ILA – Indian Library Association

The Indian Library Association (ILA) was established on September 13, 1933 Registered under the societies Registration Act (XXI of 1860), on the occasion of the First All India Library Conference held at Calcutta (now Kolkata). The headquarters of ILA sit

Indian Association of Special Libraries and Information Centres

The Indian Association of Special Libraries and Information Centres (IASLIC) is a non-profit organisation based in India that supports development in the entire field of special librarianship in India. The IASLIC undertakes supports, coordinate research a

Indian Association of Teachers of Library and Information Science

On 19th December 1969, a meeting of the library science teachers attending the Sarada Ranganathan Endowment Lectures was convened by Mr. P. N. Kaula at DRTC with Mr. C. K. Langridge in the chair. This was attended by teachers from several Library schools.

Central Government Library Association

Ministry of Culture, New Delhi set up a high power committee to look into the grievances & other matters related to the central government libraries & staff after receiving suggestion from various library associations & libraries. A Local newspapers ‘Amar

Bengal Library Association

Bengal Library Association, formerly known as All Bengal Library Association, was established in 1925 under the presidentship of Poet Rabindranath Tagore and the first Secretary of the Association was Mr. Sushilkumar Ghosh.

Maharashtra University and College Librarians Association

There should be a right platform to discuss the problems regarding the development of University and college libraries in Maharashtra as well as the library professionals working in these institutions collectively. This demand is continuously come from li

Kerala Library Association

Professional Associations were late to emerge in Kerala because of the fact that qualified librarians were few and far between till the establishment of the Department of Library Science, University of Kerala in 1961. With the increase in number a strong

Madras Library Association

Madras Library Association (MALA) was founded on 31st January 1928 by Dr. S.R. Ranganathan and Mr. K.V. Krishnanswamy Aiyar . The library movement in the former Madras Presidency originated as part of the national movement for political freedom and social

Karnataka State Library Association

KALA is a registered Association contributing to the professional development of the Library professionals. Formerly the name of KALA was \'Mysore State Library Association\' founded by the initiative of late Dr. S. R. Ranganathan, Father of Library Scien

Delhi Library Association

Delhi Library Association is governed by an elected Executive Committee which is its policy-making body. General Body of DLA comprising life members, ordinary members and institution members elects one General Secretary and 15 members of the Executive Com

Academic Library Association

The Academic Library Association (ALA), India is purely a professional society of qualified library and information science professionals.The Academic Library Association was initially formed on 1st November 1996. The Association secured registration unde

Punjab Library Association

Punjab Library Association (PLA) is one of the earliest library associations formed in India. Its roots can be traced back in th pre-independnce era to the year 1916. This year Dr. A.C. Woolner, Honorary University Librarian, Punjab University, Lahore too

Society of the Advancement of Library and Information Science (SALIS)

The acronym ‘SALIS’ stands for Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science. Like-minded library professionals established SALIS as a professional association in March 2002. The primary focus was to provide need-based service to the prof

Uttar Pradesh Library Association (U.P.L.A.)

The Uttar Pradesh Library Association (U.P.L.A.) is a registered society under the Societies Registration Act, 1960, first established during the All India Library Conference held in Lucknow from April 19-22, 1935. Its first President was Dr. Wali Mohammed, and Mr. Fazal Illahi served as General Secretary. After becoming inactive due to limited library awareness, the Association was revived in 1948 under the leadership of Col. N. Rahman. It was revived again in 1956, in the presence of Chief Minister Dr. Sampurnanand, with Mr. C.G. Vishwanathan as President and Mr. K. Kumar as General Secretary. Since then, U.P.L.A. has actively worked to advance librarianship and library development across Uttar Pradesh.