American Association for Artificial Intelligence
American Association of Law Libraries
American Library Association Divisions:
    AASL-American Association of School Librarians
    ALCTS-Association for Library Collections & Technical Services
    ALSC-Association for Library Service to Children
    ACRL-Association of College and Research Libraries
    ASCLA-Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies
    LAMA-Library Administration and Management Association
    LITA-Library and Information Technology Association
    PLA-Public Library Association
    RUSA-Reference and User Services Association
    YALSA-Young Adult Library Services Association
The American Medical Informatics Association
The American Society of Indexers
The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Association for Educational Communication and Technology (AECT)
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL)
American Society for Information Science (ASIS)
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)
The International Council on Archives
International Federation for Systems Research
International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)
Medical Library Association
The Music Library Association
The Research Library Group (RLG)
The Society of American Archivists (SAA)
Special Libraries Association (SLA)

Membership:
Who: Membership is open to anyone with an interest in AI research and
development.
How many: approximately 6,800
Mission:
The American Association for Artificial Intelligence is a nonprofit
scientific society devoted to the promotion and advancement of artificial
intelligence-- what constitutes intelligent thought and behavior and how it
can be exhibited in computers.
Founded in 1979, the American Association for Artificial Intelligence
(AAAI) is a nonprofit scientific society devoted to advancing the scientific
understanding of the mechanisms underlying thought and intelligent
behavior and their embodiment in machines. AAAI also aims to increase
public understanding of artificial intelligence, improve the teaching and
training of AI practitioners, and provide guidance for research planners and
funders concerning the importance and potential of current AI developments
and future directions.
Major AAAI activities include organizing and sponsoring conferences,
symposia and workshops, publishing a quarterly magazine for all members,
publishing a series of books, proceedings, and reports, and awarding grants
and scholarships.
Major Concerns/Issues:
At a conference sponsored by AAAI which was held July 26-30, 1998
in Madison, Wisconsin papers were presented on subjects which included
robotics, military applications, expert systems, information gathering
software agents, natural language programing (including semantic
disambiguation and multilingual translation), advanced theories of logic,
knowledge aquistion and many other topics.
Organization:
The AAAI Organization
* AAAI Officials
* AAAI Staff
* AAAI Fellows
AAAI Subgroups
* Medicine
* Manufacturing
* Business
* Law
URL for website:
http://www.aaai.org

Parent organization:
American Library Association
Membership:
In order to be a member of the AASL, you must first be a member of the American Library Association. First year membership in ALA will cost you $50 (the fee to renew after year one is $100), $25 if you are at least a half time student. Then the membership for AASL is $40 a year, $15 a year for students. With the membership, you get a lot of added bonuses including subscriptions to Knowledge Quest, American Libraries, and an online subscription to SLMQ Online. You also get
discounted rates to their conferences and other publications. In addition, both the ALA and the AASL have their own awards and grants that may be applied for. There is an application online that you can fill out and fax in to apply for membership. I was able to email the contact person for AASL to find out the current number of members is 7,261.
Mission:
The overall mission of the AASL is to insure excellence in the field of school library media specialists by promoting change and developing leaders. There are four major goals of the AASL:
1. Provide leadership
2. Become active members in the teaching process
3. Provide learners with information
4. Prepare students to become life-long learners with good decision making skills and effective users of information technology.
Major Concerns/Issues:
The major concerns and issues of the AASL basically support their mission to insure excellence in the school library. There are a couple of programs that AASL heads which support this mission. First is the promotion of Information Power. The web site provides PowerPoint presentations to aid in teaching and has lots
of support. The group also provides library lessons for teachers of all grades, K-12. On their web site, you can go to the ãLearning Through the Libraryä section and then on Best Practices to find sample lesson plans for any grade level. Finally they also are responsible for the ICONnect program where teachers, students and parents are taught how to effectively use the internet.
Organization:
The group is headed by an executive board and has over 25 different committees all of which can be found on their web page. Some of the committees focus on issues such as the annual conference, awards, publications and bylaws. There is a link at the bottom of the committee page which allows you to volunteer for any of the committees listed. There are three different sections in the AASL. The first is Educators of Library Media Specialists Section focusing on school libraries. The
second section is the Independent School Section dedicated to non-public institutions. The last is the Supervisors Section dedicated to library supervision.
URL for web site:
http://www.ala.org/aasl/
All of the information above was provided by the AASL web site

Parent Organization:
American Library Association
Membership:
Approximately 5,000; any member of ALA may also become a member of ALCTS
Mission:
The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services is
responsible for the following activities: acquisition, identification,
cataloging, classification, and preservation of library materials; the
development and coordination of the country's library resources; and those
areas of selection and evaluation involved in the acquisition of library
materials and pertinent to the development of library resources. ALCTS has
specific responsibility for:
Continuous study and review of the activities assigned to the division.
Conduct of activities and projects within its area of responsibility.
Synthesis of activities of all units within the ALA that have a bearing on the
type of activity represented.
Representation and interpretation of its type of activity in contacts outside
the profession.
Stimulation of the development of librarians engaged in its type of activity,
and stimulation of participation by members in appropriate type-of-library
divisions.
Planning and development of programs of study and research for the type of
activity for the total profession.
ALCTS will provide its members, other ALA divisions and members, and the
library and information community with leadership and a program for action on
the access to, and identification, acquisition, description, organization,
preservation, dissemination of information resources in a dynamic,
collaborative environment. In addition, ALCTS provides forums for discussion,
research and development, and opportunities for learning in all of these
areas. To achieve this mission, ALCTS has the following organizational goals:
To promote the role of the library and information science in an information
society.
To provide its members with opportunities for information exchange.
To promote innovative and effective library education and training, to foster
the recruitment of individuals with diverse qualities to library work, and to
provide continuing education for librarians and library practitioners.
To develop, support, review, and promote standards to meet library and
information needs.
To provide opportunities for members to participate through research and
publications and professional growth.
To manage the association effectively and efficiently.
Organization:
Division Committees:
ALCTS/Blackwell's Scholarship Award
Association of American Publishers-ALCTS (joint committee)
Hugh C. Atkinson Memorial Award
Best of LRTS Award
Budget and Finance
Catalog Form and Function
Commercial Technical Services
Duplicates Exchange Union
Education
Electronic Communications (Special Committee)
Fundraising
International Relations
Leadership Development
Legislation
Library Materials Price Index
LRTS Editorial Board
MARBI (Machine-Readable Bibliographic Information), ALCTS/LITA/RUSA
Media Resources
Media Resources Producer/Distributor-Library Relations (subcommittee)
Media Resources Standards (subcommittee)
Membership
Networked Resources and Metadata Committee
Copyright/Legislation/Fair Use (subcommittee)
Human-Machine Interface (subcommittee)
Outreach (subcommittee)
Preservation/Storage/Authentication (subcommittee)
Programs (subcommittee)
Standards (subcommittee)
Nominating
Organization and Bylaws
Esther J. Piercy Award Jury
Planning
President's Program, 1999
Program
Publications
AS/CMDS Budget Guide (subcommittee)
AS/PARS Library Collections Review Guide Subcommittee
Publisher/Vendor-Library Relations
Research and Statistics
Task Forces:
ALCTS Task Force on Development of A Web Manual
ALCTS Task Force on Meta Access, 1995-1997
Discussion Groups:
Authority Control in the Online Environment, LITA/ALCTS CCS
Automated Acquisitions/In-Process Control Systems
Computer Files
Creative Ideas in Technical Services
MARC Formats, LITA/ALCTS
Newspaper
Out of Print
Pre-Order and Pre-Catalog Searching
Retrospective Conversion, LITA/ALCTS
Role of the Professional in Academic Research Technical Services Departments
Scholarly Communications
Serials Automation, LITA/ALCTS
Technical Services Administrators of Medium-sized Research Libraries
Technical Services Directors of Large Research Libraries
Technical Services in Public Libraries
Technical Services Workstations, LITA/ALCTS
URL for website:
http://www.ala.org/alcts

