The Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) is an American non-profit organisation to promote good practice in library and information science in educational establishments.[2]
Formation | 1900 |
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Type | Non-profit NGO |
Purpose | "Promotes innovation and excellence in research, teaching, and service for educators and scholars in Library and Information Science and cognate disciplines internationally through leadership, collaboration, advocacy, and dissemination of research."[1] |
Website | www |
ALISE is the successor organization to the Association of American Library Schools (AALS) which was founded in 1900.[3] AALS replaced the American Library Association (ALA) Roundtable of Library School Instructors (1911–1915), but was not affiliated with the American Library Association until 1953.[4] Organizationally, AALS and ALA had many connections, especially in the first 30 years of AALS's existence.[5] Donald G. Davis traced the efforts within ALA for the improvement of library education.[6]
The Journal of Education for Library and Information Science (JELIS) is a quarterly scholarly periodical published by ALISE since 1960. It serves as the primary source of information about issues pertinent to LIS educators.[7][8]