The mission of the Staff Organizations Round Table is to encourage the formation of staff organizations; to act as a clearinghouse for information about staff organizations; to bring staff organizations of library employees into closer relationship so as to foster mutual cooperation; to...
The Library Leadership & Management Association (LLAMA) encourages and nurtures current and future leaders, and develops and promotes outstanding leadership and management practices. Learn more about LLAMA on the ALA website .
Enable ALA-Division membership marketing collaboration to enhance overall effectiveness, finds economies, enhance ALA-Division communication, and share information and data.
The Doctoral Recruitment Network brings together current doctoral students and candidates, as well as LIS faculty, with individuals who are interested in exploring doctoral study in library and information science. This community is supported by ALA's Office for Diversity. If you are...
Provides a forum for the discussion and analysis of issues related to the administration of collection management and development, including but not limited to budgeting and fund allocation, organization and staffing, collection development policies, collection analysis, preservation, and...
To address issues related to collection management of electronic resources, their funding, negotiation and license agreements, and selection policies; to consider the adjustments an electronic environment requires of collection developers; to act as section liaison with other groups dealing with...
The members of this group were either instructors or participants in the preconference called MBA Series for Librarians on August 4 and 5, 2010, in Birmingham, AL, or in other iterations, including Annual Conference 2011. The goal of the sessions is to Manage Smarter. Annual Conference 2011 -...
The ALA Washington Office will host Library Advocacy Day featuring a rally at 11 a.m. June 29, 2010, on the U.S. Capitol grounds in Washington, D.C. This one-time opportunity during ALA Annual Conference is a chance for library supporters to join together to demonstrate support for libraries and...
Provides a forum for managers from unionized libraries, those who are approaching such situations, and those who are in nonunionized libraries but wish to raise their consciousness concerning supervision within the unionized environment, discuss negotiation and administration of collective...
Discusses the various issues involved with cataloging, classification, and authority control after the initial cataloging has been performed. Provides a forum for exchanging information and discussing techniques, new developments, and problems in managing the bibliographic integrity of library...