The Association of Architecture Librarians & Archivists (AALA) was founded in 1979. Its membership is open to any person or institution interested in the advancement of academic architectural librarianship and architecture education. Previously known as the Association of Architecture School Librarians, the name was changed in 2025 to reflect our commitment to all architecture librarians and archivists.
AALA was established to advance academic architectural librarianship, to develop and enhance the role of architecture school librarians in the advancement of architectural education, and to promote a spirit of cooperation among members of the profession.
History
AALA was established in January 1979 at the annual meeting of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture.[1]
Organizational structure
The officers of AALA consist of a president, vice-president/president-elect, secretary, treasurer, webmaster, column editors, and the immediate past president. Past officers are listed on the association's website.
Annual conferences
AALA meets annually with the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture. Topics of conference sessions include collection development, user education, image retrieval, internet resources, special collections, electronic databases, the library's role in architecture school accreditation, and the acquisition of local architectural information.
The association introduced an open-access Conference Content Portal in 2016 that provides access to content produced for and/or sponsored by the AALA annual conference.[2]
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