ALA Publishing

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Mission

The ultimate resource for a dynamic profession

The Publishing Department of the American Library Association provides all librarians a comprehensive, one-stop resource for print and digital materials dedicated to professional development, improving library services, and the promotion of libraries, literacy, and reading. All Net Revenues from subscriptions and product purchases are invested in the financial support of ALA’s goals and initiatives.

Initiatives & Projects

ALA Publishing consists of: 

ALA Editions

Professional library tools and resources—books and more—taking you Beyond Information. Includes ALA TechSource—a resource that provides information on integrating all kinds of technologies in libraries through Library Technology Reports, the Smart Libraries Newsletter, and the ALA TechSource blog.

ALA Graphics

Posters, bookmarks, gifts, and incentives—including the popular READ posters and the READ Design Studio—that help you promote libraries, literacy, and reading.

Booklist Publications

The ALA’s integrated print/online review resource, meeting all collection development and readers’ advisory needs with 8,000+ new recommended-only reviews every year. Booklist Publications include

  • Booklist magazine (22 print issues per year)
  • Access to Booklist Online with a searchable database of reviews and workflow features
  • Book Links quarterly supplement, connecting children with high-quality books and media
  • Plus free content - a wide variety of webinars, e-newsletters and open-access web content.

American Libraries

American Libraries, the magazine of the American Library Association—a suite of print and electronic publications
 
ALA Digital Reference

Guide to Reference—Authoritative online source of first resort with essential print and web reference resources.

RDA Toolkit: Resource Description and Access in the RDA Toolkit

Online Learning Opportunities from ALA Publishing

Find out what online learning opportunities are currently available.

Oversight Groups

Publishing Committee

Popular Resources

ALA Products and Publications

Web Extras

Staff

Don Chatham, Associate Executive Director dchatham@ala.org
Mary-Jo Bolduc, Executive Assistant/ Rights & Permissions mbolduc@ala.org
Mary Mackay, Marketing Director mmackay@ala.org
Laurie Borman, Editor & Publisher, American Libraries lborman@ala.org
Michael Jeffers, Publisher, ALA Editions jjeffers@ala.org
Bill Ott, Editor & Publisher, Booklist Publications bott@ala.org
Rachel Johnson, Director, ALA Graphics rjohnson@ala.org
Troy Linker, Publisher, ALA Digital Reference tlinker@ala.org