List and descriptions of Major Library Organizations and Major Library Journals

1. Major Library Organizations
Tennessee Library Association
http://www.tnla.org/
Mission:
The mission of the Tennessee Library Association (TLA) is to promote the establishment,
maintenance and support of quality library services for all people of the state; to cooperate with
public and private agencies with related interests; and to support and further professional
interests of the membership of the Association.
Vision:
To guide Tennessee librarians and staff to be highly respected professionals and to help
Tennessee libraries provide the best possible information resources and services to the people of
Tennessee.
Publications:
The TLA Newsletter is a quarterly manuscript published by the Tennessee Library Association.
Its purpose is to inform TLA members about news, events, activities, and other pertinent TLA-
related information.

2. Young Adult Services Library Association
(a division of the American Library Association)
http://www.ala.org/yalsa/
Mission:
The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) is a national association of librarians,
library workers and advocates whose mission is to expand and strengthen library services for
teens, aged 12-18. Through its member-driven advocacy, research, and professional development
initiatives, YALSA builds the capacity of libraries and librarians to engage, serve and empower
teens.
The Young Adult Library Services Association:
•Advocates the young adult's right to free and equal access to materials and services, and assists
librarians in handling problems of such access.
•Evaluates and promotes materials of interest to adolescents through special services, programs
and publications, except for those materials designed specifically for curriculum use (as per ALA
Council directive).
•Identifies research needs related to young adult service and communicates those needs to the
library academic community in order to activate research projects.
•Stimulates and promotes the development of librarians and other staff working with young
adults through formal and continuing education.
•Stimulates and promotes the expansion of young adult service among professional associations
and agencies at all levels.
•Represents the interests of librarians and staff working with young adults to all relevant
agencies, governmental or private, and industries that serve young adults as clients or consumers.
•Creates and maintains communication links with other units of ALA whose developments affect
service to young adults.
Vision:
In every library in the nation, quality library service to young adults is provided by a staff that
understands and respects the unique informational, educational and recreational needs of
teenagers. Equal access to information, services and materials is recognized as a right not a
privilege. Young adults are actively involved in the library decision-making process. The library
staff collaborates and cooperates with other youth-serving agencies to provide a holistic,
community-wide network of activities and services that support healthy development.

3. To ensure that this vision becomes a reality, the Young Adult Library Services Association
(YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA):
•advocates extensive and developmentally appropriate library and information services for young
adults, ages 12-18;
•promotes reading and supports the literacy movement;
•advocates the use of information and communications technologies to provide effective library
service;
•supports equality of access to the full range of library materials and services, including existing
and emerging information and communication technologies, for young adults;
•provides education and professional development to enable its members to serve as effective
advocates for young people;
•fosters collaboration and partnerships among its individual members with library and
information services that meet the unique needs and interests of young adults;
•encourages research and is in the vanguard of new thinking concerning the provision of library
and information services to youth.

4. Association of Library Service to Children
(a division of the American Library Association)
http://www.ala.org/alsc/
The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) is the world's largest organization
dedicated to the support and enhancement of library service to children. From creative
programming and best practices to continuing education and professional connections—ALSC
members are innovators in the field of children's library service.
ALSC's network includes more than 4,000 children's and youth librarians, children's literature
experts, publishers, education and library school faculty members, and other adults dedicated to
creating a better future for children through libraries.

5. American Association of School Librarians
(a division of the American Library Association)
http://www.ala.org/aasl/
The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) is the only national professional
membership organization focused on school librarians and the school library community. AASL
has more than 7,000 members and serves school librarians in the United States, Canada, and
around the world.
Mission:
The American Association of School Librarians empowers leaders to transform teaching and
learning.

