Professional Associations
Get involved with the SLIS student chapters of professional
organizations. These chapters provide opportunities to learn about the
profession, and to add to your résumé.
Student membership is
often an option in professional associations. Look for career information,
jobs, journals, conferences, and more in the links below.
American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) Job Site
American Communication Association (ACA)
American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works
American Library Assocation (ALA) Job Site
American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) Job Exchange
American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIST) Career Services
American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIST) Student Chapter
American Society of Indexers (ASI)
Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA)
Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA)
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Student Chapter
Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC)
Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE)
Association of American Publishers, Inc. (AAP)
Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL)
Association of Indiana School Library Educators (AISLE)
Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR)
Association of Mental Health Librarians
Association of Research Libraries (ARL)
Beta Phi Mu Chi Chapter, Indiana
Center for Research and P-16 Collaboration
Chemistry Division (SLA)
Classification Research Special Interest Group (ASIST)
Computer-Human Interaction Special Interest Group (ACM)
Council of State Archivists
Digital Libraries Special Interest Group (ASIST)
Electronic Commerce Special Interest Group (ACM)
Human Computer Interaction Special Interest Group (ASIST)
Indiana Library Federation (ILF)
Indiana Online Users Group (IOLUG)
Information Technology Association of American (ITAA)
Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) Job Site
International Assoc. for Social Science Information Service and Technology (IASSIST)
International Association for the Development of the Information Society (IADIS)
International Association of Libraries & Museums of the Performing Arts (SIBMAS)
International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA)
International Relations Office - ALA
Internet Society (ISOC)
Medical Library Association (MLA)
Middle East Librarians Association (MELA)
Military Librarians Division (SLA)
North American Serials Interest Group (NASIG)
Public Library Association (PLA)
Reference and User Services Association (RUSA)
Scholarly Societies Project
Slavic and East European Section (SEES) of the Association of College and Research Libraries
Society for Social Studies of Science (4S)
Society of American Archivists (SAA) Student Chapter
Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals (SCIP) Job Page
Special Libraries Association (SLA) Indiana
Strategic Planning Society (SPS)
The Association of Moving Image Archivists
Theatre Library Association
University and College Computing Services Special Interest Group (ACM)
Visual Resources Association (VRA)