Parent Organization:
The American Library Association
Membership:
4,000; Open to persons interested in the improvement and extension of services to children in all types of libraries.
Mission:
The mission statement of ALSC is as follows (as stated on the web site): The mission of ALSC is to support the profession of children's librarianship enabling and encouraging its practitioners to provide the best library services to our nation's children. ALSC is dedicated to creating a better future by creating better opportunities for today's children. Through its programs and publications, ALSC provides leadership to the profession and public on behalf of high quality library services which support children in becoming lifelong learners. According to Rebecca M. Singer, Program Officer (<mailto:rsinger@ala.org> rsinger@ala.org) membership in ALSC is approximately 3500 members. Although there are no local or state chapters of ALSC, there are local and state chapters of the ALA. Current membership price for students is $43, which includes membership in both ALA and ALSC. Benefits include a quarterly newsletter, quarterly journal, and discounts on conferences and publications. Leslie Edmonds Holt currently serves as President of ALSC.
Major Concerns/Issues:
This association is interested in the improvement and extension of library services to children in all types of libraries. It is responsible for the evaluation and selection of book and nonbook library materials and for the improvement of techniques of library services to children from preschool through eighth grade.
Major responsibilities of ALSC include the evaluation and selection of library materials and the improvement of techniques of library service to children form preschool through junior high school age. Specific responsibility includes continuous study and critical review of activities assigned to the division; conduct of activities and carrying on of projects within its area responsibility; cooperation with all units of ALA related to library service to children; interpretation of library materials for children & of methods of using those materials with children, parents, teachers and other adults; stimulation of the professional growth of its members; planning & development of programs of study and research in the area of selection and use of library materials; and development, evaluation, and promotion of professional materials in its area of responsibility. The web site for ALSC contains an abundance of resources, including a discussion list (listserv), links to pages for awards and notables, a link for parents, a link for librarians, and "Cool Sites for Kids".
Organization:
Committees of the ALSC are great in number.&nbsp; Listed on their web site in alphabetical order, they include the Caldecott Award Selection, the Newbery Award Selection, Intellectual Freedom, Legislation, Membership, National Reading Program, Notable Children's Web Sites, Organization and By-laws, Publication, Research & Development, Storytelling Discussion Group, and Teachers of Children's Literature Discussion Group, to name a few.&nbsp; Each committee has its own function statement, and the web link provides the date the committee was established, how many members serve on the committee and for how long, and then lists the individuals currently on the committee, providing email addresses for those members.&nbsp
URL for website:
http://www.ala.org/alsc
Mailing address is Association for Library Service to Children, American Library Association, 50 East Huron, Chicago, IL&nbsp; 60611-2795; Phone number is 1-800-545-2433.

Membership:
The ACRL is a division of the American Library Association (ALA). President Maureen Sullivan and president-elect Larry Hardesty head this branch of the ALA. With a membership of 11,000, the ACRL accounts for 20% of the total ALA membership. There are 17 sections, 42 chapters, and 200 divisional and section committees within the ACRL. Members consist of: research/doctoral granting universities, undergrad/MA degree universities, four-year colleges, community/technical junior colleges, library consortia and networks, and publishers and vendors who sell in the academic library marketplace.
Mission:
The ACRL is dedicated to enhancing the ability of academic library and information professionals to serve the information needs of the higher education community and improve learning, teaching, and research.
Major Concerns/Issues:
Vision--Together, ACRL members will strengthen the ability of academic
and research librarians and others to provide superior services and resources for their communities; and will prepare academic and research librarians to play increasingly significant roles in higher education. ACRL will provide leadership in shaping education, information, and scholorly communication policiy. It will achieve this through participation with higher education and information technology organizations, national forums, and foster the retention of highly qualified librarians who reflect the diversity found in American society. ACRL will develop standards for professional preparation and promote continuous learning for academic, and librarians and other library personnel.
ACRL standards and access policy guidelines-- Access is any proper means
by which a person may read or use materials, records, and other information held by a library, or other corporate body. Libraries promote access in keeping with the philosophy of the ALA Library Bill of Rights; however, there are competeing needs for preservation and use and necessary distictions between primary and other users. The tension between the library's responsibility to store and maintain the records
of civilization and the library's responsibility to make available and share those records is always a dynamic one. With the need to share material among libraries, rapid development in information technology and changes in governemtn information polocy, the issuses become increasingly complex. The word 'access' carries with it policy concerns about library users' rights, which involve the right to enter and use library's holdings without limitations in the forms of: architectural
barriers, sociological/economic factors, ideologically biased selection practices, usuages or circulation restrictions, hudden (or unpublicized) services, unqualified staff,and fees for the use of any materials or services.
ACRL Important Issues and Topics--Academic Librarians promotion and
Tenure, Change to ACRL by-law, Report to ACRL task force on academic
library outcomes assessment, legislative actions, Information literacy,
ACRL standards and accredidation resourse guide, ACRL has joined more
than 50 other organizatiional associations supporting the American
Council on Education and the importance of diversity in higher
education.
Committees:
Copyright Committee
Institutional Priorities and Faculty Rewards
URL for website:
http://www.ala.org/acrl
Address: Association of College and Research Libraries
a division of the American Library Association
50 East Huron Street
Chicago, Illinois 60611
(800) 545-2433

