List of library associations
International
- Association of Caribbean University, Research and Institutional Libraries (ACURIL)
- Association of Christian Librarians
- Commonwealth Library Association[1]
- 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)
- International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
- Librarians for Fairness
- Masonic Library and Museum Association
- Progressive Librarians Guild
- Special Libraries Association (SLA)
- European Association of Middle East Librarians (MELCom International)
Africa
- Ghana Library Association
- Health Information and Libraries in Africa
- Namibian Information Workers Association
- Nigerian Library Association (NLA)
- Tanzania Library Association
- Uganda Library Association
- Kenya Library Association
- Library and Information Association of South Africa (LIASA)
- Zimbabwe Library Association (ZimLA)
- http://zimla.org.zw/
Asia
- Association of Special Libraries of the Philippines
- Bangladesh Association of Librarians, Information Scientists and Documentalists
- Bengal Library Association
- Central Government Library Association
- China Society for Library Science
- East-Kazakhstan Librarians' Association
- Hong Kong Library Association
- Indian Association of Special Libraries and Information Centres
- Indian Academic Library Association
- 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
- Kerala Library Association
- Korean Library Association
- Librarians Association of Malaysia
- Library Association of Bangladesh
- Library Association of China
- Library Association of Singapore
- Library Association of the Republic of China
- Macau Library and Information Management Association
- Medical and Health Librarians Association of the Philippines
- Medical Library Association of India
- Middle East Librarians Association
- 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 Librarians Association, Inc.
- 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
Caribbean
- Association of Caribbean University, Research and Institutional Libraries (ACURIL)
- Association of Librarians in the Jamaica Library Service (ALJAS)
- Caribbean Association of Law Libraries (CARALL)
- Cayman Islands Information Professionals (CIIP)
- Library and Information Association of Jamaica (LIAJA)
- Library Association of Trinidad and Tobago (LATT)
- Library Association of Barbados (LAB)
- Library Association of Bermuda (LAB)
Europe
- Art Libraries Association
- ASLIB (UK); formerly 'Association of Special Libraries and Information Bureaux (ASLIB)'
- Association of European Research Libraries (LIBER)
- Association of French Librarians
- 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
- Swiss Association Library & Information Management (SLI)
- Austrian Association of Librarians
- Austrian Library Association
- 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)
- Consortium of European Research Libraries
- Consortium of Research Libraries (CURL)
- Croatian Library Association
- Cyprus Association of Librarians – Information Scientists (CALIS)
- Danish Library Association
- Danish Union of Librarians
- Dutch Association of University Libraries, the Royal Library and the Library of the Royal Dutch Academy of Science
- Dutch National Association of Public Libraries
- 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
- Federation Union of German Library and Information Associations
- Finland's Swedish Library Association
- Finnish Library Association
- Finnish Music Library Association
- Finnish Research Library Association
- Georgian Association of Information Specialists
- Georgian Library Association
- German Library Association
- Greek Librarians 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
- Malta Library and Information Association
- Netherlands Public Library Association
- Norwegian Association of Special Libraries
- Norwegian Library Association
- Norwegian Union of Librarians
- Polish Librarians Association
- Private Libraries Association (UK)
- Russian Library Association
- Romanian Library Association
- School Library Association (UK)
- Slovenian Library Association
- Swedish Library Association
- Ukrainian Library Association[2]
- Turkish University and Research Librarians' Association (UNAK)
- Turkish Librarians' Association (TKD)
Latin America
- Librarian Association of El Salvador
- Comité de Cooperación entre Bibliotecas Universitarias de Guatemala
- Asociación Bibliotecológica de Guatemala
- Argentinian Library Association
- Brazilian Federation of Librarians Associations, Information Scientists and Institutions
- Mexican Library Association
- Sociedad de Bibliotecarios de Puerto Rico (SBPR)
- Asociación de Bibliotecarios Escolares de Puerto Rico
North America
List of Library Associations specific to American states
List of Library Associations specific to Canadian territories
- American Library Association (ALA)
- American Association of Law Libraries (AALL)
- American Association of School Librarians (AASL)
- American Indian Library Association
- American Theological Library Association (ATLA)
- Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA)
- Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association
- Association of Architecture School Librarians
- Association of Caribbean University, Research and Institutional Libraries
- Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL)
- Association of Jewish Libraries
- Association of Research Libraries (ARL)
- Atlantic Provinces Library Association (APLA)
- Black Caucus of the American Library Association, Inc
- Border Regional Library Association (BRLA)
- Cache Valley Library Association (CVLA)
- Canadian Association for School Libraries
- Canadian Association for Information Science (CAIS-ACSI)
- Canadian Association of Law Libraries
- Canadian Association of Special Libraries and Information Services
- Canadian Health Libraries Association
- Canadian Library Association
- Catholic Library Association
- Chinese American Librarians Association
- Church and Synagogue Library Association
- Colorado Library Consortium (CLiC)
- Connecticut Library Association
- Evangelical Church Library Association
- Foothills Library Association
- Idaho Library Association
- Illinois Library Association
- L'association des bibliothécaires du Québec/Quebec Library Association
- Library Information Technology Association (LITA)
- Lubbock Area Library Association
- Maine Library Association
- Major Orchestra Librarians' Association
- Manitoba Library Association
- Massachusetts Library Association
- Medical Library Association
- Metrolina Library Association
- Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO)
- Michigan Library Association
- Minnesota Library Association
- Missouri Association of School Libraries
- Missouri Library Association
- Mountain Plains Library Association
- Music Library Association
- New England Library Association
- New Jersey Library Association (NJLA)
- New York Library Association
- Newfoundland and Labrador Library Association (NLLA)
- North American Serials Interest Group (NASIG)
- North Carolina Library Association (NCLA)
- Ontario Library Association (OLA)
- Oregon Library Association (OLA)
- Pacific Northwest Library Association
- Patent and Trademark Depository Library Association
- Pennsylvania Library Association
- Polish American Librarians Association (PALA)
- Public Library Association
- Southeastern Library Association
- Substance Abuse Librarians & Information Specialists (SALIS)
- Tennessee Library Association
- Texas Library Association
- Theatre Library Association
- United States Agricultural Information Network
- Urban Libraries Council
- USA Toy Library Association
- Utah Educational Library Media Association
- Utah Library Association
- Virginia Library Association
- Western Association of Map Libraries
- Wisconsin Library Association
Oceania
- Australian and New Zealand Theological Library 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
- History of Public Library Advocacy
- Public Library Advocacy
Footnotes
- ↑ Commonwealth Library Association; Commonwealth Secretariat
- ↑ Lyudmila Shpilevaya (2010), "Ukraine: Libraries", in Marcia J. Bates, Encyclopedia of Library and Information Sciences, Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press, ISBN 9780849397127