Professional Development
There are many reasons to get involved with professional organizations. Many employeers may look for membership as proof of dedication to the field. Besides this they offer a great way to network with thoses involved in work you are interested in throughout the country and world. Furthermore, conferences, workshops, and email lists sponsored by the organization is a great way to stay aware of the issues currently being discussed in the field as well as increase your knowledge.
Certification
Regional Professional Organizations
- Archivists Round Table of Metropolitan New York, Inc.
- Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference (MARAC)
- Delaware Valley Archivists Group (DVAG)
- New Jersey Historical Commission
Professional Organizations (National & International)
- American Library Association: Library History Round Table
- American Printing Historical Association
- Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America
- Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA)
- Association for Records & Information Management Professionals (ARMA)
- IFLA Rare Books and Manuscripts Section
- IFLA Core Activity on Preservation and Conservation
- Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS)
- Association for Recorded Sound Collections (ARSC)
- Association of Moving Image Archivists (AMIA)
- Council on Library and Information Resources
- Directory of Regional, State & Local Organizations in the United States
- European Commission on Preservation and Access
- International Council on Archives (ICA)
- The International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF)
- Miniature Books Society
- National Association of Government Archives & Records Administrators (NAGARA)
- Preservation & Reformatting Section (PARS, a subcommittee of ALCTS)
- Progressive Librarians Guild
- Rare Books & Manuscripts Section of the American Library Association
- Society for the History of Authorship, Reading and Publishing (SHARP)
- Society of American Archivists(SAA)
- The Grolier Club
- Visual Resources Association
- Library Science Degrees (Archives)