Association of Architecture Librarians & Archivists 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. MissionAALA 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. HistoryAALA was established in January 1979 at the annual meeting of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture.[1] Organizational structureThe 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 conferencesAALA 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.[2]
Awards and honorsAASL offers two travel awards to its annual conference and two service awards.[3] 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
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