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The A.L.A. Catalog, also known as the Catalog of A.L.A. Library, as one of the most popular booklists developed by experts, is the “first general book selection guide cooperatively prepared for use by American public libraries.” [3] Before the development of the catalog, Melvil Dewey first promoted the idea of a universal library collection guide in an article “The Coming Catalogue” in ...
The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) is a division of the American Library Association (ALA) [1] that has more than 7,000 members and serves primary school and secondary school librarians in the U.S., Canada, and even internationally. Prior to being established in 1951, school librarians were served by the School Library Section ...
The American Library Association celebrated its centennial in 1976. In commemoration the association published Libraries and the Life of the Mind in America. [31] [32]The American Library Association Archives, established at the time of the centennial, created an online exhibit which includes a history of the centennial.
St. John's University: Library and Information Science State University of New York (Albany) : College of Computing and Information (Information Studies Department) SUNY at Buffalo : Department of Library and Information Studies (Graduate School of Education)
The Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS) was a division of the American Library Association (ALA) dedicated to the areas of technical services (acquisitions, cataloging and classification, and continuing resources), collection management and development, and preservation and reformatting.
Below is a continuation of the North America section of the List of library associations. Included are state associations, school library associations, and special library associations that are specific to an American state.
Reference and User Services Quarterly is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal covering library science. It is the official journal of the Reference and User Services Association and is published by the American Library Association. The journal was established as the Reference Quarterly in 1961 under the editorship of William Katz.
Public Libraries is the official publication of the Public Library Association (PLA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA). It is devoted exclusively to public libraries. The print edition is published six times a year and is a delayed open access journal, with older issues available as PDF files on the journal's website.