6. International Association of School Librarians
http://www.iasl-online.org/
Mission:
The mission of the Association is to provide an international forum for people interested in
promoting effective school library programs as viable instruments in the educational process.
IASL also provides guidance and advice for the development of school library programs and the
school library profession. IASL works in cooperation with other professional associations and
agencies.
Vision:
The Association will be influential in the establishment and development of school librarianship
in every country in the world.
Objectives:
The objectives of the Association are:
•To advocate the development of school libraries throughout all countries;
•To encourage the integration of school library programs into the instruction and curriculum of
the school;
•To promote the professional preparation and continuing education of school library personnel;
•To foster a sense of community among school librarians in all parts of the world;
•To foster and extend relationships between school librarians and other professions in connection
with children and youth;
•To foster research in the field of school librarianship and the integration of its findings with
pertinent knowledge from related fields;
•To promote the publication and dissemination of information about successful advocacy and
program initiatives in school librarianship;
•To share information about programs and materials for children and youth throughout the
international community;
•To initiate and coordinate activities, conferences and other projects in the field of school
librarianship and information services.

7. Publications:
School Libraries Worldwide is the official professional peer-reviewed research journal of the
International Association of School Librarianship. It is published twice yearly, in January and
July, on the IASL website [online-only].

8. AECT – Association for Educational Communications and Technology
http://www.aect.org/newsite/
The Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) is a professional
association of thousands of educators and others whose activities are directed toward improving
instruction through technology. AECT members may be found in colleges and universities; in
the Armed Forces and industry; in museums, libraries, and hospitals; in the many places where
educational change is underway. AECT members carry out a wide range of responsibilities in
the study, planning, application, and production of communications media for instruction.
The Association has become a major organization for those actively involved in the designing of
instruction and a systematic approach to learning. It provides an international forum for the
exchange and dissemination of ideas for its members and for target audiences; it is the national
and international spokesperson for the improvement of instruction; and, it is the most recognized
association of information concerning a wide range of instructional and educational technology.
Along with our members, we have 24 state and six international affiliates who are all passionate
about finding better ways to help people learn. AECT is the oldest professional home for this
field of interest and has continuously maintained a central position in the field, promoting high
standards, both in scholarship and in practice. AECT has 9 divisions and a Graduate Student
Assembly that represent the breadth and depth of the field.
Publications:
The association produces two bimonthly journals, Educational Technology Research and
Development and TechTrends.

9. Tennessee State Library and Archives
http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/
The Tennessee State Library and Archives (TSLA), collects and preserves books and records of
historical, documentary and reference value, and promotes library and archival development
throughout the state.
Mission:
The Tennessee State Library and Archives serves Tennessee government and all its citizens by
acquiring, organizing, preserving and making accessible public and historical records and other
resources; by providing statewide consultation services in support of public libraries and local
archives; and by offering alternative formats for reading for those Tennesseans unable to use
standard print material.
Who can use it?
The TSLA is open to residents and non-residents of Tennessee. All TSLA patrons are required to
present a state or federal ID card (such as a drivers license) when entering the building. The
patron will be issued a registration card.
Access to collection?
TSLA collection can be accessed in person through paper materials or online through several
digital collections; such as, online exhibits, Tennessee Electronic Library (TEL), Tennessee
Visual Archive (TeVA), etc.

10. Tennessee Regional Library System
http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/regional/regional.htm
Tennessee’s Regional Library System has been in existence since 1939. Its mission is:
• to assist local governments and public libraries in the development and improvement of
public library services,
• to assist libraries in the selection, maintenance and use of library technologies,
• to provide supplementary library materials and digital content to member public libraries
and to facilitate the preparation of materials for public use (cataloging & processing),
• to facilitate the sharing of resources between and among libraries through a delivery
system and opportunities to participate in shared automation systems and,
• to provide continuing education to local library staff and trustees.
The Regional Library System is composed of nine multi-county regions serving 211 small and
medium-sized public libraries throughout the state of Tennessee. Membership in the Regional
Library System is voluntary. The four metropolitan library systems (Memphis Public Library,
Knox County Library, Nashville Public Library, and the Chattanooga- Hamilton County
Bicentennial Public Library) are considered single-county regions.
State assistance received by local public libraries through the Regional Library System is
intended to supplement local appropriations as required in the establishment of public libraries
by the Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 10, Chapter 3. In return for State assistance, each public
library desiring to belong to the Multi-County Regional system must maintain “the allocation of
locally appropriated funds at a level not less than the amount appropriated the last fiscal year as
well as the expenditure of locally appropriated funds at a level not less than the total amount
expended in the last fiscal year.” Annual Maintenance of Effort agreements between the State
Library and Archives and local cities and counties make certain that State funding does not
supplant the fiscal responsibility of local governments on behalf of their public libraries.

