Library & Information Science
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People & Organizations
PEOPLE:
Dictionary of American Library Biography - Z720.A4 D5 Main Ref.
A Dictionary of Eminent Librarians - Z720.A1 D68 1990 Main Ref
DIRECTORIES:
American Library Directory - Z731.A53 Main Ref
Provides a listing of public, academic, government and special libraries in the United States, Mexico and Canada, with information on library incomes, personnel, expenditures and automated capabilities.
Arizona Library Directory - Z732.A7 A73 Main Ref.
Directory of ALA Accredited LIS Programs
View programs by state or Canadian province. Also can limit search to schools that offer various distance education options, as well as PhD programs.
Directory of Special Libraries and Information Centers - Z731.D5 - Main Ref.
A guide to more than 23,200 special libraries, research libraries, information centers, archives, and data centers maintained by government agencies, business industry, newspapers, educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, and etc.
World Guide to Libraries - Z721.I63 - Main Ref.
A comprehensive index to libraries in the world. In this reference work, the user finds addresses, statistical details of holdings and references to special collections for the large national, research and university libraries and also for smaller special libraries such as ecclesiastical and company libraries.
ORGANIZATIONS:
Student Groups:
Library Student Organization (LSO) - ALA Student Chapter, University of Arizona
SLA Student Chapter, University of Arizona
American Library Association (ALA) (ALA Archives Digital Collections, documenting
the history of ALA)
ALA has many divisions, committees, and roundtables that focus on different aspects of librarianship. The divisions (below) also have different sections and committees:
American Association of School Librarians (AASL)
Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL)
Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS)
Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC)
Association for Library Trustees and Advocates (ALTA)
Association for Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA)
Library Administration and Management (LAMA)
Library & Information Technology Association (LITA)
Public Libraries Association (PLA)
Reference and User Services Association (RUSA)
Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)
ALA Affiliates include:
American Association of Law Libraries (AALL)
American Indian Library Association (AILA)
American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T)
American Theological Library Association (ATLA)
Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS)
Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA)
Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE)
Association of Research Libraries (ARL)
Black Caucus of ALA (BCALA)
Canadian Library Association
Chinese American Librarians Association (CALA)
Medical Library Association (MLA)
Music Library Association (MLA)
REFORMA: National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish-Speaking (Tucson Chapter)
Theatre Library Association
Urban Libraries Council
Arizona Library Association (AzLA)
American Printing History Association (APHA)
American Society of Indexers (ASI)
Association for Information Management (Aslib)
Association of Independent Information Professionals (AIIP)
Association of Jewish Libraries
Association of Part-Time Librarians (APTL)
Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL)
International Federation of Library Associations & Institutions (IFLA)
Mountain Plains Library Association (MPLA)
North American Serials Interest Group (NASIG)
Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP)