The Association of Caribbean University, Research and Institutional Libraries (ACURIL)

The Association of Caribbean University, Research and Institutional Libraries (ACURIL) originated as part of a movement for Caribbean cooperation at the university level, initiated in the late l960’s by the Association of Caribbean Universities (UNICA). At that moment Sir Philip Sherlock, of the University of the West Indies, at Mona, Kingston, Jamaica, was its Secretary General.

UNICA recognized the need for close cooperation among university and research libraries in the region. It sponsored, along with the University of Puerto Rico and its Institute of Caribbean Studies, the first conference of librarians in university and research libraries of the region in Puerto Rico in 1969. This event was coordinated by Dr. Alma Theodora Jordan (University of the West Indies, Trinidad Campus), Dr. Albertina Perez de Rosa (University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus) and Luisa Vigo-Cepeda (Institute of Caribbean Studies, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus). At that conference, an independent Association of Caribbean University and Research Libraries (ACURIL) was voted into existence. Dr. Jordan was elected the first President, Dr. Pérez de Rosa the first Vice-President of the Association, and Ms. Vigo-Cepeda, first Secretary-Treasurer. Know More.....

The Council of Australian University Librarians (CAUL)

The Council of Australian University Librarians (CAUL) is a representation body for Australia's thirty-nine university librarians. It was established as the Committee of Australian University Librarians in 1965.[1] Membership is restricted to library directors whose parent institutions are full members of Universities Australia.

CAUL is engaged in a wide range of activities to support it aims. These include:

engagement with the national research agenda, which includes liaison with government, support for institutional repositories, research skills training and involvement with the management of research data;

facilitating the role of members in supporting and maximising learning and teaching outcomes and contributing positively to the student experience;

providing a vehicle for relationships with vendors and publishers and providing services and advice to members on collaborative purchasing of electronic information resources, licensing conditions and access issues;

support for university publishing and digitisation activities;

collection sharing;

information literacy;

continuous performance improvement;

the production of annual statistics.

New Zealand Library Association Inc.

The New Zealand Library Association Inc.,operating as LIANZA (Library and Information Association of New Zealand Aotearoa), is the professional organization for library and information workers in New Zealand, and also promotes library and information education and professional development within New Zealand.

Australian and New Zealand Theological Library Association Limited

The mission of the Australian and New Zealand Theological Library Association Limited is to foster the study of theology and religion by enhancing the development of theological and religious libraries and librarianship. In pursuit of this mission, the Association undertakes:

1. to provide a framework whereby librarians and other people and groups interested in theological and religious libraries and librarianship can interact, learn and work towards the development and improvement of theological and religious libraries and the role and function of such libraries in theological education;

2. to educate persons on acceptable standards of librarianship among theological and religious libraries, and to support the implementation and development of such standards;

3. to promote information services in support of teaching, learning and research in theology, religion and related disciplines, and to create such tools and aids as may be helpful in accomplishing this;

4. to foster, as part of an education program, inter-library cooperation at both regional and national levels; and

5. to publish and disseminate literature and information in respect of theological and religious librarianship.