Resource Guides

The ALA Library regularly receives inquiries on a wide variety of library-related topics. We have prepared these resource guides based on the most frequently asked questions we receive.

How to navigate this page: Click on one of the icons below, or on one of the links in the navigation menu on the left-hand side of the screen. You will then be directed to a LibGuide prepared by the ALA Library. Click here to visit the ALA Library LibGuides homepage.   

Icon for ALA Periodicals Libguide Icon for Book Discussion Group LibGuide Icon for ALA Book Donation Programs LibGuide Icon for ALA Bookmobiles LibGuide Icon for ALA Building Libraries LibGuide
Icon for ALA Cataloging Tools & Resources LibGuide Icon for ALA Copyright for Libraries LibGuide Icon for ALA Definition of a Library LibGuide Icon for ALA Evaluating Information LibGuide Icon for ALA Filing Rules LibGuide
Icon for ALA Financial Literacy in Public Libraries LibGuide Icon for ALA Gun Violence in Libraries LibGuide Icon for ALA Health Information in Libraries LibGuide Icon for ALA Implementing Library Technology LibGuide Icon for ALA Interlibrary Loans LibGuide
Icon for ALA ISBN and ISSN Systems LibGuide Icon for ALA Joint-Use Libraries LibGuide Icon for ALA Libraries Transform: The Expert in the School Library Icon for ALA Library Cards LibGuide Icon for ALA Library Disaster & Preparedness LibGuide
Icon for ALA Library Equipment & Facilities Management LibGuide Icon for ALA Library Policy Development LibGuide Icon for ALA Library Products & Services LibGuide Icon for ALA Library Services to Persons with Disabilities Icon for ALA Library Standards LibGuide
Icon for ALA Library Statistics and Figures LibGuide Icon of bullhorn with text that reads: Marketing to Libraries Icon of a moving truck with text that reads: Moving a Library Icon for the National Library Symbol Icon for Outsourcing and Privatization LibGuide
Icon for ALA Preservation Libguide Icon for ALA Prison Libraries LibGuide Icon for ALA Recommended Listening, Viewing and Websites Icon for ALA Recommended Reading LibGuide Icon for ALA Researching Banned Books
Icon for ALA RFID and Libraries LibGuide Icon for ALA Safety and Security in Libraries LibGuide Icon for ALA Setting up a Library LibGuide Icon for ALA Summer Reading LibGuide Icon for ALA Sustainability in Libraries LibGuide