The following is a list of library, archive, and information profession associations. If you are currently a student, you can receive discount membership rates to most if not all of them. Joining is an excellent way to network, learn about the profession, and find jobs. Check back often for updates and feel free to suggest any organizations to be added.
National Associations
- American Library Association (ALA)
- Association of Records Managers and Administrators (ARMA)
- Society of American Archivists (SAA)
Regional Associations:
- Archivists Round Table of Metropolitan New York
- Connecticut Library Association
- Long Island Library Resources Council (LILRC)
- Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference (MARAC)
- Nassau County Library Association (NCLA)
- New England Library Association
- New Jersey Library Association
- New York Black Librarians Caucus
- New York Library Association
- Special Library Association – New York
Special Interest Associations
- American Association of Law Libraries
- American Association of Museums
- American Theological Library Association
- Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA)
- Assocation of Christian Libraries (ACL)
- Association of Independent Information Professionals (AIIP)
- Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE)
- Association of Moving Image Archivists (AMIA)
- Medical Library Association (MLA)
- Music Library Association (MLA)
- Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals (SCIP)
- Special Library Association (SLA)