Parent Organization:
American Library Association (ALA)
Membership:
ASCLA is the smallest of the 11 ALA divisions and has about 1,100 members
Any state or provincial library agency, specialized library agency,
unit within organizations providing specialized library services, multitype
library cooperative organization or agency, or any person related to or
interested in such organizations or agencies, by becoming a member of the
American Library Association and selecting divisional membership in this
Association may be a member of the Association.
Any person or institution engaged in library work or interested in
libraries and librarianship is eligible for membership upon becoming a member
of the American Library Association and selecting membership in this
Association.
Mission:
ASCLA represents state library agencies, specialized library agencies,
and multitype library cooperatives. Each depending and thriving on
cooperative endeavors to further the development of libraries in response to
the needs of the libraries' users.
State library agencies are those organizations created or authorized
by the state government to promote library services in the state through the
organization and coordination of a variety of library services.
Specialized library agencies are those organizations that provide
materials and services to meet the information needs of persons whose access
to library services and materials is limited because of confinement, sensory,
mental, physical, health, or behavioral conditions.
Multitype library cooperatives are combinations, mergers, or
contractual associations of two or more types of libraries (academic, public,
special, or school) crossing jurisdictional, institutional, or political
boundaries, working together to achieve maximum effective use of funds to
provide library and informational services to all persons above and beyond
those that can be provided through one institution. Such cooperative agencies
may be designed to serve a community, a metropolitan area, a region within a
region, or may serve a statewide or multistate area.
Major Concerns/Issues:
The "Roads to Learning" initiative encourages links among libraries,
community organizations, and service providers to improve service to learning
disabled people, their families, professionals, and other interested people.
The Initiative's ultimate goal is to bring information about learning
disabilities to the general public through libraries while increasing public
libraries' capacity to serve their communities in this area.
Organization:
ORGANIZATION/COMMITTEES:
* Americans with Disabilities Assembly
* Awards
* Conference Program Coordination
* Conference Program, President's
* Legislation
* Library Personnel and Education
* Membership Promotion
* Nominating
* Organization and Bylaws
* Planning and Budget
* Publications
* Research
* Standards Review

URL for website
http://www.ala.org/ascla/

Parent Organization:
The American Library Association.
Membership:
Currently LAMA membership is at approximately 5,000 members. Members are
mostly: library directors; senior and middle managers; financial officers; and specialists in public services, public relations and library buildings.
Mission:
The mission of LAMA is to provide an organizational framework for
encouraging the study of administrative theory, for improviding the
practice of administration in libraries, and for identifying and fostering
administrative skill.
Major Concerns/Issues:
The major concerns and issues of LAMA include administration and
management of all types, sizes and missions of libraries.
Organization:
The organization of LAMA is made up of: LAMA board of directors, an
Executive committee, Divisional committees, Discussion groups, and the
Council of LAMA affiliates which facilitates communication between members
at the state and regional level and the national level.
URL for website:
http://www.ala.org/lama/index.html
There is a great deal of information regarding LAMA at this web-site
including history and procedures as well as information on publications put
out by this division of the ALA.

Parent Organization:
A division of American Library Association (ALA)
Membership:
Any member of the American Library Association who shall elect membership in this Division according to the provisions of the Bylaws of the American Library Association there upon shall become a member of this division.
Mission:
LITA provides its members, other ALA divisions and members, and the library and information science field as a whole with a forum for discusssion, an environment for learning, and a program for action on the design, development, and implementation of automated and technological systems in the library and information science field.
Major Concerns/Issues:
The Library and Information Technology Association shall concern itself with the planning, development, design, application, and integration of technology within the library and information environment, with the impact of emerging technologies on library service, and with the effect of automated technologies on people. Its major focus shall be on interdisciplinary issues and emerging technologies. Within these areas, the Library and Information Technology Association shall foster research, promote the development of appropriate technical standards, monitor new technologies having potential application in library and information science, develop models for library ststems and networks, examine the effect of automation on people, disseminate information, and provide a forum for the discussion of these concerns.
Organization:
Budget Review Committee, Bylaws and Organization Committee, Education Committee, LITA/GEAC Scholarship Subcommittee, LITA/OCLC and LITA/LSSI Minority Scholarships Subcommittee, Executive Committee, Frederick G. Kilgour Award Committee, Hugh C. Atkinson Memorial Award Committee, International Relations Committee, Internet Room Steering Committee, Leadership Development Committee, Legislation and Regulation Committee, LITA/Gaylord Award Committee, LITA/Hi Tech Award Committee, LITA National Forum l998 Planning Committee, LITA National Forum 1999 Planning Committee, Machine-Readable Bibliographic Information (MARBI) Committee, Membership Committee, Nominating Committee, Program Planning Committee, Publications Committee ITAL Editorial Board, LITA Newsletter Committee. Interest Groups - Intelligent and Knowledge-Based Systems, Authority Control in the Online Environment LITA/ALCTS, Customized Applications for Library ÓMicrocomputers, Distance Learning, Distributed Systems and Networks, Electronic Publishing/Electronic Journals, Emerging Technologies, Fuzzy Match, Geographic Information Systems, Human/Machine Interface, Imagineering, Intelligent and Knowledge-Based Systems, Internet Resources, Library Consortia/Automated Systems, MARC Formats, Microcomputer Users, Online catalogs, Technical Issues of Digital Data, Programmer Analyst, Retrospective Conversion, LITA/ALCTS, Secure Systems and Services, Serials Automation, Technical Issues of Digital Data, Technical Services Workstations, Technology and the Arts, Telecommunications, Vendor/User.
URL for website:
http://www.lita.org/

