Publishing

 

The ALA Publishing Department provides all librarians and information professionals a comprehensive, one-stop resource for print and digital materials dedicated to professional development, improving library services, technology training, and the promotion of libraries, literacy, and reading. The department's expanding role in disseminating materials focuses on meeting users’ needs wherever they are, whenever it’s convenient. Related materials can be found under Record Group 13 at the ALA Archives.

Sub-communities within this community

  • ALA Digital Reference
    ALA Digital Reference is an imprint of ALA Publishing dedicated to serving the international cataloging community.
  • ALA Editions
    The publishing imprint of the American Library Association, ALA Editions offers books, eCourses, and webinars for the library and information services community.
  • ALA TechSource
    ALA TechSource, an imprint of the American Library Association, publishes Library Technology Reports and Smart Libraries Newsletter.
  • American Libraries
    American Libraries, the magazine of the American Library Association, offers a suite of print and electronic publications, appearing 6 times per year in print and offering the weekly e-newsletter AL Direct.
  • Booklist
    Booklist is a book-review magazine that has been published by the American Library Association for more than 100 years

Collections in this community

Recent Submissions

  • State of America’s Libraries 2024 
    American Library Association (2024-04)
    The 2024 annual report by the American Library Association on the state of American libraries.
  • State of America’s Libraries 2023 
    American Library Association (2023-04)
    The 2023 annual report by the American Library Association on the state of American libraries.
  • State of America’s Libraries 2022 Special Report: Pandemic Year Two 
    American Library Association (2022-04)
    The 2022 special COVID-19 report by the American Library Association on the state of American libraries.
  • RSC/Chair/2024/11 
    Iseminger, Damian; Behrens, Renate; Welsh, Anne (RDA Steering Committee, 2024-04-11)
    Charge document for the Technical Working Group, superseding RSC/Chair/2024/5 but differing from it only in the list of members, since two new members have joined the Working Group.
  • RSC/Agenda/456-468 
    Behrens, Renate; Welsh, Anne (RDA Steering Committee, 2024-04-08)
    Agenda for the April 2024 meeting.
  • RDA Teaching & Training Tips, January 2024 
    Sze, Elisa (ALA Digital Reference, 2024-04-04)
    This handout offers tips foreducators and trainers who plan to incorporate RDA into a course or training program on knowledge organization, metadata schemas, or resource description (including cataloguing).
  • RSC/ORDAC/2024/1/summary/ORDAC 
    Christensen, Charlotte (RDA Steering Committee, 2024-04-08)
    This document addresses questions raised in formal responses by RSC members and references these according to the summary produced by the RSC Secretary (RSC/ORDAC/2024/1/summary). ORDAC felt it was important that the ...
  • RSC/Chair/2024/9 
    Behrens, Renate; Welsh, Anne (RDA Steering Committee, 2024-03-12)
    Discharge document for the Place/Jurisdiction Working Group. Includes summary of actions and list of documents created.
  • RSC/Chair/2024/8 
    Behrens, Renate; Welsh, Anne (RDA Steering Committee, 2024-03-05)
    Discharges the Official Languages Working Group, including a summary of their actions and list of papers produced by them.
  • RSC/TechnicalWG/2024/1/rev/summary 
    Welsh, Anne (RDA Steering Committee, 2024-04-02)
    Summary of formal responses to RSC/TechnicalWG/2024/1/rev
  • RSC/ORDAC/2024/1/summary 
    Welsh, Anne (RDA Steering Committee, 2024-03-30)
    Summary of formal responses from voting members of the RSC to RSC/ORDAC/2024/1.
  • RSC/TechnicalWG/2024/1/rev/WCEO response 
    Chou, Charlene (RDA Steering Committee, 2024-03-27)
    Formal response from the Wider Community Engagement Officer to RSC/TechnicalWG/2024/1/rev.
  • RSC/TechnicalWG/2024/1/rev/TranslationsTLO 
    Dancs, Szabolcs (RDA Steering Committee, 2024-03-22)
    Response from the Translations Team Liaison Officer to RSC/TechnicalWG/2024/1/rev
  • RSC/ORDAC/2024/1/WCEO response 
    Chou, Charlene (RDA Steering Committee, 2024-03-28)
    Formal response from the Wider Community Engagement Officer to RSC/ORDAC/2024/1.
  • RSC/ORDAC/2024/1/TTWG Response 
    Iseminger, Damian (RDA Steering Committee, 2024-03-28)
    Official response from the Technical Working Group to RSC/ORDAC/2024/1.
  • RSC/TechnicalWG/2024/1/rev/ORDAC response 
    Christensen, Charlotte (RDA Steering Committee, 2024-03-25)
    Response from the RSC Oceania Representative to RSC/TechnicalWG/2024/1/rev.
  • RSC/TechnicalWG/2024/1/rev/NARDAC response 
    Maxwell, Robert L. (RDA Steering Committee, 2024-03-22)
    Formal response to RSC/TechnicalWG/2024/1/rev.
  • RSC/TechnicalWG/2024/1/rev/Examples Editor response 
    Grzegorski, Jessica (RDA Steering Committee, 2024-03-22)
    Formal response from the RDA Examples Editor to RSC/TechnicalWG/2024/1/rev.
  • RSC/TechnicalWG/2024/1/rev/EURIG response 
    Cohen, Ahava (RDA Steering Committee, 2024-03-24)
    Formal response from the RSC Europe representative to RSC/TechnicalWG/2024/1/rev.
  • RSC/TechnicalWG/2024/1/rev/EOO 
    Sze, Elisa (RDA Steering Committee, 2024-03-25)
    Formal response from the Education and Orientation Officer to RSC/TechnicalWG/2024/1/rev.

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