Professional Library Associations

National Organizations

• American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) 
• Association for all types of legal libraries and librarians.
• American Library Association (ALA) 
• Assocation for all types of libraries and librarians in America.
• American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIST) 
• Association for information professionals, focusing on information science theories, techniques, and more. Not just a library organization.
• Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) 
• Association for college and research oriented libraries and librarians.
• Association of Research Libraries (ARL) 
• Association for research libraries and librarians.
• International of Library Associations (IFLA) 
• International body representing library organizations and library interests across the world.
• Medical Library Association (MLA) 
• Assocation for medical and health libraries and librarians
• Music Library Association (MLA) 
• Assocation for music libraries and librarians.
• Special Library Association (SLA) 
• Association for librarians in special or private settings.
• Texas Library Association 
• Library association of Texas

AALL Committees

• AALL Committees 
• Link to AALL's listing of committees.

AALL Regional Chapters

• Arizona Association of Law Libraries (AzALL) 
• AALL Chapter covering the state of Arizona.
• Assocation of Law Libraries of Upstate New York (ALLUNY) 
• AALL Chapter covering the upstate New York state region.
• Atlanta Law Libraries Association (ALLA) 
• AALL Chapter covering the city of Atlanta, GA.
• Central Florida Association of Law Libraries (CFALL)  
• AALL Chapter covering primarily the Tampa Bay, FL area, but extending as far as Orlando and Sarasota.
• Chicago Association of Law Libraries (CALL) 
• AALL Chapter covering the greater Chicago, IL area.
• Colorado Association of Law Libraries (CoALL) 
• AALL Chapter covering the state of Colorado.
• Dallas Association of Law Librarians (DALL) 
• AALL Chapter covering Dallas, TX area.
• Greater Philadelphia Law Library Association (GPLLA) 
• AALL Chapter covering greater Philadelphia, PA area.
• Houston Area Law Librarians (HALL) 
• AALL Chapter covering greater Houston, TX area.
• Law Librarians Association of Wisconsin (LLAW) 
• AALL Chapter covering the state of Wisconsin.
• Law Librarians of Puget Sound (LLOPS) 
• AALL Chapter covering the Puget Sound area of Washington state.
• Law Librarians' Society of Washington, DC, Inc. 
• AALL Chapter covering the District of Columbia.
• Law Libraries Association of Alabama (LLAA) 
• AALL Chapter covering the state of Alabama.
• Law Library Association of Greater New York (LLAGNY) 
• AALL Chapter covering the county of New York and the adjoining counties of the states of New York and New Jersey.
• Law Library Association of Maryland (LLAM) 
• AALL Chapter covering the state of Maryland.
• Mid-America Association of Law Libraries (MAALL) 
• AALL Chapter covering the mid-America area; Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, and South Dakota.
• Minnesota Assocation of Law Libraries (MALL) 
• AALL Chapter covering the state of Minnesota.
• New Jersey Law Librarians Association (NJLLA) 
• AALL Chapter covering the state of New Jersey.
• Northern California Association of Law Libraries (NoCALL) 
• AALL Chapter covering the northern area of California.
• Ohio Regional Association of Law Libraries (ORALL) 
• AALL Chapter covering the states of Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky.
• San Diego Area Law Libraries (SANDALL) 
• AALL Chapter covering the greater San Diego, CA area.
• Southeastern Association of Law Libraries (SEALL) 
• AALL Chapter covering the southeastern states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North and South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Washington D.C. and West Virginia, plus Puerto Rico
• Southern California Association of Law Libraries (SCALL) 
• AALL Chapter covering the southern region of California.
• Southwestern Association of Law Libraries (SWALL) 
• AALL Chapter covering the region including Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas.
• Virginia Association of Law Libraries (VALL) 
• AALL Chapter covering the state of Virginia.

AALL Special Interest Sections

• Academic Law Libraries Special Interest Section (AALL-SIS) 
• AALL Section for academic law librarians.
• Computing Services Special Interest Section (CS-SIS) 
• AALL Section for law librarians assisting users with technology needs.
• Foreign, Comparative & International Law Special Interest Section (FCIL-SIS) 
• AALL Section for the exchange of ideas and information on foreign, comparative and international law.
• Government Documents Special Interest Section (GD-SIS) 
• AALL Section for the dissemination of information about government documents to law librarians.
• Legal Information Services to the Public Special Interest Section (LISP-SIS) 
• AALL Section to improve access to legal information and to promote legal information services to the public.
• Online Bibliographic Services Special Interest Section (OBS-SIS) 
• AALL Section focuses on all aspects of the various national and local bibliographic utilities.
• Private Law Libraries Special Interest Section (PLL-SIS) 
• AALL Section focusing on improving the quality of private law libraries. (AKA the Energizer Bunny SIS)
• Research Instruction and Patron Services Special Interest Section (RIPS-SIS) 
• AALL Section for those involved in patron instruction or serving the public through CALR, ILL, reference, circulation, and other topics.
• Social Responsibilities Special Interest Section (SR-SIS) 
• AALL Section focusing on social issues that affect our profession and the human race in general.
• Technology Services Special Interest Section (TS-SIS) 
• AALL Section for librarians involved with technical services such as acquisitions, cataloging and classification, collection development, preservation, and serials control.