Associations & Groups
Advisory Board
Purpose and Role of the LIS Advisory Board
- Represent the primary constituent* groups which have a stake in the success of the LIS program.
*Primary constituents are defined as: students, faculty, alumni, WNY library community, and potential employers. - Provide advice to the LIS program regarding all areas relating to its mission and strategic direction with a primary focus on areas related to curriculum, research and service, and serve as a liaison between the LIS program and the constituent groups which its members represent.
- Provide advice to the LIS program regarding those administrative areas that bear directly on the ability of the LIS program to pursue its mission, most notably, funding and technology.
- Advocate for the LIS program in the public forum and informally assist in marketing the program.
Advisory Board Members 2009
Telemeeting 12-18-08 minutes
Meeting 2-19-09 minutes
Meeting 4-14-09 minutes
Beta Phi Mu Honor Society – Beta Delta Chapter
- PURPOSE: Recognition of superior academic achievement in library and information science; sponsorship of professional and scholarly projects.
- ELIGIBILITY: Active membership is open to graduates of schools of library and information science with masters programs accredited by the American Library Association who have earned an academic average in their professional studies of at least 3.75 (where A=4.0) and are in the top 25% of their class. Each eligible candidate must also be recommended for election by the faculty of the candidate’s school.
- WEBSITE: http://www.beta-phi-mu.org
Student Groups
- UB's American Library Association (ALA) - Student Chapter
Faculty Advisor: Cindi Tysick, Lockwood Library - UB's American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) - Student Chapter
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Ying Sun - LIS Graduate Student Association (LIS-GSA)
- Departmental Club: Library & Information Studies
- UB's Special Libraries Association (SLA) - Student Chapter
Faculty Advisor: Karen Kreizman Reczek
Professional Associations
- American Association of School Librarians (AASL)
- Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL)
- Association of Independent Information Professionals (AIIP)
- American Library Association (ALA)
- Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS)
- Association for Library Service to Children (ALSE)
- Association of Research Libraries (ARL)
- Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA)
- Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA)
- American Theological Library Association (ATLA)
- Beta Phi Mu (International Library Science Honor Society) Beta Delta Chapter
- Black Caucus of the American Librarian Association (BCALA)
- Chinese American Librarian Association (CALA)
- Library & Information Technology Association (LITA)
- Medical Libraries Association (MLA)
- Music Library Association (MLA)
- New York Library Association (NYLA)
- New York State Library - Division of Library Development
- Public Libraries Association (PLA)
- Reference and User Services Association (RUSA)
- Special Libraries Association (SLA)
- Western New York Library Resource Council (WNYLRC)
- Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)
Many of these associations maintain career information sections, job lists and e-Mail lists.
e-mail Lists
The Department of Library and Information Studies maintains several e-mail lists. To join, leave or modify your settings for any of them, visit the appropriate website and follow the directions. You will receive e-mail messages after joining a list.
- Alumni List: LIS-LIST
- Current Student List: UBMLS-LIST
- Job Postings List: LIS-JOBS-LIST
- Rochester area List: LIS-ROCHESTER-LIST
NYLINE List - NYLINE is New York's Libraries Information Network: news from New York Library Association and New York State Library
CataList - catalog of LISTSERV® lists
Various - library-related eMail lists and newsgroups by specialty
