Professional Organizations
Professional Organizations
Professional organizations are a great place to meet people. You can find mentorships, internships, Direct Field Work opportunities (DFW), Capstone projects, or just get to know your aspect of the field better.
General careers
- ALA (American Library Association) including Round Tables and Affiliates
- WLA (Washington State Library Association)
Academic libraries
Public libraries
Youth services/K-12
- AASL (American Association of School Librarians)
- ALSC (Association for Library Services to Children)
- YALSA (Young Adult Library Services Association)
Special libraries
- AALL (American Association of Law Libraries)
- American Theological Library Association
- ARLIS (Art Libraries Society of North America)
- Medical Library Association
- Music Library Association
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- More Academic Geared:
- Major Orchestra Librarians’ Organization, a practical application organization for orchestra librarians
- The Orchestra Librarian: A Career Introduction
- More Academic Geared:
- SLA (Special Library Association)
Nonprofit/government/community informatics
- Government Documents Round Table (GODORT, ALA)
- National Council of Non-Profits
- Progressive Librarians Guild
Corporate libraries and information centers
Digital and information technology
- American Medical Informatics Associates
- ASIS&T (The Information Society for the Information Age)
- Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
- Association for Educational Communications and Technology
- Digital Libraries Federation
- LITA (Library and Information Technology Association)
- AIIM (Association for Information and Image Management)
Special collections (rare books, archives, preservation, conservation, museums)
- AAM (American Alliance of Museums)
- RBMS (Rare Books and Manuscripts Section)
- SAA (The Society of American Archivists)
Data curation
Bioinformatics
- AMIA (American Medical Informatics Association)
- DCC (Digital Curation Centre)
- International Society for Biocuration
- ISCB (International Society for Computational Biology)
- MLA (Medical Library Association)
International librarianship
- IFLA (The International Federation of Library Associations)
- Listing of Library Associations Worldwide
LIS education
Regional organizations
There are many active professional organizations at both the regional and state levels, such as the Pacific Northwest Library Association and the Washington State Library Association. Research to see if there is an association where you live or where you want to live!
List adapted from http://ischool.illinois.edu/careers/proforgslists
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