Dear fellow-professionals, First let me thank Dr. J K Vijayakumar for sharing such a valuable information. I always wanted to become a member of some of these institutions but never found the details, after hours of searching on the net. Now that I have the information I want to become meber of ILA and SIS. But the problem is they need 1recommendation for that.I know on one with a membership to this instituions. I am based in Pune, India. I am a working librarian. If anyone is willing to help please contact me. prachibagad@yahoo.co.in. Can anyone please help me in this regard? Ms. Prachi Bagad Librarian MIT Library, Maharashtra Institute of Technology (MIT) S.No.124, Paud Road, Kothrud, Pune 411038 (INDIA) Tel:. 91 020 5431795, 5432767 Fax.: 91 020 5442770 --------------------------------- The all-new Yahoo! Mail goes wherever you go - free your email address from your Internet provider. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.