List of library associations
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Library associations connect libraries and library workers at the local, national, and international level. Library associations often provide resources to their individual and institutional members that enable cooperation, exchange of information, education, research, and development.
International
[edit]- Asociación de Estados Iberoamericanos para el Desarrollo de las Bibliotecas Nacionales de Iberoamérica
- Association internationale francophone des bibliothécaires et documentalistes (AIFBD)
- Association of Caribbean University, Research and Institutional Libraries (ACURIL)
- Association of Christian Librarians
- Commonwealth Library Association
- Information for Social Change
- International Association of Agricultural Information Specialists (IAALD)
- International Association of Aquatic and Marine Science Libraries and Information Centers (IAMSLIC)
- International Association of Law Libraries
- International Association of Music Libraries
- International Association of Music Libraries, Archives and Documentation Centres
- International Association of School Librarianship
- International Association of University Libraries
- International Council on Archives
- International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)
- Librarians for Fairness
- Masonic Library and Museum Association
- Polar Libraries Colloquy
- Progressive Librarians Guild
- Seminar on the Acquisition of Latin American Library Materials (SALALM)
- Special Libraries Association (SLA)
Africa
[edit]- African Library and Information Associations and Institutions (AfLIA)
- Association for Health Information and Libraries in Africa
- Botswana Library Association (BLA)
- Egyptian Library Association (ELA)[1]
- Ghana Library Association
- Kenya Library Association
- Lesotho Library Association
- Library and Information Association of South Africa (LIASA)
- Library and Information Association of Zambia (LIAZ)[2] (formerly Zambia Library Association (ZLA))
- Malawi Library Association (MALA)[3]
- Namibian Information Workers Association
- Nigerian Library Association (NLA)[4]
- Swaziland Library Association (SWALA)[5]
- Tanzania Library Association (TLA)
- Uganda Library Association (ULA)
- West Africa Library Association
- Zimbabwe Library Association (ZimLA)[6]
Asia
[edit]- Academic Library Association (ALA), India[7]
- Andhra Pradesh Library Association[8]
- Anatolian University Libraries Consortium (ANKOS), Turkey[9]
- Association of Librarians in Public Sector (ALPS), Inc.[10]
- Association of Special Libraries of the Philippines[11]
- Bangladesh Association of Librarians, Information Scientists and Documentalists
- Bengal Library Association[12]
- Central Government Library Association
- Chhattisgarh Information and Library Association (CGILA)
- Chhattisgarh Library Association [13] [14] [15] [16][17]
- China Society for Library Science
- East-Kazakhstan Librarians' Association
- Hong Kong Library Association
- Indian Association of Special Libraries and Information Centres (IASLIC)
- Indian Academic Library Association
- Indian Library Association (ILA)
- Iranian Library and Information Science Association
- Iranian Librarians Association of America
- Iranian Medical Library Association
- The union of Iranian library and information science student associations (ADKA)
- Israeli Association of Librarians and Information Professionals
- Japan Association of Private University Libraries
- Japan Library Association
- Japan Medical Library Association
- Japan School Library Association
- Japan Special Libraries Association
- Junior College Library Association (Japan)
- Kerala Library Association
- Kerala Library Professionals Organization [18]
- Korean Library Association (South Korea)
- Librarians Association of Malaysia
- Librarians Association of Metro Pampanga (LAMP)
- Library Association of Bangladesh
- Library Association of China (Taiwan)
- Library Association of Singapore
- Library Association of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea)
- Library Association of the Republic of China
- Macau Library and Information Management Association
- Maldives Library Association
- Medical and Health Librarians Association of the Philippines
- Medical Library Association of India
- Middle East Librarians Association
- Mongolian Library Association (MLA)
- Nepal Library Association(NLA)
- Network of Academic Law Libraries, Inc. (NALL)
- Pakistan Library Association
- Pakistan Librarians Welfare Organization
- Pakistan Library Automation Group (PakLAG)
- Philippine Association of Academic and Research Librarians
- Pakistan Library Club
- Philippine Association of School Librarians, Inc.
