Professional Organizations
Professional organizations are an excellent resource for learning about a profession, making connections, and finding job postings and career resources. Discounted membership rates for students are often available. Some professional organizations offer scholarships to students entering or enrolled in LIS master's or PhD programs. One way to get involved is by attending, volunteering or presenting at a conference. Travel grants and discounted registration rates for conferences are often available for students and/or volunteers. In addition to sessions and exhibits, many conferences offer free resume review and on-site job interviews. The SLIS library maintains a longer list of LIS associations.
General Resources: Library and Information Studies
Academic Libraries
Archives and Records Management
Print Culture
Public Libraries
School Library Media
Specialized Libraries
Technology
Youth Services
General Resources: Library and Information Studies
American Library Association (ALA)
American Society for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T)
Association for Library and Information Science Educators (ALISE)
Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS)
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)
Library Journal
REFORMA - National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish-Speaking
Wisconsin Library Association (WLA)
Wisconsin Women Library Workers (WWLW)
The SLIS Library maintains a longer list of professional associations.
Academic Libraries
Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL)
Association for Research Libraries (ARL)
Wisconsin Association of Academic Librarians (WAAL)
Archives and Records Management
Association of Records Managers and Administrators (ARMA)
Midwest Archives Conference
Society of American Archivists
Print Culture
Bibliographical Society of America
Center for the Book, Library of Congress
Center for the History of Print Culture in Modern America
Guild of Book Workers
Library History Round Table (LHRT) of ALA
Rare Book and Manuscripts Section (RBMS) of ALA
Society for the History of Authorship, Reading, and Publishing (SHARP)
Public Libraries
Public Library Association (PLA)
Wisconsin Association of Public Libraries (WAPL)
School Library Media
American Association of School Libraries (AASL)
International Association of School Librarianship
International Society for Technology in Education
Wisconsin Educational Media and Technology Association (WEMTA)
Specialized Libraries
Association of Architecture School Librarians
American Association of Law Libraries (AALL)
American Theological Library Association (ATLA)
Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA)
Association of Wisconsin Special Librarians
Law Librarians Association of Wisconsin (LLAW)
Medical Library Association
Music Library Association
News Division of the Special Libraries Association (SLA)
Special Libraries Association (SLA)
Wisconsin Chapter of the Special Libraries Association
Technology
Library & Information Technology Association (LITA)
Youth Services
Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC)
Children's Literature Association (ChLA)
Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)
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