wits University Press