National and International Library Associations and Networks in India and abroad

National and International Library Associations and Networks in India and abroad

These Associations/Organizations has been working for the development of LIS profession, LIS Professionals, LIS Institutions, Libraries and Information Centers.

Establishment of State Level Library Associations in India
(Chronological List of Associations, Established before the year 2000)

Name of the Association	Established Year
Andhra Pradesh Library Association	1914
Maharashtra Library Association	1921
Bengal Library Association	1925
Madras Library Association	1928
Karnataka Library Association	1929
Punjab Library Association	1929
Samastha Kerala Pustakalaya Samiti	1931
Bihar Library Association	1936
Assam Library Association	1938
Utkal Library Association	1944
Kerala Library Association	1945
Hyderabad Library Association	1951
U.P.Library Association	1951
Delhi Library Association	1953
Gujarat library Association	1953
Madhya Bharat Library Association	1957
Gomantak Library Association	1961
Rajasthan Library Association	1962
Jammu & Kashmir Library Association	1966
Tripura Library Association	1967
Manipur Library Association	1987
Mizoram Library Association	1987
Meghalaya Library Association	1994
Nagaland Library Association	1996

Indian Library Associations
(Click on the Links to know more about the Association/Network)

Alphabetical List of Associations with their Links:

All Bengal School Librarians' Association (ABSLA)

All Librarians Development Welfare Association (ALAMP)

Assam Library Association

Bengal Library Association

Bombay Science Librarian's Association (BOSLA)

Central Government Library Association (CGLA)

Delhi Library Association

Gujarat Library Association

Haryana Library Association

Indian Academic Library Association (IALA)

Indian Association of Special Libraries and Information Centers (IASLIC)

Indian Association of Teachers of Library and Information Science (IATLIS)

Indian Library Association (ILA)

Indian Theological Library Association

Jharkhand Information and Library Association

Karnataka State Library Association

Kerala Library Association

Madhya Pradesh Library Association

Madras Library Association

Medical Library Association of India

Odisha Library Academy

Punjab Library Association

Society for Advancement of Library & Information Science (SALIS)

Society for Information Science [SIS]

Uttar Pradesh Library Association

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Indian Library Networks

• Information and Library Network (INFLIBNET)
• Ahmedabad Library Network (ADINET)
• Developing Library Network (DELNET)
• Management Libraries Network (MANLIBNET)
• Calcutta Library Network (CALIBNET)
  
  
  
  Indian Library Welfare Society/Associations
• Documentation Research and Training Centre (DRTC), Bangalore
• National Center for Science Information (NCSI), Bangalore
• National Mission for Libraries (NML)
• Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation (RRRLF)
• SAARC Documentation Centre
•  Kesavan Institute of Information and Knowledge Management
• Satinder Kaur Ramdev Memorial Trust for Advancement of Librarianship (SATKAL)

International Library Associations and Networks

• American Library Association (ALA)
• American Society for Information Science (ASIS)
• Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP)
• Association for Library and Information Science Education
• Association for Information Management (ASLIB)
• Australian Library and Information Association
• Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals, UK [CILIP]
• Coalition for Networked Information
• Council on Library and Information Resources
• International Association of Technological University Libraries [IATUL]
• International Library Information and Analytical Center [ILIAC]
• International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)
• JISC
• National Forum on Information Literacy
• Online Computer Library Center (OCLC)
• Patent and Trademark Depository Library Association
• Scottish Confederation of University and Research Libraries
• Society of College, National and University Libraries [SCONUL], UK
• Special Library Association (SLA) 

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