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Other Associations and Organisations
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Academi
Academi (Yr Academi Gymreig) is the Welsh national literature agency and society for authors -
Agency for the Legal Deposit Libraries
Operates for the five deposit libraries other than British Library -
ALCS
Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS) - protects and promotes authors' rights -
American Association of School Librarians
AASL is a division of the American Library Association -
ASCEL (Association of Senior Children’s and
Education Librarians)
Supports library initiatives for children and young people across the UK -
Association for Language Learning
ALL is the UK subject association for foreign language teaching -
Becta (British Education Communication Technology
Agency)
Promotes the effective and innovative use of technology throughout learning -
Book Aid International
Supplies books for libraries and promotes literacy in developing countries -
Canadian Association for School Libraries
CASL is a division of the Canadian Library Association -
Center for International Scholarship in School
Libraries
CISSL at Rutgers University -
CfBT Education Trust
Educational charity and provider of government services -
CILIP
Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) -
CILIPS
Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals in Scotland (CILIPS) -
CLPE (Centre for Literacy in Primary Education)
Educational centre in the fields of language, literacy and assessment -
English and Media Centre
Professional development for teachers and students of literature, language and media -
Ensil
European Network for School Libraries and Information Literacy (ENSIL) -
Federation of Children's Book Groups
Umbrella organisation for the local Children's Book Groups around the UK -
IBBY - the International Board on Books for Young
People
IBBY is an international network to promote books for young readers -
IFLA
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions -
International Association of School Librarianship
(IASL)
International forum promoting effective school libraries -
International Research Society for Children's Literature
Supports and promotes research in the field of literature for children and young people -
JISC
JISC: the Joint Information Systems Committee of the Higher Education Funding Council -
Library Association of Ireland
Professional body representing libraries and librarianship in the Republic of Ireland -
Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA)
A strategic agency working for all museums, archives and libraries in the UK -
National Association for the Teaching of English
NATE promotes good practice in the teaching of English -
National Centre for Research in Children's
Literature
Located at Roehampton University -
National Emotional Literacy Interest Group
NELIG - National Emotional Literacy Interest Group -
OCLC
OCLC United Kingdom & Ireland - manages Dewey Decimal System and other cataloguing resources -
Roald Dahl Foundation
UK charity offering practical assistance in literacy -
School Libraries in Canada
Journal of the Canadian Association for School Libraries -
School Libraries: Making a Difference
Report published by the Department for Education and Skills, 2003 (pdf) -
School Library Association of New Zealand
SLANZA -
School Library Association of Victoria
SLAV covers the state of Victoria, Australia -
Schools World TV
Successor to Teachers TV, the Web and TV resource for teachers and support staff around the UK -
Sconul
SCONUL: the Society of College, National and University Libraries -
Scottish Library & Information Council
SLIC is the independent advisory body to the Scottish Government on library and information matters -
Society of Chief Librarians (SCL)
Local government association for the chief librarians of each library authority in England, Wales and Northern Ireland -
Society of Children's Book Writers and
Illustrators
British Isles region of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) -
Volunteer Reading Help
Charity that helps disadvantaged children develop a love of reading and learning
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