I A M S L I C C O N F E R E N C E2 0 1 4 N E W C A L E D O N I A

2014 IAMSLIC MEMBERSHIP SURVEY

• Is IAMSLIC still relevant?•What are the barriers?• Is everyone retiring?•What do members value?•What can we do better?

RELEVANCY

• “This is a very useful and important organization for marine/aquatic science librarians and it is critical that it stay vibrant.” (2014)• “IAMSLIC is the BEST organization for anyone who is serving the marine science and fisheries communities in the area of libraries and information retrieval” (2006)

WHO RESPONDED?

1-5 years 6-10 years more than 10 years0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

45%

50%

Length of Membership

Survey RespondentsAll IAMSLIC Members

INVOLVEMENT

1-5 years 6-10 years more than 10 years Total0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

Involvement & Length of Membership

NeverVery littleOftenAll the time

PEOPLE ARE RETIRING!WE NEED WORKER BEES!

BARRIERS

80

23

57

7

18

25

35

No barriersLanguage Too little timeMarine/aquatic sciences are not a prior-ity.Involved with another professional association.Involved with regional group rather than larger group.Other

NETWORKING

• IAMSLIC Discussion List•Learning about trends in our field•Learning about new publications•Requesting difficult to find items•Getting news about colleagues•“Knowing that I’m not alone.”

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

•Annual & regional conferences•Workshops on specific topics•Staff exchanges

SHARING

• Z39.50 Distributed Library• 54% never or rarely request an item• 15% request something weekly• 61% never or rarely fill a request• 11% fill a request weekly

• Aquatic Commons• Many willing to help deposit items• Many willing to help promote it• Some willing to help manage

“Libraries really don't have walls when you have your IAMSLIC

colleagues .”

FUTURE THINKING

• Communication• What & who?

• Professional Development• Workshops – what, how, & who?• Conferences & meetings – what & where

• Sharing• Distributed Library – what & who?• Staff exchanges – who & how?