Associations

» ALA Allied Professional Association (ALA-APA)
   A nonprofit professional organization established “to promote the mutual professional interests of librarians and other library workers.”

   
   http://www.ala-apa.org/

» APICES: Association Paléographique Internationale
   For people interested in ancient and medieval writing. In English and French.

   
   http://www.irht.cnrs.fr/cipl/apices.htm

» Anglican Library Society
   For libraries and archives of the Anglican Communion. With information and links.

   
   http://stpaulsparish.org/AngLibSociety/

» Association for Library and Information Science Education
   Promotes excellence in research, teaching, and service for library and information science education.

   
   http://www.alise.org/

» Association of Independent Information Professionals (AIIP)
   An international association of owners of information businesses. Includes information on conferences and events as well as a code of ethics.

   
   http://www.aiip.org/

» Counting Online Usage of Networked Electronic Resources (COUNTER)
   An international initiative designed to serve librarians, publishers and intermediaries by facilitating the recording and exchange of online usage statistics.

   
   http://www.projectcounter.org/

» International Association for the Development of Information Society (IADIS)
   An association focusing on technological developments and human computer interaction, IADIS publishes a journal and sponsors two annual conferences: the IADIS International Conference on WWW/Internet and the IADIS International Conference on e-Society.

   
   http://www.iadis.org/

» International Association of Technological University Libraries
   Voluntary international non-governmental organization of a group of libraries, represented by their library directors or university managers who are responsible for information services and resource management. Includes organization chart and links to res

   
   http://www.iatul.org/

» International Coalition of Library Consortia
   The Coalition serves primarily higher education institutions by facilitating discussion among consortia on issues of common interest. Currently includes 79 library consortia in North America, now expanding to the United Kingdom, Germany, the Netherlands,

   
   http://www.library.yale.edu/consortia/index.html

» International Federation of Library Associations
   Site of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions. Includes information on conferences, publications, and membership.

   
   http://www.ifla.org/

» Internet Chinese Librarians Club (ICLC)
   Promotes Chinese librarianship and culture studies. Find membership details, links and publications.

   
   http://www.iclc.us/

» Library Associations Around the World
   International directory with contact information.

   
   http://www.ala.org/ala/iro/intlassocorgconf/libraryassociations.htm

» North American Serials Interest Group
   Organization that promotes communication and sharing of ideas among all members of the serials information chain. Includes reports and information on conferences.

   
   http://www.nasig.org/

» Special Libraries Association
   International association of information professionals/special librarians in corporations, business, science, government, and academic institutions that use /produce specialized information.

   
   http://www.sla.org/

» The Association of Jewish Libraries
   List resources that help with the dissemination of Judaic resources and library/media services. Includes information scholarships, awards, and members libraries.

   
   http://www.jewishlibraries.org/