An information professional is not necessarily a librarian

That thought (above) occurred to me at the Leadership Summit during Andy Hines' presentation.  We in SLA general describe ourselves as librarians, yet we belong to a broader group of knowledge workers called information professionals.  Interestingly, we're seeing our members branch out of libraries and work for other types of organizations including software companies -- and not as librarians, but as information professionals.  Some of our members work in technology positions within libraries, where they are information technology professionals.  In addition, we have other knowledge workers who are developing skills and performing tasks similar to those that have been associated historically with libraries and librarians.

I've written this much and am not sure how to end this blog post...so perhaps I'll just say that this is all food for thought....and your thoughts are welcome!