ABOUT APLIC-INTERNATIONAL
APLIC-I is:
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forum for sharing professional interests, experience, and knowledge.
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source for guidance on technical questions and issues.
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means for enhancing research collections and expertise.Our Mission is to Provide Opportunities for:
Capacity and community building among population/reproductive health communication, information, and resource professionals.
Worldwide professional networking for the exchange of ideas, information, and resources.
Professional development and continuing education.
Innovating effective documentation and information systems and services in the field of population and reproductive health.
Our Members
Individual members include communication and information specialists, librarians, and documentalists from the population and reproductive health fields, as well as public health, medical and social sciences professionals. APLIC-I members are encouraged to participate actively, sharing their experience, knowledge, and skills to ensure the Association’s continued growth and vitality. Current membership list.
Our Annual Conference
Each year APLIC-I holds a conference in concert with the Population Association of America, a professional group for demographers. APLIC-I conference sessions focus on current issues in communication, information, and resource technology and management. The conferences, held in March or April in a North American city, have drawn participants from over one hundred organizations and agencies.
Our Materials
APLIC-I publishes a newsletter, the APLICommunicator, three times annually. APLIC-I also supports the APLIC-I listserv and the Duplicates Program listserv to facilitate communication and resource sharing among the Association’s members.
Our Duplicate Materials Exchange Program
Purpose: The Duplicate Materials Exchange Program (or DUPS) was established in 1978 to redistribute underutilized and/or duplicate materials among members. In 1997, APLIC-I established an electronic forum, using listserv technology to further promote and facilitate the exchange of resources.
How it works: Any APLIC-I member may subscribe to the DUPS Listserv. (Members without access to email may request hard copies mailings of duplicates announcements). Listed publications are intended to benefit institutional, library, or resource center collections, and are not intended for individual use. Materials distributed through the Duplicates Program are usually donated by APLIC-I members, although donations are accepted from outside sources. Requests for duplicate materials are reviewed and processed by the donating agency, with special consideration given to colleagues in developing nations.
Governance
The Association’s Board of Directors meets twice a year to establish guidelines, make policy decisions, and plan activities and events. Directors have a three year term of office and officers serve for one year. The Board of Directors of the corporation shall be its governing body.
History
APLIC-I was formed in 1968 with a grant from the Population Council, under the auspices of the Carolina Population Center. Fifteen population and reproductive health information specialists, librarians, and documentalists met to identify common aims and challenges, promote cooperation, and develop shared systems and tools. For over two decades, APLIC-I has served as a valuable network for ideas and materials exchange.
For more information about APLIC-I or to become a member, please contact:
APLIC Membership Secretary
c/o Kiet Bang
Population Research Institute
The Pennsylvania State University
706 Oswald Tower
University Park, PA 16802Or, complete and mail a membership application: APLIC-I memberships are for the calendar year (January-December). New members who join after August 1 of any year will receive a membership for the upcoming year, effective from the date payment is received through December 31 of the next calendar year.
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Last updated: October 16, 2007