Library Advocacy & Promotion

Resources in this category:

Border Regional Library Association
http://brla.cjb.net/

"The Border Regional Library Association (BRLA) is an organization founded in 1966 for the promotion of library service and librarianship in the El Paso/Las Cruces/Juárez metroplex." This site has membership, contact and professional development information.

Council on Library and Information Resources
http://www.clir.org/

The Council on Library and Information Resources promotes research, organizes conferences, issues publications, and manages collaborative projects in areas including professional education, development of leadership, economics of information, and the transition to the electronic library.

Libraries for the Future
http://www.lff.org/

"Libraries for the Future is a national non-profit organization that gives voice to the interests of active and potential users of America's public library system. Libraries for the Future initiates and supports grassroots organizing, demonstration projects, research and public awareness activities to focus attention on the resources and services that public libraries now offer and those needed in the next century for a diverse and literate civic community and a strong democracy." This site provides links to information regarding advocacy, public libraries, new technologies, and federal legislation and policy.

Urban Libraries Council
http://www.urbanlibraries.org/

"An association of large public libraries and corporations which serve them, organized to solve common problems, better understand new opportunities and conduct applied research which improves professional practice." Use the Website to learn more about ULC and its members, get news on major projects, and learn about their research.