- Philippine Group of Law Librarians, Inc.
- Philippine Librarians Association, Inc.
- Regional Federation of South Asian Library Associations
- Sri Lanka Library Association
- Thai Library Association
- Uzbekistan Library Association
- Turkish Librarians Association - Turkey
- University and Research Librarians Association - Turkey
- University of Peshawar Library & Information Science Alumni Association - Pakistan
- Telangana library student association(TLIBSA)
Caribbean & Latin America
[edit]- Argentinian Library Association
- Association of Caribbean University, Research and Institutional Libraries (ACURIL)
- Association of Librarians in the Jamaica Library Service (ALJAS)
- Asociación Bibliotecológica de Guatemala
- Asociación de Bibliotecarios Escolares de Puerto Rico
- Asociación Mexicana de Bibliotecarios (AMBAC)
- Asociación Paraguaya de Gestores de la Información (APGI)
- Brazilian Federation of Associations of Librarians, Information Scientists and Institutions (FEBAB)
- Caribbean Association of Law Libraries (CARALL)
- Cayman Islands Information Professionals (CIIP)
- Colegio de Bibliotecarios de Chile (Chile)
- Colegio Nacional de Bibliotecarios, A.C. (México)
- Colombian Library Association (ASCOLBI)
- Comité de Cooperación entre Bibliotecas Universitarias de Guatemala
- Honduran Association of Librarians and Documentalists
- Librarian Association of El Salvador
- Library and Information Association of Jamaica (LIAJA)
- Library Association of Trinidad and Tobago (LATT)
- Library Association of Barbados (LAB)
- Library Association of Bermuda (LAB)
- Sociedad de Bibliotecarios de Puerto Rico (SBPR)
Europe
[edit]- Anatolian University Libraries Consortium (ANKOS), Turkey[9]
- Art Libraries Association
- ASLIB (UK); formerly 'Association of Special Libraries and Information Bureaux (ASLIB)'
- Association of Andalusian Librarians (Spain)
- Association of Church Librarians in Spain
- Association of European Research Libraries (French: Ligue des Bibliothèques Européennes de Recherche (LIBER))
- Association of French Librarians
- Association of Greek Librarians & Information Scientists
- Association of Hungarian Librarians
- Association of information and documentation professionals, ADBS, formerly the Association of specialized librarians and librarians (French)
- Association of Libraries of Czech Universities
- Association of Library and Information Professionals of the Czech Republic
- Association of Valencian Librarians (ABV) (Spain)
- Austrian Association of Librarians
- Austrian Library Association
- Bavarian Library Network (BVB)
- Belarusian Library Association
- Belgian Association for Documentation
- British and Irish Association of Law Librarians
- Bulgarian Library Association
- Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP), formerly the Library Association and the Institute of Information Scientists (UK)
- Col·legi Oficial de Bibliotecaris-Documentalistes de Catalunya (COBDC)
- Consortium of European Research Libraries (CERL)
- Croatian Library Association
- Cyprus Association of Librarians – Information Scientists (CALIS)
- Danish Library Association
- Danish Union of Librarians
- Digital Library Association of Armenia
- Dutch Association of University Libraries, the Royal Library and the Library of the Royal Dutch Academy of Science
- Dutch National Association of Public Libraries
- Education and Libraries Association (Spain)
- Estonian Librarians Association
- European Association for Health Information and Libraries (EAHIL)
- European Association of Aquatic Sciences Libraries and Information Centres (Euraslic)
- European Association of Libraries and Information Services on Addictions (Elisad), formerly the European Association of Libraries and Information Services on Alcohol and other Drugs
- European Association of Sinological Librarians (EASL)
- European Bureau of Library, Information and Documentation Associations (EBLIDA)
- Federation Union of German Library and Information Associations
- Finland's Swedish Library Association
- Finnish Library Association
- Finnish Music Library Association
- Finnish Research Library Association
- Galician Library Association (ABG) (Spain)
- Georgian Association of Information Specialists
- Georgian Library Association
- German Library Association
