Established in 2024, The ALA Council approved a standing committee, ALA Affiliate Committee. The ALA Affiliates Committee works to ensure all affiliates understand their responsibilities to and their benefits from ALA. This group will also promote
Explores the evolving nature of the library catalog and its relationship to the fundamental mission and expanding services of libraries. This interest group is part of Core's Metadata and Collections Section. Join this Interest Group
Discusses the various issues involved in cataloging, classification, authority control and metadata application after the initial cataloging has been performed, including its impact on discovery. Provides a forum for exchanging information and discussing
Oversees Core's conference, preconference and poster session program planning; develops criteria for such programs; reviews plans; provides advice to Core groups that submit preconference, conference and poster session programs; fosters the development of
Focuses on consortial funding, advocacy, services, etc., and discusses topics of interest to statewide library cooperatives, multi-state, national cooperatives, and multi-type library systems. This interest group is part of Core's Leadership and
Provides a forum to examine and encourage the research and practice of library administration, especially on the middle management level, and to encourage the improvement of such management in libraries. This interest group is part of Core's Leadership
Focuses on both broad and specific preservation issues in libraries. Topics encompass physical collections generally, and occasionally digital preservation issues. We serve academic, public, special, and other types of libraries. This interest group is
Develops, facilitates, maintains and expands preservation focused outreach and service on behalf of Core through the Preservation Week and Preservation in Action initiatives; Promotes these efforts through a variety of strategies, working closely with