11. OCLC
http://www.oclc.org/en-US/home.html
Mission:
We are a nonprofit library cooperative providing research, programs and services that help
libraries share the world’s knowledge and the work of organizing it. The needs of our members
guide our actions and investments. Through a shared governance structure, librarians manage
and direct the cooperative.
Membership:
Our members come from every type of library across 113 countries. Academic, research, public,
community college and special libraries are among those represented within the OCLC
cooperative, as well as library groups and consortia.
By working together we can find practical solutions to the most pressing issues in the
community. We are dedicated to promoting libraries, library use and librarianship.
Together, OCLC members represent a cohesive hub of library data, activities and interests. This
helps increase the collective influence of libraries, making it possible to develop partnerships and
programs that would be impossible for most libraries to achieve alone.
Publications:
Available digitally and in print, NextSpace is OCLC’s membership magazine that analyzes
industry trends and technology developments and features news about OCLC. Our goal is to help
you stay informed and make key decisions.
OCLC Abstracts is a weekly e-publication that provides news about OCLC services, programs
and research, along with a story that highlights the latest developments in the technology,
economic or social landscapes.

12. References
American Association of School Librarians. (n.d.). Retrieved on April 13, 2015 from
http://www.ala.org/aasl/
Association for Educational Communications and Technology. (n.d.). Retrieved April 13,
2015 from http://www.aect.org/newsite/
Association of Library Service to Children. (n.d.). Retrieved on April 13, 2015 from
http://www.ala.org/alsc/
International Association of School Librarians. (n.d.). Retrieved on April 13, 2015 from
http://www.iasl-online.org/
OCLC: The world’s libraries connected. (n.d.). Retrieved on April 13, 2015 from
https://www.oclc.org/en-US/home.html
Tennessee Library Association. (n.d.). Retrieved on April 13, 2015 from
http://www.tnla.org/
Tennessee State Library and Archives. (n.d.). Retrieved on April 13, 2015 from
http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/
Tennessee State Library and Archives: Regional Libraries. (n.d.). Retrieved on April 13,
2015 from http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/regional/regional.htm
Young Adult Services Library Association. (n.d.). Retrieved on April 13, 2015 from
http://www.ala.org/yalsa/

13. Major Library Journals
D-Lib
http://www.dlib.org/dlib.html
D-Lib Magazine is an electronic publication with a focus on digital library research and
development, including new technologies, applications, and contextual social and economic
issues. D-Lib Magazine appeals to a broad technical and professional audience. The primary goal
of the magazine is timely and efficient information exchange for the digital library community to
help digital libraries be a broad interdisciplinary field, and not a set of specialties that know little
of each other.

14. Booklist
http://www.booklistonline.com
Booklist is a book-review magazine that has been published by the American Library
Association for more than 100 years, and is widely viewed as offering the most reliable reviews
to help libraries decide what to buy and to help library patrons and students decide what to read,
view, or listen to. It comprises two print magazines, an extensive website and database, e-
newsletters, webinars, and other resources that support librarians in collection development and
readers' advisory.
Booklist Online is the web version of the Booklist print magazine. It offers free content to
non-subscribers including a Review of the Day (a highlighted review we're featuring), and a
generous selection of additional reviews and features written exclusively for Booklist Online.
Subscribers to Booklist also gain access to the full Booklist Online database, which contains
more than 160,000 reviews and thousands of features dating back to 1992 and 8,000 new reviews
and related features every year. Much of that content dynamically linked—review to review,
review to feature, and feature to feature.
A quarterly supplement to Booklist free to Booklist subscribers, Book Links magazine
helps teachers, youth librarians, school library media specialists, reading specialists, curriculum
coordinators, and others connect children with high-quality literature-based resources.
Book Links articles provide comprehensive information on using books in the classroom,
including thematic bibliographies with related discussion questions and activities, author and
illustrator interviews and essays, and articles by educators on practical ways to turn children onto
reading. Published in September, November, January, and April, each Book Links issue focuses
on a core curriculum area, including social studies, multicultural literature, language arts, and
science. Book Links articles, from October 2009 onward, are available to Booklist subscribers on
Booklist Online.

