How to Win Friends and Influence People
Professional development is an important part of your graduate education and your professional career. Many of the national organizations offer students a discounted membership rate. In addition, SLIS offers several student organizations to help you get involved and make professional connections.
| National and International Associations | Local and Regional Associations |
| American Library Association (http://www.ala.org/) |
South Carolina Library Association (http://www.scla.org/) |
| American Library Association Divisions (http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/index.cfm) |
South Carolina Association of School Librarians (http://scasl.net/) |
| American Library Association Round Tables (www.ala.org/groups/rts) |
South Carolina Chapter of Special Libraries Association (http://southcarolina.sla.org/) |
| American Society for Information Science & Technology (https://www.asisonline.org/) |
Southern Chapter/Medical Library Association (https://southernchaptermla.wildapricot.org/) |
| Special Libraries Association (http://www.sla.org/) |
Maine Library Association (http://mainelibraries.org/) |
| Medical Library Association (http://www.mlanet.org/) |
New England Library Association (http://www.nelib.org/) |
| Society of American Archivists (http://www2.archivists.org/) |
Virginia Library Association (http://www.vla.org/) |
| International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (http://www.ifla.org/) |
West Virginia Library Association (http://www.wvla.org/) |
Student Associations
Library and Information Science Student Association
The Student Community for Archives, Libraries, and Museums
American Society for Information Science and Technology SC student chapter