Parent Organization:
A division of the American Library Association
Formed by merger of: Division of Public Libraries; Library Extension Division; Trustees Division; Founded: 1944
Membership:
Librarians, trustees, and friends of libraries interested in the general improvement and expansion of public library services to readers of all ages. The organization welcomes non-professionals as well as professionals, and membership is open to library trustees, non-MLS employees and library vendors.
9,043 members
Individual dues are $50 annual
This organization has a staff of 8 and has a budget of $650,000.Membership available to anyone who is interested in Public Libraries
Mission:
The PLA is "devoted to enhancing the development and effectiveness of Public Libraries and Library services."
Areas of focus : (quoted from the webpage)
* to focus its efforts on serving the needs of its members
* to address issues which affect Public Libraries
* to promote and protect the profession
* to commit to quality public library services which benefit the public
Organization:
1) ALA Council and the ALA Executive Board
2) PLA Board of Directors
3) PLA Executive Committee
4) Division committees
5) various clusters-each organized with a specific focus
6) discussion groups-also each organized according to a specific
focus.
State connections: There was one member of a PLA cluster who was from
Iowa and her name is Kay Runge and she lives in Davenport. Her address
and phone number are available on the PLA website.
URL for website:
http://www.pla.org

Parent organization:
American Library Association
Membership:
Open to ALA members interested specifically in reference and information services. Currently, there are over 5,000 members.
Mission:
To stimulate and support in every type of library the delivery of reference/information services to all groups, regardless of age, and of general library services and materials to adults.
Major Concerns/Goals:
There are seven major goals for RUSA. A complete explanation of each is detailed on their website http://www.ala.org/rusa/ click on "organization", then click on "policies and procedures", then go to "Chapter 6, Planning".
RUSA's concerns are the following areas:
1)Information Sources
2)Personnel
3)User needs
4)Physical facilities
5)RUSA divisional effectiveness
6)Service patterns
7)Reference and adult services management
Organization:
There are five divisions of RUSA a member may choose to join.
1)Business and Reference Services Section (BRASS)
2)Collection Development and Evaluation Section (CODES)
3)History Section (HS)
4)Machine-Assisted Reference Section (MARS)
5)Management and Operation of User Services Section (MOUSS)
In addition to these specialty areas, there are many committees a member
may choose to work on that have to do with the running of the organization
itself: Executive Committee, Access to Information Committee, AFL-CIO-ALA
Library Service to Labor Groups Committee, Awards Coordinating Committee,
Conference Coordinating Committee, Organization Committee, Planning and
Finance Committee, Publications Committee, Reference and User Services
Quarterly Editorial Board, and the Standards and Guidelines Committee.
URL for website:
http://www.ala.org/rusa/
e-mail: rusa@ala.org

Parent Organization:
American Library Association
Membership:
2,259
Mission:
(Taken verbatim from the YALSA website) Our goal is to advocate,
promote and strengthen service to young adults, ages 12 through 18, as
part of the continuum of total library services.
Vision Statement: (Taken verbatim from the YALSA website) In every
library in the nation, quality library service to young adults is provided
by a staff that understands and respects the unique informational,
educational and recreational needs of teenagers. Equal access to
information, services and materials is recognized as a right not a
privilege. Young adults are actively involved in the library
decision-making process. The library staff collaborates and cooperates
with other youth-serving agencies to provide a holistic, community-wide
network of activities and services that support healthy youth development.
Major Concerns/Issues:
Selected Activities and Issues for 1998-1999: (Taken from the YALSA website)
Celebrate Teen Read Week, a national literacy initiative aimed at teens,
their parents and other concerned adults
Provide our recommended lists of books and films to encourage high quality
reading and viewing experiences
Conduct the third Great Book Giveaway Competition
Turn teens on to "TeenHoopla," the YALSA web site created to serve their needs
Increase youth participation in YALSA's programs and activities
Continue the Serving the Underserved training project which has 49
trainers available to train generalists in public libraries to provide
quality service to teenagers
Organization:
The YALSA organization consists of a president, vice-president, board members, and committees with committee chairs. The following is an abbreviated list of YALSA committees that are currently active:
Adult Books for Young Adults
Best Books for Young Adults 1998
Intellectual Freedom
JOYS Editorial Advisory Committee
National Organizations Serving the Young Adult
Outstanding Books for the College Bound
Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults
Publications
Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 1999
Selected Films and Videos 1999
Technology for Young Adults
Publications:
Journal of Youth Services in Libraries (JOYS)
the quarterly journal of YALSA and the Association for Library Service to
Children (ALSC)
the YALSA newsletter VOICES
URL for website:
http://www.ala.org/yalsa/
E-mail address: yalsa@ala.org
Discussion lists: YA-YAAC, YA-URBAN, YALSA-L:
If you would like to be included in one of the above three
discussion lists, send an e-mail message to listproc@ala1.ala.org with the
words subscribe and the name of the list in the message area.

Membership:
3,700; physicians, nurses, educators, computer and information scientists, biomedical engineers, medical librarians, academic researchers
Mission:
To advance the public interest through charitable, scientific, literary, and educational activities
Major Concerns/Issues:
1) help solve health-care problems by promoting research, development, and diffusion of medical informatics
2) promote developent of medical informatics as a recognized discipline and profession
3) foster cooperation with other organizations, national and international, relevant to medical informatics
4) to be premier membership organization in medical informatics and health-care information processing
Organization:
consists of a Board of Directors led by the AMIA Executive Committee, as well as nine permanent committees, six ad-hoc committees which deal with Awards, By-laws, Education, Ethics, Finance/Audit, International Affairs, Meetings, Membership, Nominating, Professional Relations, Publication,
Public Policy, Standards, Strategic Planning, and Working Group Steering.
URL for website:
http://www.amia.org

Parent organization:
None. Founded in 1968; this professional organization is affiliated with the Society of Indexers(UK), Australian Society of Indexers, and the Indexing and Abstracting Society fo Canada. They issue their own newsletters and publish a semi-annual journal, The Indexer, jointly.
Membership:
About 950 professional indexers, librarians, publishers, editors and employers of indexers.
Mission:
The society was founded to "promote excellence in indexing and increase awareness of the value of well-written and well-designed indexes." (web page). They are committed to improving the quality of indexing and serving the needs of indexers.
Major Concerns/Issues:
The major concerns of the ASI is the advancement and increasing excellence of Indexing as a whole, safeguarding and promoting the interests and standards of its members, and offering access to further educational resources for its members. It also creates special interest groups to focus on particular subjects of indexing, like
Gardening/Environmental. They also have several publications and newsletters like The Indexer, a semi annual journal. There is an annual meeting of the organization in spring or summer. Workshops are also regularly offered to its members.
Organization:
The organization of the ASI is Divided into committees focusing on education, getting started in Indexing, Chapter relations, Public and Publisher relations, and Standards. There are currently sixteen chapters across the united states divided by regional groupings. The main offices are located in Seattle, Washington. The current president is Lori Lathrop.
URL for website:
http://www.well.com/user/asi

