1. Role of Divisions/Associations & Round Tables in ALA Jennifer Boettcher RUSA Councilor boettcher@georgetown.edu

2. Divisions/Associations and Round Tables Job Specific – work family- Find your Section – Education: publications, programs, webinars, workshops, webpages – Set standards and guidelines – Gives awards and grants – Legislative and policy watchdogs/advocacy – Separate conferences: PLA, ACRL, AASL, YALSA

3. 11 Divisions American Association of School Librarians (AASL) American Association of School Librarians (AASL) Assn. for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS) Assn. for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS) Assn. for Library Service to Children (ALSC) Assn. for Library Service to Children (ALSC) Assn. of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) Assn. of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) Assn. of Specialized & Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA) Assn. of Specialized & Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA) Library & Information Technology Assn. (LITA) Library & Information Technology Assn. (LITA) Library Leadership & Management Assn. (LLAMA) Library Leadership & Management Assn. (LLAMA) Public Library Assn. (PLA) Public Library Assn. (PLA) Reference & User Services Assn. (RUSA) Reference & User Services Assn. (RUSA) United for Libraries United for Libraries Young Adult Library Services Assn. (YALSA) Young Adult Library Services Assn. (YALSA)

4. Sections within Divisions Example: RUSA Sections Business Reference and Services Section (BRASS) business information specialists, and others engaged in business reference/information services. Collection Development and Evaluation Section (CODES) collection development and evaluation- Awards & Booklist History Section (HS) archivists, genealogists, historians, and others engaged in historical reference or research. MARS: Emerging Technologies in Reference Section all forms of computer-based reference information services in libraries. Reference Services Section (RSS) delivery, management, and evaluation of reference and users services. Sharing and Transforming Access to Resources Section (STARS) interlibrary loan, document delivery, remote circulation, access services, cooperative reference, remote storage, cooperative collection development, and other shared library services

5. 20 Round Tables Ethnic & Multicultural Information Exchange RT (EMIERT) Exhibits Round Table (ERT) Federal and Armed Forces Libraries (FAFLRT) Games & Gaming (GAMERT) Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Round Table (GLBTRT) Government Documents (GODORT) Intellectual Freedom Round Table (IFRT) International Relations (IRRT) Learning RT (LearnRT, formerly CLENERT) Library History (LHRT) Library Instruction Round Table (LIRT) Library Research (LRRT) Library Support Staff Interests (LSSIRT) Map and Geospatial Information (MAGIRT) New Members Round Table (NMRT) Retired Members Round Table (RMRT) Round Table Coordinating AssemblyRound Table Coordinating Assembly.Social Responsibilities Round Table (SRRT)Social Responsibilities Round Table (SRRT) Staff Organizations (SORT) Sustainability (SustainRT) Video Round Table (VRT)

6. Governance Part of ALA (operating agreement) Constitution By-laws (changed by membership vote) Policies (changed by Executive Board) Executive Board (elected) – Committees (appointed by vice/incoming President) – Section Executive Board (elected) – Committees (appointed by vice/incoming Chair)

7. Doing More & Finding More Doing More Join ALA $35-133 Join ALA Join a Division $50-65 Select section(s)- free Join a Roundtable $3-20 VOLUNTEER for Committee(s) VOLUNTEER for Committee(s) Develop your skills Legislative Action Finding More ALA.org ALA Connect – Open to all members Discussion Lists Handbook of Organization Handbook of Organization