Information and Library Science Resources

Directory of Associations & Organizations

• Professional Associations in the Information Sciences -This is a list of links to Internet sites maintained by various professional organizations in the library and information sciences. 

A Selected List of Professional Information Sciences Organizations

• American Library Association 

• American National Standards Institute

• American Society for Information Science (ASIS)

• American Society of Indexers

• Association for Applied Interactive Multimedia 

• Association for Computational Linguistics

• Association for Information and Image Management International
  

• The Association for Information Management (Aslib)

• Association of Information Systems Professionals (AISP)

• CAUSE, Association for the Management of Information Technology in Higher Education

• Association of Research Libraries

• Bibliographical Society of America

• Classification Society of North America

• Dictionary Society of North America

• Guild of Book Workers 

• The Institute of Information Scientists

• International Federation of Classification Societies (IFCS)

• International Federation for Library Associations and Institutions(IFLA)

• LITA (Library and Information Technology Association)

• Society for Information Display
  

• Special Library Association 

• Visual Resources Association

Other Useful Web Sites

• Copyright for Librarians - It is an online, open access curriculum on copyright law, developed in conjunction with eIFL.net (Electronic Information for Libraries). It aims to inform librarians about copyright law in general, as well as the aspects of copyright law that most affect libraries, especially those in developing and transition countries.

• C&RL NewsNet Internet Resources - Internet resources published monthly 

• Information Today, Inc. 

• InformationR.net - A quality source for research on information management, information science and informations systems

• The Internet Public Library 

• Internet2

• Law and Technology Resources for Legal Professionals

• Librarians' Index to the Internet

• The Library Journal 

• Library of Congress Online Catalog -A database of approximately 12 million records representing books, serials, computer files, manuscripts, cartographic materials, music, sound recordings, and visual materials in the Library's collections. The Online Catalog also provides references, notes, circulation status, and information about materials still in the acquisitions stage. 

• LibrarySupportStaff.com

• Louisiana State University - Internet Resources
  

• Next Generation Internet Initiative Concept Paper

• Online Journals - This page contains links to journals with online content in the fields of library science, communications and computer science in alphabetical order

• Refdesk.com: The Best Source for Facts on the Net

• U.S. Government Documents Ready Reference Collection (Columbia University Libraries, Documents Service Center) - A one-stop shopping site for USG documents on the Web. 

• WebContent.gov -Guide to Managing U.S. Government Websites

• The World-Wide Web Virtual Library 

• W3C World Wide Web Consorsium

Last updated December 28, 2010.