- Icelandic Library and Information Science Association
- Italian Library Association
- Latvian Librarians Association
- Library & Information Science Promotion Society (India)
- Library Association of Ireland
- Lithuanian Librarian's Association
- M25 Consortium of Academic Libraries
- Malta Library and Information Association
- Navarrese Association of Librarians (ASNABI) (Spain)
- Netherlands Public Library Association
- Norwegian Association of Special Libraries
- Norwegian Library Association
- Norwegian Union of Librarians
- Polish Librarians Association
- Portuguese Association of Librarians, Archivists and Documentalists
- Private Libraries Association (UK)
- Professional Association of Information Specialists (APEI) (Spain)
- Russian Library Association
- Romanian Library Association
- School Library Association (UK)
- Slovenian Library Association
- Spanish Federation of Societies of Archivist, Librarians, Documentalist and Museology (FESABID)
- Swedish Library Association
- Swiss Association Library & Information Management (SLI)
- Ukrainian Library Association
- The Czech Republic Libraries Association (SDRUK ČR)
- Turkish University and Research Librarians' Association (UNAK)
- Turkish Librarians' Association (TKDt)
North America
[edit]Most state library associations publish a journal.[19]
- American Library Association (ALA)[20]
- American Association of Law Libraries (AALL)
- American Association of School Librarians (AASL)
- American Indian Library Association (AILA)
- American Theological Library Association (ATLA)
- Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA)
- Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association
- Association des bibliothèques publiques du Québec (ABPQ)
- Association pour la promotion des services documentaires scolaires (APSDS)
- Association of Architecture School Librarians
- Association of Caribbean University, Research and Institutional Libraries
- Association of Christian Librarians (ACL)
- Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL)
- Association of Jewish Libraries
- Association of Research Libraries (ARL)
- Association of Southeastern Research Libraries (ASERL)
- Atlantic Provinces Library Association (APLA)
- British Columbia Library Association (BCLA)
- Border Regional Library Association (BRLA)
- Boston Library Consortium (BLC)
- Cache Valley Library Association (CVLA)
- Canadian Association for School Libraries
- Canadian Association for Information Science (CAIS-ACSI)
- Canadian Association of Law Libraries / Association Canadienne des Bibliothèques de Droit (CALL / ACBD)
- The Canadian Association of Professional Academic Librarians / L’Association Canadienne des Bibliothécaires en Enseignement Supérieur (CAPAL / ACBAP)
- Canadian Association of Research Libraries / Association des Bibliothèques de Recherche du Canada (CARL / ABRC)
- Canadian Association of Special Libraries and Information Services
- Canadian Health Libraries Association / Association des bibliothèques de la santé du Canada (CHLA / ABSC)
- Canadian Federation of Library Associations/Fédération canadienne des associations de bibliothèques (CFLA-FCAB)
- Catholic Library Association [21]
- Chinese American Librarians Association
- Church and Synagogue Library Association
- Corporation des bibliothécaires professionnels du Québec (CBPQ)
- Evangelical Church Library Association
- Fédération des milieux documentaires (FMD)
- Florida Association for Media in Education
- Foothills Library Association
- Greater Edmonton Library Association
- L'association des bibliothécaires du Québec/Quebec Library Association
- Library Association of Alberta (LAA)
- Library Information Technology Association (LITA)
- Lubbock Area Library Association
- Major Orchestra Librarians' Association
- Manitoba Library Association (MLA)
- Medical Library Association
- Metrolina Library Association
- Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO)
- Mohave Library Alliance
- Mountain Plains Library Association
- Music Library Association
- New England Library Association
- Newfoundland and Labrador Library Association (NLLA)
- North American Serials Interest Group (NASIG)
- Nova Scotia Library Association (NSLA)
- Northwest Territories Library Association (NWTLA)
- Nunavut Library Association