15. Computers in Libraries
http://www.infotoday.com/cilmag/
Computers in Libraries is a monthly magazine that provides complete coverage of the
news and issues in the rapidly evolving field of library information technology. Focusing on the
practical application of technology in community, school, academic, and special libraries, CIL
includes discussions of the impact of emerging computer technologies on library systems and
services, and on the library community itself.
Mission:
CIL's mission is to provide librarians and other information professionals with useful and
insightful articles about the technology that affects them, their institutions, and their patrons.
We aim to publish interesting stories, case studies, and opinions that are of professional value to
people working with technology in public, academic, special, and corporate libraries, as well as
archives and museums.
CIL is written by librarians for librarians, and it's about technology all the time.

16. Library Journal
http://lj.libraryjournal.com/#_
Library Journal is the most trusted and respected publication for the library community.
Built on more than a century of quality journalism and reviews, LJ provides groundbreaking
features and analytical news reports covering technology, management, policy and other
professional concerns to public, academic and institutional libraries. Our hefty reviews sections
evaluate 8000+ reviews annually of books, ebooks, audiobooks, videos/DVDs, databases,
systems and websites. Our team of library and literary experts communicate with our audience
through print, digital and live content and continuously strive to stay on the cutting edge of the
ever-evolving world of libraries.

17. Library Literature & Information Science Index
https://www.ebscohost.com/academic/library-literature-information-science-index
This unique resource is essential for keeping pace with all of the latest trends in the evolving
field of library studies. Developed by librarians with librarians in mind, this database provides
cover-to-cover indexing of journals, including key library and information science periodicals.
A useful tool, indexing nearly 300 journals, for study in more than just librarianship, Library
Literature & Information Science Index covers subjects ranging from automation, censorship,
government aid, public relations and much, much more.

18. Library Quarterly
http://www.jstor.org/page/journal/libraryq/about.html
The Library Quarterly is an international journal focused on research that chronicles libraries as
organizations that connect their communities to information. The journal also explores the
evolving social context around libraries and the roles of libraries regarding the growing influence
of information in policymaking, equity, access, inclusion, human rights, and other societal issues.
LQ stands as the journal best positioned to chronicle evolution of libraries and the related
intersections of information, community, and policy. From its inception in 1931, LQ has been
dedicated to the publication of scholarship, reports of research, evaluative essays, and thoughtful
reviews of resources from library and information science and other fields. The journal
encourages submissions from researchers, practitioners, and students that include original
research that are theory-driven, that combine theory and practice, and that inform practice on the
basis of evidence and data rather than conjecture and opinion.

19. Library Resources and Technical Services
http://www.ala.org/alcts/resources/lrts
ALCTS is the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services, a division of the
American Library Association.
• members are dedicated to acquisition, identification, cataloging, classification, and
preservation of all kinds of library materials
• members are tasked with developing and coordinating the country’s library resources
• members are involved in selection and evaluation during acquisition of library materials
and develop library resources
• founded in 1957; celebrated 50 years in 2007
• ALCTS is pronounced (uh-lex')
ALCTS enjoys a rich, 55+-year history of service to its members and continues to improve the
products and services it offers its members. With strategic and tactical plans firmly in place,
ALCTS has a solid foundation from which to expand its influence.
Comprised of nearly 4,000 members from across the United States and 42 countries from around
the globe, ALCTS is the premier resource for information specialists in collection development,
preservation, and technical services. We are the leader in the development of principles,
standards, and best practices for creating, collecting, organizing, delivering, and preserving
information resources in all forms.
Mission:
To shape and respond nimbly to all matters related to the selection, identification,
acquisition, organization, management, retrieval, and preservation of recorded knowledge
through education, publication, and collaboration.