The Association for Computing Machinery was founded in 1947. It
is the oldest and largest scientific computing society. Thus it does not
respond to, or is coerced by a parent organization
Membership:
Currently, the ACM organization is home to 80,000 members. These
members consist mainly of computer professionals and students. They come
from 100 different countries and 400 universities. The ACM plays many
different roles in academic life, industries and governments worldwide.
Mission:
Their mission states, "The association is an international
scientific and educational organization dedicated to advancing the art,
science, engineering and application of information technologies.
Dedicated to serving both professionals and public interests by fostering
the open interchange of information and by promoting the highest
professional and ethical standards." -The ACM
Major Concerns/Issues:
Some of the major issues and concerns of the ACM are draft
software engineering, ethical computing, and freedom and privacy
concerning Internet usage. The ACM puts a strong emphasis on the equality
of men and women in computing and copyright policies regarding the
creation of software. Overall, the ACM's main concerns focus on
increasing quality and equal computing for all, and informing the public
about significant technological advances through news letters, journals,
e-mail and the internet.
Organization:
The Association for Computing Machinery is home to 36 different task
forces and committees. These special interest groups, known as "SIGS,"
offer first hand knowledge in specified technological and computing areas.
They include the APL/Programming Language, Biomedical Computing, Computers
and Society, Data and Communication, and many others. The organization
itself consists of volunteers, an executive committee, which includes a
President, Vice President, Treasurer, and a network of different
subcommittees. The head council is made up of 15 members who oversee the
totality of the ACM. Under the head committee are 9 subcommittees. These
subcommittees are responsible for the nomination and elections of office
holders at the ACM, the ACM's constitution, bylaws, public policy,
publications and administration.
URL for Website:
If you have any questions, feel free to visit the Association for
Computing Machinery at http://www.acm.org

Membership:
"Any person or organization interested in the purposes and objectives of the Association may become a member upon payment of dues as provided for in the Bylaws for classes of membership as the Board of Directors may from time to time establish" (from the AECT constitution).
Membership categories include: Regular, International Regular, Comprehensive, International Comprehensive, Student, International Student, Comprehensive Student, International Comprehensive Student, and Corporate, with various levels and fees dependent on surface or air mail, and whether a subscription to the Techtrends or Educational Technology Research & Development periodicals is desired. Membership categories are also dependent upon the division with which the "subscribee" desires to be involved (see Organization below). No specified membership limit.
Mission:
"The mission of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology is to provide leadership in educational communications and technology by linking professionals holding a common interest in the use of educational technology and its application to the learning process," (from the AECT mission statement).
"The goal of AECT is to facilitate humane learning through the systematic development, utilization, and management of learning resources, which include people, processes, and media in educational settings," (from the AECT constitution).
Major Concerns/Issues:
(Best addressed by the goals of the mission statement) "Leadership will be demonstrated through a continuous effort to define those disciplines and professional activities that make up educational communications and technology. Leadership will be demonstrated through a continuous effort to accommodate, serve, and represent professionals and professional activities in educational communications and technology. Leadership will be demonstrated through a continuous effort to develop those elements and attributes that enhance the professional stature of educational communications and technology. Leadership will be demonstrated through a continuous effort to actively promote the improvement in learning environments through the use of educational communications and technology."
Organization:
COMMITTEES: The AECT has three types of committees. These include GOVERNANCE COMMITTEES which consist of a Nominating Committee, an Executive Committee, and an Ethics Committee. STANDING COMMITTEES which "carry out the goals, objectives, and policies of the Association" as needed. TASK FORCES AND AD HOC COMMITTEES which complete specified tasks and/or duties.
DIVISIONS: The AECT has several divisions within the organization. Members can select one or more divisions of which to be a part. These divisions include: Division of Learning and Performance Environments (DLPE), Division of Educational Media Management (DEMM), Industrial Training and Education Division (ITED), Division of Interactive Systems and Computers (DISC), Division of Instructional Development (DID), International Division (INTL), Media Design and Production Division (MDPD), Research and Theory Division (RTD), Division of School Media and Technology (DSMT) Systemic Change Division (CHANGE), and Division of Telecommunications (DOT).
STATE AFFILIATES: State Affiliates are educational technology interest groups having a statewide representation. State Affiliates are legal entities, separate from AECT, with their own constitution and bylaws. AECT has affiliates in 45 states and Puerto Rico. Each state affiliate has an active professional program, and offers every interested educator and trainer an opportunity to attend the affiliate meetings and to participate with an organization that is applying new technology, new techniques and new media in order to improve learning.
URL for website:
http://www.aect.org/index.html

Membership:
The ARL, or the Association of Research Libraries is a non-profit professional organization made up of North American research institution libraries. Membership in the Association of Research Libraries is institutional. According to the ARL web site, as of February 1999, there are one-hundred and twenty-two members. Membership meetings are held twice a year. The majority of members are university libraries such as Boston University, the University of Chicago and the University of Iowa, however, other members include the Smithsonian Institutional Libraries and the Boston and New York Public Libraries.
Mission:
The mission of the ARL is, according to the ARL home page, "to shape and influence forces affecting the future of research libraries in the process of scholarly communication.
Major Concerns/Issues:
The 1998 priorities set by the ARL show the concerns and issues of the organization. The priorities included, copyright advocacy, education within the research and education communities as well as the general public, and the creation of cost effective strategies for managing worldwide scholarly communication. To carry out it's mission, the ARL often collaborates with other libraries, members of education and information communities. Often in these partnerships, specific objectives are carried out. For example, the ARL and the University of Illinois at Chicago joined to create the ARL Digital Initiatives Database, a Web-based registry for the greater information sharing of lessons from ongoing digitizing projects.
The ARL has affiliations with other North American organizations such as the American Library Association, the Association of American Universities and the Canadian Association of Research Libraries.
The ARL also offers services and resources. Career resources lists current job openings in ARL member libraries as well as postings for information and education communities. Training, leadership development, and management are areas where the ARL offers consulting services. The ARL keeps in contact with it's members through ARL Announce, a broadcast service, an ARL newsletter, montly reports, online publications, the ARL Web site and several electronic conferences.
Organization:
The ARL has many standing committees such as the Access to Information Resource Committee, the Diversity Committee, the Information Policies Committee, the Preservation of Research of Library Materials Committee, the Research Collection Committee, the Statistic and Measurement Committee and the Scholarly Communication Committee. The ARL also has Task Forces such as The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition Working Group, the ILL/DD Performance Measures Advisory and the AAU/ARL Global Resources Program Advisory Committee. These committees and task forces illustrate the goals and missions of the ARL.
URL for website:
http://arl.cni.org
Further information may be obtained at Association of Research Libraries, 21 Dupont Circle, Suite 800, Washington DC 20036. The ARL may be reached by voice phone number 202-296-2296 and by fax 202-872-0884.

