I’ve made my own ALA Infographic! Click the image to view the full PDF file.
In an online discussion recently, some folks were bewildered about how the various parts of ALA related to one-another. I’m not sure my infographic answers that question. It is my own interpretation of ALA organizational relationships. My main approach here is to say that most ALA member groups deal with either:
type of library
functional interest
professional development
professional ethics
There are, of course, many other parts of ALA that I could have included. And there are many other ways you could visually interpret the organization.
You may disagree with my interpretation altogether. In which case, I encourage you to make your own infographic!
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And, of course, governance. I forgot to mention governance. It’s in the infographic too.
By: Steven Harris on May 12, 2011
at 3:56 pm
This is super helpful! Thanks!
By: Coral on May 15, 2011
at 1:15 pm
[...] Steven R. Harris created an infographic to help explain the major pieces of ALA and how they relate …. It’s a great perspective, and I like that he was able to do this visually. Like Steven, I’d love to see others build on it or create their own explanations. [...]
By: ALA Marginalia » Blog Archive » Members Helping to Explain and Improve ALA on May 24, 2011
at 7:41 am
Really nice! I can see and understand this at a glance.
Just printed it out for future reference.
By: Oleg K. on May 24, 2011
at 8:56 am