Library Associations: International
| TITLE: |
Association
of Christian Librarians (ACL) |
| DESCRIPTION: |
"Established in 1957 at Nyack College, the Association
of Christian Librarians (ACL) has grown to over 300 individual members. ACL's
international membership includes persons from across the wide spectrum of denominations.
Membership is open to Christians agreeing to Association's purposes and doctrinal
statement who are involved in the practice or support of librarianship. Associate
membership is open to any other Christians interested in the practice or support of
librarianship." --ACL History. The site provides information about the organization,
its membership, publications, annual conference, christian resources, and job
announcements, etc. |
| E-MAIL: |
webmaster@acl.org |
| KEYWORDS: |
library association, international, acl |
| TITLE: |
International
Association of Music Libraries, Archives & Documentation Centres (IAML) |
| DESCRIPTION: |
"IAML is the professional association of music librarians. Its
principal aims are: to encourage and promote the activities of music libraries, archives and
documentation centres and to strengthen cooperation among institutions and
individuals working in these fields to promote a better understanding of
the cultural importance of music libraries, archives and documentation
centres nationally and internationally to support and facilitate the
realization of projects in music bibliography, music documentation and music
library and information science at national and international levels to
promote the availability of all publications and documents relating to
music, including international exchange and lending to support the
development of international and national standards for cataloguing,
preservation and availability of music materials to promote professional
education and training to further the bibliographic control of music
collections of all kinds to support the protection and preservation of
musical documents of all periods. IAML draws most of its membership from Europe and North America. It is also
well represented in Australia, New Zealand and Japan, less well so in other
parts of Asia, in Latin America and Africa. Extending its coverage to these
parts of the world is an important goal for the Association."--Supplied by Massimo Gentili-Tedeschi. |
| KEYWORDS: |
library association, international, music |
| TITLE: |
International Association of School Librarianship
(IASL) |
| DESCRIPTION: |
Provide an international forum for people interested in
promoting effective school library media programmes as viable instruments in the
educational process. Membership is worldwide, and includes school librarians, teachers,
librarians, library advisers, consultants, educational administrators, and others who are
responsible for library and information services in schools. Includes information about
the Association, links to IASL Newsletter, Journal: School Libraries Worldwide, The Annual
Conferences, Committees and Projects, IASL-LINK: The Association's Listserv, Publications,
and Links to School Library Resources on the Internet. |
| KEYWORDS: |
library association, international, school libraries |
| TITLE: |
International Association of Technological
University Libraries (IATUL) |
| DESCRIPTION: |
"A voluntary international non-governmental organisation
of a group of libraries, represented by their library directors or university managers who
have responsability for information services and resource management."--What is
IATUL? |
| KEYWORDS: |
library association, international, technology university
libraries |
| TITLE: |
International
Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLANET) |
| DESCRIPTION: |
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. Contents: General
IFLA Information, Conference Information, Publications, IFLANET Electronic Information
Services, IFLANET Administration and Contact Information, etc. |
| KEYWORDS: |
library association, international |
|
TITLE:
|
Chinese
American Librarians Association |
| DESCRIPTION: |
Description:
Chinese American Librarians Association (CALA) started in 1973 as
Mid-West Chinese American Librarians Association, a regional
organization in Illinois. A year later, Chinese Librarians Association
was formed in California in 1974. In 1976, Mid-West Chinese American
Librarians Association was expanded to a national organization as
Chinese American Librarians Association. By 1979, CALA had five
chapters in Northeast,Mid-West, Atlantic, Southwest and California
respectively. Chinese American Librarians Association and Chinese
Librarians Association were merged in 1983. The merged organization
retains CALA's English name and Chinese
Librarians Association's Chinese name ? ����ͼ���ԡãÐ��
(hua
ren tu shu guan
yuan xie hui). |
| KEYWORDS: |
Chinese,
American, librarian, association |
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