American Library Association

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nonprofit organization professional association

The American Library Association is a leading professional organization in the United States that promotes libraries and librarianship, sets standards for library education, and accredits library and information science programs.

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Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	nonprofit organization → professional association →
accredits	library and information science programs →
awards	Alex Awards → Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction → Caldecott Medal → Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Children’s Video → Coretta Scott King Book Awards → Newbery Medal → Printz Award →
country	United States →
field	library and information science →
focusesOn	information access → intellectual freedom → literacy promotion →
foundedAt	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania →
foundedIn	1876 →
hasAbbreviation	ALA →
hasCommittee	Office for Intellectual Freedom →
hasDivision	American Association of School Librarians → Association for Library Collections and Technical Services → Association for Library Service to Children → Association of College and Research Libraries → Library Leadership and Management Association → Library and Information Technology Association → Public Library Association → Reference and User Services Association → Young Adult Library Services Association →
hasOffice	Office for Diversity, Literacy and Outreach Services → Office for Intellectual Freedom → Washington Office →
headquartersLocation	Chicago, Illinois →
language	English →
organizes	ALA Annual Conference → ALA Midwinter Meeting →
publishes	American Libraries → College & Research Libraries → Library Resources & Technical Services → Reference & User Services Quarterly → Young Adult Library Services →
purpose	accreditation of library and information science programs → advocacy for library funding and policy → development of library standards → promotion of librarianship → promotion of libraries →
regionServed	United States →
scope	national →
setsStandardFor	library education →
website	https://www.ala.org →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
American Library Association ("Young Adult Library Services Association") → American Library Association ("Library Leadership and Management Association") →	hasDivision
AACR2 → Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules →	publisher
School of Information Sciences (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) →	accreditedBy
Melvil Dewey →	founded
Melvil Dewey →	memberOf
RDA →	publishedBy