期刊名称：Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science and Technology
印刷版ISSN：1931-6550
出版年度：2013
卷号：39
期号：5
出版社：American Society for Information Science and Technology
摘要：In Race for Relevance, a critical examination of the future for professional associations (ASAE, 20011), authors Harrison Coerver and Mary Byers argue that the landscape for such associations has altered drastically as a result of new technologies and that few have managed to respond appropriately. Their arguments are somewhat simplified, but their conclusions seem to fit the data. Most professional associations are struggling to sustain, never mind grow, membership, and ASIS&T is no different. Our latest figures continue to show a slow decline in our regular membership, a trend we have witnessed for the last few years. Currently we have 1100 regular members but we can add to this a somewhat healthy 591 student members and a further 100 institutional members. That said, these data points are real and should give us pause as we plan the long-term future of our association. Since there are far more than that number of students pursuing information-related degrees around the world, one imagines we can do a better job of recruiting new members here. And once recruited, a crucial issue is converting these students into regular members once they become employed
