In case anyone is interested, here is what I did about ALA for this year:
Stayed as a student member.
Kept ALCTS and the Cataloging and Classification Section (CCS).
Added Serials Section (SS). Hey, it was free and I do serials.
Dropped ACRL and the two sections I was in. Hasn’t been of much value to me and I’m no longer so involved in the student chapter. [Yes, the site needs updating. We're having a "small" issue getting control handed over to the new webmaster.]
Kept Intellectual Freedom Round Table (IFRT).
Finally added New Members Round Table (NMRT).
Added Library History Round Table (LHRT).
Joined LITA. I decided to give it a try and see how it fits my interests.
In the end, my dues went up by $5/year. I guess I was feeling generous when I renewed two days ago. All this certainly won’t be sustainable when I’m no longer a student, though.
Are you not an SRRT member? It’s free!
I became a member so they used their money sending me things and not for their actual awful shenanigans.
Oh, yes; because it’s free. Forgot that one.
That was my problem. Once I stopped being a student, I got the sticker shock. I had all sorts of things when I was a student, mostly because of the discount. Still pricey, but do-able. When I graduated and got hired, had to get selective. Which reminds, I have to look over my own membership and see what I do with it, but I will probably be looking at any way to get the price down. We’ll see. Best, and keep on blogging.
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