Special Libraries Association www.sla.org
"Special librarians are information resource experts dedicated to putting knowledge to work to attain the goals of their organizations. They are employed most frequently by corporations, private businesses, government agencies, museums, colleges, hospitals, associations and information management consulting firms."
 
 
 

 American Society for Information Science Home Page www.asis.org
"Since 1937 ASIS has been the society for information professionals leading the search for new
  and better theories, techniques, and technologies to improve access to information.
  ASIS brings together diverse streams of knowledge, focusing what might be disparate
  approaches into novel solutions to common problems. ASIS bridges the gaps not only between
  disciplines but also between the research that drives and the practices that sustain new
  developments. ASIS counts among its membership some 4,000 information specialists from such fields as computer science, linguistics, management, librarianship, engineering, law, medicine, chemistry, and education; individuals who share a common interest in improving the ways society stores, retrieves, analyzes, manages, archives and disseminates information, coming together for mutual benefit."

 Welcome to CNIDR www.cnidr.org
"CNIDR® originated as a research project funded by the National Science Foundation. In October 1992, MCNC entered into a three-year cooperative agreement with NSF to create the Clearinghouse for Networked Information Discovery and Retrieval, a research and development group specializing in distributed information systems, led by George Brett and Jane D. Smith.  The Clearinghouse project has since produced and contributed to several prototype systems built around internationally accepted open communications standards for client-server applications, working with government agencies such as the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the National Library of Medicine, the U.S.
Geological Survey, and NASA."
 

 http://www.mcnc.org/
"MCNC is a unique corporation that offers cost-effective access to advanced electronic and information technologies and services for businesses, for state and federal government agencies and for North Carolina's education communities to provide our clients with a competitive advantage."

 Coalition for Networked Information www.cni.org
"CNI  is an organization to advance the transformative promise of networked information technology for the advancement of scholarly communication and the enrichment of intellectual productivity.  Founded in 1990 by the Association of Research Libraries, Educom, and CAUSE,  CNI  is supported by the members of an institutional  Task Force representing higher education, publishing, network and telecommunications, information technology, and libraries and library organizations."

 IFLANET www.ifla.org

"IFLA (The International Federation of Library Associations andInstitutions) is the leading international body representing the interests of library and information services and their users. It is
the global voice of the library and information profession.  Founded in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1927 at an internationalconference, we shall celebrate our 75th birthday at ourconference scheduled to take place in Glasgow, Scotland in 2002. We now have 1622 Members in 143 countries around the
world. IFLA was registered in the Netherlands in 1971. The Royal Library, the national library of the Netherlands, in The Hague, generously provides the facilities for our headquarters."

 NINCH Home Page www.nich.org
"The National Initiative for a Networked Cultural Heritage (NINCH) is a diverse coalition of
organizations created to assure leadership from the cultural community in the evolution of the
digital environment."

 U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science Home Page www.nclis.gov
Studies and recommends information policy on national and international levels.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
"The key statutory functions of the U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS) can be summarized as follows:
   1.NCLIS identifies the needs of the people of the U.S. for library and information services.
   2.NCLIS translates those needs into recommended national policy.
   3.NCLIS advises the President, the Congress, state and local governments and others on  implementation of national policy."

 U.S. National Library of Medicine - Home Page www.mlm.nih.gov
 National Library of Education  www.ed.gov/NLE/

 US National Network of Libraries of Medicine Home Page www.nnlm.nlm.nih.gov
"Dedicated to making the world's biomedical information available throughout the U.S. If you are without access to a medical library, we can help you."

 Welcome to Libraries for the Future  www.iff.org
"Libraries for the Future, founded in 1994 as a national advocacy organization for those who use public libraries, engages in three main lines of activity: education, advocacy, and the operation of a national network of ACCESS."

 OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc. Home Page www.oclc.org
"OCLC is a nonprofit, membership, library computer service and research organization dedicated to the public purposes of furthering access to the world’s information and reducing information costs. From this page, you can find out more about OCLC’s membership, history, mission, and how OCLC services meet the goals of that mission."

 The Argus Clearinghouse www.clearinghouse.net
"The Argus Clearinghouse provides a central access point for value-added topical guides which identify, describe, and evaluate Internet-based information resources. For more information, please see our mission and philosophy statement."

 Library associations and organizations http://www.cfcsc.dnd.ca/links/lib/assoc.html
Alphabetical list with links.

 Library organizations and services - Librarians and Library Science Net Links
http://librarians.tqn.com/jobs/librarians/msuborgs.htm

 IEEE Digital Library Technical Committee http://cimic3.rutgers.edu/ieee_dltf.html

 The Center for Research Libraries www.crl.uchicago.edu/
"The Center for Research Libraries (CRL) is an international not-for-profit consortium of colleges, universities and libraries that makes available scholarly research resources to users everywhere. CRL is governed by the major research libraries of North America and is funded by fees, grants and contributions."

 Association of Research Libraries www.arl.org
"The mission of the Association of Research Libraries is to shape and influence forces affecting the future of research libraries in the process of scholarly communication. ARL programs and services promote equitable access to, and effective use of recorded knowledge in support of teaching, research, scholarship, andcommunity service. The Association articulates the concerns of research libraries and their institutions, forges coalitions, influences information policy development, and supports innovation and improvement in research library operations."