The Association of Architecture Librarians & Archivists (AALA) was founded in 1979. Its membership is open to any person or institution interested in the advancement of academic architectural librarianship and architecture education. Previously known as the Association of Architecture School Librarians, its name was changed in 2025.
Mission
AALA was established to advance academic architectural librarianship, to develop and enhance the role of architecture school librarians in the advancement of architectural education, and to promote a spirit of cooperation among members of the profession.
History
AALA was established in January 1979 at the annual meeting of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture.
Organizational structure
The officers of AALA consist of a president, vice-president/president-elect, secretary, treasurer, webmaster, column editors, and the immediate past president. Past officers are listed on the association's website.
Annual conferences
AALA meets annually with the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture. Topics of conference sessions include collection development, user education, image retrieval, internet resources, special collections, electronic databases, the library's role in architecture school accreditation, and the acquisition of local architectural information.
The association introduced an open-access Conference Content Portal in 2016 that provides access to content produced for and/or sponsored by the AALA annual conference.
2019 - 41st annual, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 2018 - 40th annual, Denver, Colorado 2017 - 39th annual, Detroit, Michigan 2016 - 38th annual, Seattle, Washington 2015 - 37th annual, Toronto, Ontario 2014 - 36th annual, Miami, Florida 2013 - 35th annual, San Francisco, California 2012 - 34th annual, Boston, Massachusetts 2011 - 33rd annual, Montreal, Quebec 2010 - 32nd annual, New Orleans, Louisiana 2009 - 31st annual, Portland, Oregon 2008 - 30th annual, Houston, Texas 2007 - 29th annual, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2006 - 28th annual, Salt Lake City, Utah 2005 - 27th annual, Chicago, Illinois 2004 - 26th annual, Miami, Florida 2003 - 25th annual, Louisville, Kentucky 2002 - 24th annual, New Orleans, Louisiana 2001 - 23rd annual, Baltimore, Maryland 2000 - 22nd annual, Los Angeles, California 1999 - 21st annual,. Minneapolis, Minnesota 1998 - 20th annual, Cleveland, Ohio 1997 - 19th annual, Dallas, Texas 1996 - 18th annual, Boston, Massachusetts 1995 - 17th annual, Seattle, Washington 1994 - 16th annual, Montreal, Quebec 1993 - 15th annual, Charleston, South Carolina 1992 - 14th annual, Disney World, Florida 1991 - 13th annual, Washington, District of Columbia 1990 - 12th annual, San Francisco, California 1989 - 11th annual, Chicago, Illinois 1988 - 10th annual, Quebec City, Quebec 1987 - 9th annual, Los Angeles, California 1986 - 8th annual, Miami, Florida 1985 - 7th annual, Vancouver, British Columbia 1984 - 6th annual, Charleston, South Carolina 1983 - 5th annual, Santa Fe, New Mexico 1982 - 4th annual, Quebec City, Quebec 1981 - 3rd annual, Asilomar, California 1980 - 2nd annual, San Antonio, Texas 1979 - 1st annual, Savannah, Georgia
Awards and honors
AASL offers two travel awards to its annual conference and two service awards.
The travel awards are the Francis Chen Travel Award and the Student Travel Award, both established in 2007.
The service awards are the Distinguished Service Award (established in 2012) and the Professional Service Award (established in 2015).
Past recipients are listed on the association's website.
Affiliated organizations
ARCHLIBARCHLIB Art Libraries Society of North AmericaARLIS/NA Association of Collegiate Schools of ArchitectureACSA Society of Architectural HistoriansSAH Visual Resources AssociationVRA
See also List of library associations
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