American Libraries

American Libraries is the official news and features magazine of the American Library Association

American Library Association

The American Library Association is a non-profit organization based in the United States that promotes libraries and library education internationally. It is the oldest and largest library association in the world, with more than 62,000 members....

. Published six times per year, along with four additional digital-only supplements, it is distributed to all members of the organization. Its ISSN is 0002-9769.

Subscriptions to American Libraries are not available to individual non-members, but are available to libraries and other institutions by paid subscription: $45 per year in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, $60/year elsewhere.

Access to American Libraries and the weekly electronic newsletter American Libraries Direct, have since late 2008 been made freely available to anyone online.

Publication began in 1970, as a continuation of the ALA Bulletin, which was launched in 1907. Topics include: news about ALA and the library and information science profession in general, information about conferences, job listings, technology, library architecture, programming, budgeting, intellectual freedom, privacy, and other library issues.

External links

• American Libraries website
• American Libraries Direct page