Membership:
Approximately 4000 members from the fields of computer science, librarianship, education and many others (Maurer 717; About ASIS).
Mission:
ÒThe mission of the American Society for Information Science is to advance information professionals and the field of information science. This will be achieved by:
1. Providing methods of communication and continuing education for information professionals
2. Encouraging research, development and applications that advance the field of information science
3. Increasing public awareness of the field and its benefits to societyÓ (ASIS Mission).
Major Concerns/Issues:
The ASIS is concerned with ensuring that technological developments are shared in the fields of library and information science, communications, networking and computer science (About ASIS). They also seek to Òimprove the information transfer process through research, development, application, and educationÓ (Maurer 717).
Organization:
The ASIS has a twelve member Board of Directors which consists of the President, President-Elect, Immediate Past President, Treasurer, Chapter Assembly Director, SIG Cabinet Director, and six Directors-at-Large. There are also nine committees: Executive, Budget & Finance, Awards & Honors, Constitution & Bylaws, Information Science Education, Leadership Development, Membership, Nominations, and Standards. The ASIS has a number of state and international affiliations, but none in Iowa. It also has a number of student chapters, including one at the University of Iowa (ASIS Board).
URL for website:
http://www.asis.org

Membership:
1525 members, from nearly 150 countries
IFLA has two types of voting members: Association Members and Institutional Members, and two types of non-voting members: Personal Affiliates and Sponsors. Voting membership is open to organizations primarily concerned with the implementation of the purposes of the Federation, while non-voting membership is open to any organization wishing to show its support for the Federation's purposes.
Mission:
"IFLA is a worldwide, independent organization created to provide librarians around the world with a forum for exchanging ideas, promoting international cooperation, research and development in all fields of library activity. IFLA's objectives objective include the representation of librarianship in matters of international interest, promotion of the continuing education of library personnel, and developing, maintaining and promoting guidelines for library services."(Iflanet)
Major Concerns/Issues:
IFLA's objectives are reflected in its long-term policies, which further elucidate its focus. Its current goals include:
1. Broadening access to information worldwide by promoting actions which remove physical, economic, social and educational, and legal barriers to obtaining that information.
2. Stimulating growth in the library profession through encouragement, development and support of education and training for librarians, particularly in the areas of subject specialization, management skills, and information technology.
3. Supporting growth and expansion of libraries
4. "Extending the range and variety of information resources available through libraries" by paying special attention to the development of new information technologies, especially those having direct impact on libraries or library services.
Professional Activities:
IFLA's professional activities consist of sections and roundtables, both of which fall under one of IFLA's eight divisions. Three of these divisions are concerned with different types of libraries (e.g. public libraries or special libraries), four are concerned with types of library activity (e.g. collection services or bibliographic control), and the eighth is concerned with libraries in developing nations. In addition to overseeing the sections and roundtables, IFLA's professional board also manages the Core Programmes, which address broader areas of concern affecting all libraries, librarians, and library users. Core programs are hosted by various national or university libraries, in various countries around the world. IFLA's professional board has also allowed for the establishment of working groups, which, after two years of addressing a specific topic, can become roundtables if sufficient levels of interest and activity exist.
Organization:
IFLA is governed by the Executive Board, which is responsible for general policies, management and finance, and external communications. All professional activities are directed by the Professional Board.
Publications:
IFLA's publications include divisional and sectional newsletters, the IFLA journal (6 issues a year), newsletters and publications of the Core Programmes, and IFLA Professional Reports.
URL for website:
http://www.ifla.org

Membership:
The International Council on Archives is a non-governmental organization concerned with preserving and developing archives all over the world. It was founded on June 9, 1948 by a small group of expert archivists in Paris, France. Since then is has grown to include 1,450 members.
The Council has a large and varied membership. There are over 1,450 members in more than 170 countries and territories. There are 5 tiers of membership in order to more fairly represent members. Category A includes national archive administrations (about 200). Category B members are the professional associations of archivists and related professions (about 60 associations). Category C is the largest, with about 850 members, and includes non-national institutions and other organizations involved in archives. Category D is for individual members (about 300). The last category, Category E, is reserved for Honorary Members who are elected by the General Assembly for service to the international professional community. There are about 30 members in category E. There is also a varied due schedule for each category. This accounts for the different sizes of organizations or individuals who are members
Mission:
The mission of ICA is the advancement of archives through international co-operation. It achieves this by encouraging the development of archives in all countries, by promoting activities in archives management internationally, by developing relations between archivists, and by facilitating the use of archival documents by making them accessible. ICA believes that by preserving archives, they are actually preserving the history of the world.
Major Concerns/Issues:
Comprehensive Archival Action through ...
committees, working groups, or projects, in the fields of
archival building and equipment
preservation of archival material
disaster prevention
archival legal matters
standardization
archival automation
image technology
electronic records
architectural records
archives of science
audio-visual archives
business and labour archives
university and research institution archives
records management and archival appraisal
literature and art archives
oral history and sigillography
archival bibliography
Stimulating Programs and Activities
International Congresses on Archives International Conferences of the
Round Table on Archives International Microfilming Program for
Developing Countries* RAMP, Records and Archives Management Program*
Memory of the World * ARCHISS, Project on Climate History**
* in co-operation with UNESCO ** with UNESCO, WMO and ICSU
Organization:
A Constructive Partnership of affiliated organizations:
ECOSOC, Economic and Social Council of the United Nations UNESCO,
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization IFLA,
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions ISO,
International Organization for Standardization WIPO, World Intellectual
Property Organization CIBAL, International Information Centre on the
Sources of Balkan and CE, Council of Europe FIAF, International
Federation of Film Archives FID, International Federation for
Information and Documentation IASAA, International Association of Sound
and Audiovisual Archives ICAM, International Confederation of
Architectural Museums ICLM, International Committee for Literary
Museums FIAT, International Federation of Television Archives ICSU,
International Council of Scientific Unions IIAS, International
Institute for Archive Science WMO, World Meteorological Organization
URL for website:
http://www.archives.ca/ica/

