{"id":127,"date":"2012-01-18T17:34:39","date_gmt":"2012-01-18T17:34:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zimbabwereads.org\/zimla\/?page_id=127"},"modified":"2017-11-28T11:04:57","modified_gmt":"2017-11-28T11:04:57","slug":"zimbabwe-library-association-membership","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/zimbabwereads.org\/zimla\/home\/zimbabwe-library-association-membership\/","title":{"rendered":"Zimbabwe Library Association membership"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Membership is open to Library and information professionals in Libraries, Archives, Records centres, Museums, RAM and LIS students, LIS and RAM Lecturers and Institutions administrators and interested persons and group.<\/p>\n<p>Visit the Branch Secretary in your branch for more details with a completed membership \u00a0form you can download here <a href=\"http:\/\/zimbabwereads.org\/zimla\/files\/2012\/01\/ZIMLA-MEMBERSHIP-FORM-2013doc.doc\">ZIMLA MEMBERSHIP FORM 2013<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>ZimLA\u00a0 has opportunities to its members to share ideas and innovations, experiences, learn new skills and contribute to popular Zimbabwe Librarian and other new magazines, newsletters and journal initiatives to be launched.<\/p>\n<p>Classification of membership of the Association consists of the following:<\/p>\n<p>Individual Membership<\/p>\n<p>Honorary members: a person may be elected as a Honorary member and open to past Presidents\/Chairpersons, those who have been members for ten or more consecutive years, distinguished professionals<\/p>\n<p>Personal members: Librarians, Documentalists, Information Officers, Records Specialists and Archivists<\/p>\n<p>Student members: Students studying Library and Information Science, Records and Archival Management or related studies may become student members of the Association.<\/p>\n<p>Institutional Membership<\/p>\n<p>Institutional members: Libraries, Schools, Corporate Bodies, Societies, Churches and other organizations interested in the objectives of the Association may be institutional members.\u00a0 They shall be entitled to nominate a representative who shall enjoy the privileges of a personal member.<\/p>\n<p>Affiliate Membership: Shall be open to associations concerned with the fields related to librarianship, records and archival services such as book trade, reading and literacy, writers<\/p>\n<p>International Membership<\/p>\n<p>This is open to Zimbabwe LIS\/RAM Professionals in the Diaspora and Interested LIS\/RAM Professionals<\/p>\n<p>Membership benefits:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You help define the\u00a0LIS\/RAM profession in Zimbabwe<\/li>\n<li>By participating in\u00a0ZimLA activities you contribute to national development (patriotism)<\/li>\n<li>Access \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 to a directory of ZimLA membership across the country\/worldwide<\/li>\n<li>Subscription \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 to The Zimbabwe Librarian Journal, ZimLA Newsletter, Online Newsletter \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 which you have a privilege to and gives members practical and hands on \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 guidance to current trends in your field of study<\/li>\n<li>Access \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 to IFLA Journal + Newsletter<\/li>\n<li>Discounts \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 on ZimLA\/IFLA conferences\/trainings\/seminars<\/li>\n<li>Exclusive \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 access to the Librarian\u2019s Lounge\/Club<\/li>\n<li>Access \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 to ZimLA publications and research<\/li>\n<li>Current \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 LIS\/RAM updates<\/li>\n<li>Membership \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 to ZimLA listserve<\/li>\n<li>ZimLA \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Membership ID<\/li>\n<li>Group \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 benefits i.e. medical aid, funeral assurance, mobile facilities etc\u2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Subscriptions Rates:<\/p>\n<p>Individuals:\u00a0 $20<\/p>\n<p>Students:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $10<\/p>\n<p>Schools:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $70<\/p>\n<p>Institutions: $100<\/p>\n<p>International Individual:\u00a0$50<\/p>\n<p>International Institutional:\u00a0\u00a0$200<\/p>\n<p>Affiliates:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $100<\/p>\n<p>For more information e-mail <a href=\"mailto:membership@zimla.co.zw\">membership@zimla.co.zw<\/a> for more details.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Membership is open to Library and information professionals in Libraries, Archives, Records centres, Museums, RAM and LIS students, LIS and RAM Lecturers and Institutions administrators and interested persons and group. 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