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Library and Information Organisations

	United Kingdom:	451 entries	Sample Page (PDF)
	Ireland:	57 entries	Sample Page (PDF)

Organisations listed include professional societies and associations such as CILIP, Aslib, the Library Association of Ireland and the Society of Archivists (along with their branches and special interest groups), plus co-operative schemes and networks, co-ordinating bodies, pressure groups, specialist information services, organisations providing services to libraries and archives, record societies, local history societies, and library and information studies departments of universities and colleges.

Entries are based on information taken from questionnaires sent out to the organisations themselves. Each entry has the following general format:

Contact Details

Postal address
Telephone and fax numbers
Email address
Internet address
Name and email of chief officer or contact
Names and emails of other senior officers

Other Details

Type of organisation (e.g., private, governmental etc.)
Name of governing body (if any)
Number of members (both individual and institutional)
Membership requirements, including subscription rates (if any)
Branches and Special Interest Groups (if any), including contact details
Main activities and services of the organisation
Publications
Any additional information

See Also

Legal Deposit Libraries
Public Libraries
Archives and Local Studies Libraries
Special and Academic Libraries