Membership:
1)Regular membership: A "well-established" organization engaged in cybernetic
and systems research submits a written request for membership to the
President. Examples of members include the Polish Systems Society, American
Society for Cybernetics and the Slovenian Society for Systems Research
2) Affiliate membership: Developing organizations may apply to the President
for an affiliate membership.
Mission:
To advance cybernetic and systems research application and to serve
the international systems community.
Major concerns/issues:
How can the insights gained from systems research be
applied to the improvement of the human condition and to global societal
learning- Systems scholars and practitioners have focused on this question at
the biannual Fuschl Research Conversations since the first conference in 1982.
Organization:
A Board of Directors, composed of two individuals from each
member organization (currently 26), meets biannually and elects a President,
Vice-president and Secretary/Treasurer. These three officers form the
Executive Committee which meets annually.
URL for website:
http://www.sea.uni-linz.ac.at/ifsr/

Membership:
Largest, non-profit teacher-based organization in the field of
technology, membership made up of K-12 teachers, administrators, technology
coordinators, education professors, media specialists, and corporate
sponsors Membership Fee:$58 which includes journal (8 issues) and other
publications, voting rights and discounts on books
President: Dr. Lynn Schrum, an education professor at the University of
Georgia at Athens
Mission:
"To help K-12 classroom teachers and administrators share
effective methods for enhancing student learning through the use of new
classroom technology"
Major Concerns/Issues:
This organization tries to be of service in
communicating information about how to use technology in the schools in a
practical and "pedagogically sound" way. It has links to conferences and
conventions. It has begun an on-line bookstore and has publications on
technology. It has connections to standards for technology use and it
offers contacts to help with implementation. It also is a vendor in
delivering workshops and its board members and employees serve as
evaluators for grant- funded technology projects. There is an emphasis in
their publications on teacher written articles about actual work in the
classroom.
Organization:
There are affiliates in many states (Iowa's is at
http://www.itec-ia.org/ page hasn't been updated since 7/98).
There are also special interest groups which meet and produce publications
in such areas as computer-assisted english instruction,technology
coordination, and logo teaching.
Corporate sponsors support conferences and publications. Some of these
sponsors are Apple, Intel, AT&T, Lighthouse, Microsoft, etc. The
organization is involved in evaluating technology programs,inservice
training, and working with groups who have received grants.
URL for website:
http://www.iste.org/

Membership:
The Medical Library currently includes more than 1,200 institutions and 3,800 professionals in the health information field. Membership is for 12 months, and is structured to accomodate varying needs and professional status. Categories of memberships include: regular membership, institutional membership, international membership, affiliate membership, and student membership.
The Medical Library Association was founded on May 2, 1898, by four librarians and four physicians, and is the second oldest special library association in the United States.
The organization holds a yearly meeting in Chicago, where members present and discuss papers, applied research, and issues in management of health sciences information. Exhibits with more than 100 vendors, and educational seminars round out the yearly meeting.
Mission:
The mission statement for the MLA states "The Medical Library Association (MLA) is organized exclusively for scientific and educational purposes, and is dedicated to the support of health sciences research, education, and patient care. MLA fosters excellence in the professional achievement and leadership of health sciences library and information professionals to enhance the quality of health care, education, and research."
Major Concerns/Issues:
Major issues and concerns of the MLA include developing standards for the profession, upgrading medical library services, resources and facilities, and formulating standards relating to management in the Accreditation Manual for Hospitals. The MLA also disseminates information about health sciences libraries to membership and government officials, take public positions on federal legislation that affects health sciences, and assist librarians in their contacts with health-related government agencies.
The MLA has career information resources, professional credentialing, and continuing education courses, and provides scholarships and fellowships to promising candidates seeking to enter the profession.
The MLA also publishes a scholarly journal Bulletin of the Medical Library Association, and MLA News, an annual membership directory.
Organization:
The organization is divided into 14 regional groups, with Iowa belonging to the Midwest Chapter.
Meetings for the Midwest Chapter of the Medical Library Association are held periodically throughout the year. Other states in the MIdwest chapter include Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnestoa, North Dakota, Ohio, and Wisconsin.
The Midwest Chapter of the Medical Library Association celebrated its 40th anniversary in 1990. The web page for the Midwest Chapter is at http://www.midwestmla.org. This can also be accessed from the Iowa Library Association's home page, by clicking on Medical Library Association.
A cbapter council comprises representatives from each chapter, and serves as in an advisory capacity to MLA's board of directors, and promotes interchange between chapters and sections.
The address for the organization is:
Medical Library Association
65 East Wacker Place, Suite 1900
Chicago, IL 60601-7298
312.419.9094 fax, 312.419.8950
URL for website:
http://www.mlanet.org

Membership:
Founded in 1931, the Music Library Association (MLA) is the
professional association in the United States devoted to every aspect of
music materials in libraries and to music librarianship. The MLA has more
than 1000 members. The international membership of the organization
includes librarians, educators, scholars, musicians, members of the music
and book trades, and students.
Mission:
The mission of the MLA is to promote the establishment, use, and
growth of music libraries; to promote music librarianship as a profession;
to encourage the collection of music literature and music in libraries;
and to improve efficiency in music library administration and service.
The MLA has many major concerns and issues. Among them are making sure
that users of music materials are served well by libraries; providing a
forum for study, research, and action on the issues affecting music
libraries; providing continuing education for music librarians and
librarians who are not specialists in music but whose duties include
music-related responsibilities; publishing the world's leading journal of
music libraries and librarianship, Notes; and, in collaboration with other
organizations, establishing and promoting standards for music materials in
libraries and in the field of librarianship.
Major Concerns/Issue:
"The Music Library Association is the professional organization in the United States devoted to music librarianship and to all aspects of music materials in libraries" (Information taken from official web site).
Committees:
Audio-Visual; Automation; Cataloging and Classification; Microforms; Placement; Selection and Acquisition
Affiliated with: Council of National Library and Information Associations and the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions.
Organization:
The organization of the MLA is extensive. There is no parent
organization. A Board of Directors manages the affairs of the MLA and
exercises powers while acting in the name of the Association. There are
five special officers who have different duties, such as publicity for the
Association, managing the MLA Placement Service (a monthly Job List of
library positions that involve music-related responsibilities), and
coordinating the annual convention. The MLA has seven standing committees:
development, education, finance, membership, nominating, program and
publications. The committees provide a forum for information exchange,
work on various projects, and present sessions at the yearly national
meetings. Additionally, the Assocation is made up of 12 special
committees and four joint committees. The special committees include a
task force to implement the MLA's goals for the new century and an awards
committee that honors achievements in research, professional activities,
and publication. The joint committees work with other organizations to
formulate standards, create authoritative bibliographies, and protect
records of our musical cultural heritage. Roundtables are developed,
consisting of members who share ideas about specific topics not addressed
by the committees.
The MLA also has 12 regional chapters that allow for local
involvement and provide a forum for the discusstion of specific, and
perhaps regional, library topics. The MLA is approaching the 21st century
with enthusiasm and energy.
URL for website:
http://www.musiclibraryassoc.org/