20. Library Trends
https://www.press.jhu.edu/journals/library_trends/
Library Trends is an essential tool for professional librarians and educators alike. Every
issue explores critical trends in professional librarianship, and includes practical applications,
thorough analyses, and literature reviews. Each issue brings readers in-depth, thoughtful articles,
all exploring a specific topic of professional interest. Every year, Library Trends covers a wide
variety of themes, from special libraries to emerging technologies. The journal is published
quarterly for the Graduate School of Library and Information Science by The Johns Hopkins
University Press.

21. Reference and User Services Quarterly
http://journals.ala.org/rusq
The scope of the journal includes all aspects of library service to adults and reference
service and collection development at every level and for all types of libraries.Reference & User
Services Quarterly is the official journal of the Reference and User Services Association of the
American Library Association. Its purpose is to disseminate information of interest to reference
librarians, information specialists, and other professionals involved in user-oriented library
services. The scope of the journal includes all aspects of library service to adults and reference
service and collection development at every level and for all types of libraries.

22. Knowledge Quest
http://knowledgequest.aasl.org/
Published bimonthly September through June by the American Association of School
Librarians, a division of the American Library Association, Knowledge Quest is devoted to
offering substantive information to assist building-level school librarians, supervisors, library
educators, and other decision makers concerned with the development of school library programs
and services. Articles address the integration of theory and practice in school librarianship and
new developments in education, learning theory, and relevant disciplines.

23. Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Tecnology (JASIST)
https://www.asis.org/jasist.html
The Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology (JASIST) is a
leading international forum for peer-reviewed research in information science. For more than
half a century, JASIST has provided intellectual leadership by publishing original research that
focuses on the production, discovery, recording, storage, representation, retrieval, presentation,
manipulation, dissemination, use, and evaluation of information and on the tools and techniques
associated with these processes.
The Journal welcomes rigorous work of an empirical, experimental, ethnographic,
conceptual, historical, socio-technical, policy-analytic, or critical-theoretical nature. JASIST also
commissions in-depth review articles (“Advances in Information Science”) and reviews of print
and other media

24. Tennessee Libraries
http://www.tnla.org/?17
Tennessee Libraries is a scholarly journal published by the Tennessee Library
Association.
Mission:
The mission of the Tennessee Library Association (TLA) is to promote the establishment,
maintenance and support of quality library services for all people of the state; to cooperate with
public and private agencies with related interests; and to support and further professional
interests of the membership of the Association.
Vision:
To guide Tennessee librarians and staff to be highly respected professionals and to help
Tennessee libraries provide the best possible information resources and services to the people of
Tennessee.

25. References
Booklist Online. (n.d.). Retrieved on April 13, 2015 from http://www.booklistonline.com
Computers in Libraries. (n.d.). Retrieved on April 13, 2015 from
http://www.infotoday.com/cilmag/
D-Lib Magazine: The magazine of digital library research. (n.d.). Retrieved on April 13,
2015 from http://www.dlib.org/dlib.html
Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology (JASIST). (n.d.).
Retrieved on April 14, 2015 from https://www.asis.org/jasist.html
Knowledge Quest. (n.d.). Retrieved on April 14, 2015 from
http://knowledgequest.aasl.org/
Library Journal. (n.d.). Retrieved on April 13, 2015 from http://lj.libraryjournal.com/
Library Literature & Information Science Index. (n.d.). Retrieved on April 13, 2015 from
https://www.ebscohost.com/academic/library-literature-information-science-index
Library Quarterly. (n.d.). Retrieved on April 13, 2015 from
http://www.jstor.org/page/journal/libraryq/about.html
Library Trends. (n.d.). Retrieved on April 14, 2015 from
https://www.press.jhu.edu/journals/library_trends/
Library Resources and Technical Services. (n.d.) Retrieved on April 13, 2015 from
http://www.ala.org/alcts/resources/lrts
Reference and User Services Quarterly. (n.d.). Retrieved on April 14, 2015 from
http://journals.ala.org/rusq
Tennessee Libraries. (n.d.). Retrieved on April 14, 2015 from http://www.tnla.org/?17