The Association of Independent Information Professionals (AIIP) is an international
professional association
A professional association (also called a professional body, professional organization, or professional society) is a group that usually seeks to advocacy, further a particular profession, the interests of individuals and organisations engaged in ...
for
information professionals specializing in
primary
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Arts, entertainment, and media Music Groups and labels
* Primary (band), from Australia
* Primary (musician), hip hop musician and record producer from South Korea
* Primary Music, Israeli record label
Work ...
and
secondary research
Secondary research involves the summary, collation and/or synthesis of existing research. Secondary research is contrasted with primary research in that primary research involves the generation of data, whereas secondary research uses primary res ...
,
marketing
Marketing is the act of acquiring, satisfying and retaining customers. It is one of the primary components of Business administration, business management and commerce.
Marketing is usually conducted by the seller, typically a retailer or ma ...
and
communications
Communication is commonly defined as the transmission of information. Its precise definition is disputed and there are disagreements about whether Intention, unintentional or failed transmissions are included and whether communication not onl ...
,
information management
Information management (IM) is the appropriate and optimized capture, storage, retrieval, and use of information. It may be personal information management or organizational. Information management for organizations concerns a cycle of organiz ...
and
technology
Technology is the application of Conceptual model, conceptual knowledge to achieve practical goals, especially in a reproducible way. The word ''technology'' can also mean the products resulting from such efforts, including both tangible too ...
,
training
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and
consulting
A consultant (from "to deliberate") is a professional (also known as ''expert'', ''specialist'', see variations of meaning below) who provides advice or services in an area of specialization (generally to medium or large-size corporations). Cons ...
, and
writing
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and
editing
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.
History
The Association of Independent Information Professionals (AIIP) was founded in 1987 in the United States by a group of independent
information professionals (then more commonly known as
information brokers) led by Marilyn Levine, a professor of
library and information science
Library and information science (LIS)Library and Information Sciences is the name used in the Dewey Decimal Classification for class 20 from the 18th edition (1971) to the 22nd edition (2003). are two interconnected disciplines that deal with inf ...
at the
University of Wisconsin
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.
As
personal computers
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had become much more common, many
librarians
A librarian is a person who professionally works managing information. Librarians' common activities include providing access to information, conducting research, creating and managing information systems, creating, leading, and evaluating educat ...
and
entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurship is the creation or extraction of economic value in ways that generally entail beyond the minimal amount of risk (assumed by a traditional business), and potentially involving values besides simply economic ones.
An entreprene ...
thought that independent information services were viable.
Thus, Levine and 25 other information professionals met in
Milwaukee
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in 1987 to make an association for
networking and to support information entrepreneurs.
AIIP adopted its
Code
In communications and information processing, code is a system of rules to convert information—such as a letter, word, sound, image, or gesture—into another form, sometimes shortened or secret, for communication through a communicati ...
of
Ethical Business Practice in 1989, last revised in 2002.
Membership
Members are mostly solo practitioners and
small business
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entrepreneurs who specialize in many different aspects of the information profession.
,
,
and business books list AIIP as a professional resource.
Activities
AIIP's activities include its
webinars, virtual meetups, local events, a
mentor program, the ''AIIP Connections''
blog
A blog (a Clipping (morphology), truncation of "weblog") is an informational website consisting of discrete, often informal diary-style text entries also known as posts. Posts are typically displayed in Reverse chronology, reverse chronologic ...
, and a members-only e-mail
discussion list.
AIIP members use the AIIP
Annual Conference to
network and
partner, learn about vendors, and hone information professional skills and business management.
The AIIP 2021 Annual Conference was
held online 14–16 April 2021 due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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. Likewise, the AIIP Annual Conference will also be held online on 28 April to 1 May 2022.
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Governing structure
AIIP is led by a Board of Directors
A board of directors is a governing body that supervises the activities of a business, a nonprofit organization, or a government agency.
The powers, duties, and responsibilities of a board of directors are determined by government regulatio ...
,President
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*President (corporate title)
* President (education), a leader of a college or university
*President (government title)
President may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment Film and television
*'' Præsident ...
, President-Elect
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, Past President, Secretary
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, Treasurer
A treasurer is a person responsible for the financial operations of a government, business, or other organization.
Government
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and three Directors-at-Large. The President is elected to a three-year term, and appoints ad hoc committees as needed. The Secretary and Treasurer also serve for three-year terms; the Directors-at-Large serve for two-year terms. The Board is responsible for the strategic direction of the association and for leadership of the programs and services of the association. Any member may be a member of an AIIP committee
A committee or commission is a body of one or more persons subordinate to a deliberative assembly or other form of organization. A committee may not itself be considered to be a form of assembly or a decision-making body. Usually, an assembly o ...
, and full members may chair an AIIP committee. AIIP does not have local chapters.
Awards
AIIP, like other akin organizations, recognizes the contributions of its members with sundry awards
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An award may be d ...
.North America
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in recognition of his or her contributions.
* Roger Summit Award Lecture features an information industry leader giving an inspirational speech
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.
References
External links
Official websiteAIIP Connections Blog
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Organizations based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Library-related professional associations
Organizations established in 1987