- Ontario Library Association (OLA)
- Pacific Northwest Library Association
- Patent and Trademark Depository Library Association
- Polish American Librarians Association (PALA)
- Public Library Association
- Saskatchewan Library Association (SLA)
- Southeastern Library Association
- Southwestern Library Association
- Substance Abuse Librarians & Information Specialists (SALIS)
- Theatre Library Association
- United States Agricultural Information Network
- Urban Libraries Council
- USA Toy Library Association
- Western Association of Map Libraries
- Yukon Library Association
Oceania
[edit]- Australian and New Zealand Theological Library Association
- Australian Law Librarians' Association
- Australian Library and Information Association
- Australian School Library Association
- Australian School Library Association (NSW)
- Library and Information Association of New Zealand operating as LIANZA
- Pacific Islands Association of Libraries and Archives
- School Library Association of New Zealand Aotearoa
- School Library Association of South Australia (SLASA)
- School Library Association of Victoria
- Council of Australian University Librarians
- Public Libraries Australia
- Public Libraries NSW - Country (formerly Country Public Libraries Association NSW)
- Metropolitan Public Libraries Association (NSW)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "الجمعية المصرية للمكتبات والمعلومات والأرشيف – الجمعية المصرية للمكتبات والمعلومات والأرشيف" (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-05-02.
- ^ Pilate, Chewe (August 31, 2017). "Visibility of the Library and Information Association of Zambia: A survey". European Journal of Social Sciences Studies. 2 (7). Retrieved May 10, 2022.
- ^ Uta, Joseph J. (2005). "Promoting library education and training: the role of the Malawi Library Association". Innovation. 31. doi:10.4314/innovation.v31i1.26506. ISSN 1025-8892.
- ^ "Nigerian Library Association". Archived from the original on 2022-10-05. Retrieved 2022-09-11.
- ^ Muswazi, P. (1998-09-01). "The Swaziland Library Association: An Appraisal". The International Information & Library Review. 30 (3): 203–225. doi:10.1006/iilr.1998.0095. ISSN 1057-2317.
- ^ "Homepage". Zimbabwe Library Association. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
- ^ "Homepage". Academic Library Association. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
- ^ "Andhra Pradesh Library Association". Andhra Pradesh Library Association. Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India: APLA. 8 June 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
- ^ a b "Homepage". Anatolian University Libraries Consortium. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
- ^ "ALPS – Association of Librarians in Public Sector, Inc". Facebook. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
- ^ "Association of Special Libraries of the Philippines". Facebook. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
- ^ "Homepage". Bengal Library Association. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
- ^ "CGLA". sites.google.com. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
- ^ Jha, Dr Kundan (June 16, 2024). "छत्तीसगढ़ सार्वजनिक पुस्तकालय अधिनियम, 2008 : एक अध्ययन". CGLA - Journal of Library and Information Science. 1 (1): 21–32. doi:10.5281/zenodo.12578030. Retrieved August 1, 2024 – via Zenodo.
- ^ Patel, Mr Bihari Lal; Sharma, Dr Pramod (June 15, 2024). "छत्तीसगढ़ पुस्तकालय संघ: मध्य भारत में लाइब्रेरियनशिप और सूचना सेवाओं का विस्तार". CGLA - Journal of Library and Information Science. 1 (1): 17–20. doi:10.5281/zenodo.12577980. Retrieved August 1, 2024 – via Zenodo.
- ^ https://www.cgla.co.in/ [bare URL]
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20240816065553/https://www.cgla.co.in/ [bare URL]
- ^ "Homepage". Kerala Library Professionals Organization. Retrieved Dec 9, 2022.
- ^ Janelle Zetty (2023) Current and Historical Publication Trends of State Library Association Journals and Newsletters, Serials Review, 49:3-4, 84-91
- ^ "Homepage". American Library Association. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
- ^ Sister Consolata Maria Dunleavy, S.S.J. (1964). "The History of the Catholic Library Association, 1921-1961. Dissertation, Catholic University of America.