Membership:
155 members, an international alliance of universities,
colleges, national libraries, archives, historical societies, museums,
and public libraries. RLG membership is open to any not-for-profit
institution with an educational, cultural or scientific mission, and a
stake in sharing the responsibility of supporting research in the
humanities, social sciences and natural sciences.
Mission:
A not-for-profit membership corporation devoted to the
mission of improving access to information that supports research and
learning. RLG is a pioneer in developing cooperative solutions to the
problems that research collections and their users face in the
acquisition, delivery, and presentation of information.
Major concerns:
Digital Preservation, practices, needs and plans for
preserving collections of digital holdings. Digital Reformatting
Assistance: support members with digital reformatting of their
projects. Archival Resource service such as Museum Resources which
supports digital images and data about works of art, museum objects,
slides and photographs. Publicaton of RLG News (three times a year)
which informs organizaton's activities and services. Information
Access to millions of records from research collections and
information databases around the world, supports reference and
interlibrary loan. Library and archival search and input in the
following languages: Japanese, Arabic, Chinese, Korean, Persian,
Hebrew, Yiddish and Cyrillic.
Organization:
19-member board of directors, president, vice-president
and 90 staff members.
URL for website:
http://www.rlg.org

Membership:
3,400. For individuals and institutions concerned with the
identification, preservation and use of records of historical value. Founded in 1936.
Mission:
The Society of American Archivists serves the educational and
informational needs of its members and provides leadership to help ensure
the identification, preservation, and the use of the nation's historical
record.
Major Concerns/Issues:
The SAA summarizes these in its four goals:
Goal 1: Exert active leadership on significant archival issues by shaping
policies and standards, building effective coalitions, and improving public
awareness of the value of archives.
Goal 2: Provide opportunities for continuing professional growth and
promote high quality in archival education programs offered by SAA and
other organizations and institutions.
Goal 3: Position SAA to lead the archival profession in advancing
electronic records issues and represent the interests of the profession in
shaping policies and accepting practices for identifying, preserving, and
using electronic records.
Goal 4: Increase SAA's overall effectiveness as an organization by
improving its structure, methods of communication, and financial base to
accomplish the Society's mission and to achieve its strategic goals and
objectives.
Organization:
Committees: Archival Information Exchange; Awards; Selection of SAA
Fellows; Education and Professional Development; Ethics and Professional
Conduct; Annual Meeting Hosts; Institutional Evaluation and Development;
International Archival Affairs; Legal and Legislative Affairs; Membership;
Nominations; Annual Meeting Programs; Public Information; Regional
Activity; Status of Women in Archival Profession.
Sections: Acquisition and Appraisal; Archivists of Religious Archives;
Business Archives; College and University Archives; Description; Electronic
Records; Government Records; Manuscript Repositories; Museum Archives; Oral
History; Preservation; Reference, Access and Outreach; Visual Materials.
Roundtables: (more informal) Archivists and Archives of Color;
Architectural Records; Archival Educators; Archival History; Archives
Management; Art and Architecture Thesaurus; Congressional Papers; Labor
Archives; Lesbian and Gay Archives; Local Government Records; Visual
Materials Cataloging and Access: On-Line Computer Library Center (OCLC)
Users; Performing Arts; Privacy and Confidentiality; Recorded Sound;
Records Management; Research Libraries Information Network (RLIN) Users;
Science, Technology and Health Care; Women's Collections; and Women's
Religious Archives.
URL for website:
http://www.archivists.org

Membership:
15,000 members. SLA is an international association of
information professionals/special librarians who work in special libraries
serving business, research, government, universities, newspapers, museums,
and institutions that use or produce specialized information. Annual
membership fees: $125 for an individual, includes monthly magazine,
Information Outlook, and annual membership directory, Who's Who in Special
Libraries. Membership in SLA also provides primary affiliation with one
geographic region, and one subject-oriented division. Iowa affiliation:
Eastern Iowa is part of the Illinois Chapter; Western Iowa is part of the
Omaha Area Chapter.
Mission:
SLA seeks to advance the leadership role of special
librarians/information professionals in our information and knowledge-based
society.
Major Concerns/Issues:
Providing opportunities for communication, networking
and peer interaction between special librarians by holding meetings and
conferences; publishing services to further professional knowledge;
providing consulting services for developing or expanding special libraries;
offering continuing education courses for skills growth; public relations to
increase awareness of special libraries; government relations programs to
stay aware of and participate in government policies; employment and career
services to assist in career and employment needs; research to contribute to
the general knowledge and understanding of the role of special librarians;
maintaining the Information Resources Center, which holds information
relating to the development and management of special libraries; scholarship
and awards to recognize the achievements in the profession; student networks
for students to gain experience and to be able to communicate with each
other.
Committees:
Affirmative Action; Awards and Honors; Cataloging; Consultation
Service; Copyright; Government Relations; International Relations;
Networking; Professional Development; Public Relations; Publisher Relations;
Research; SLA Scholarship; Standards; Strategic Planning; Student and
Academic Relations, Technical; Tellers.
Divisions:
Advertising and Marketing; Biological Sciences; Business and
Finance; Chemistry; Education; Engineering; Environmental and Resource
Management; Food; Agriculture, and Nutrition; Geography and Map; Information
Technology; Insurance and Employee Benefits; Legal; Library Management;
Metals/Materials; Military Librarians; Museums; Arts and Humanities; News;
Petroleum and Energy Resources; Pharmaceutical and Health Technology;
Physics-Astronomy-Mathematics; Public Utilities; Science-Technology; Social
Science; Solo Librarians; Telecommunications; Transportation.
URL for website:
http://www.sla.org
E-mail: sla@sla.org