ALISS Membership

• Membership of the group is open to
• Libraries/ information units in all sectors (government, commercial, voluntary sector, academic sector) associated with the social sciences. £35 per annum
• Information workers/ librarians at all stages of their careers. £20 per annum individual membership
• Students £15 per annum

Membership runs from October - October. It includes all issues of ALISS Quarterly.

ALISS Services  

• PublicationsAll members will receive a copy of our journal ALISS Quarterly.  Its emphasis is upon the publication of concise informative articles and reviews of social science developments. An annual prize is awarded for the most innovative and inspiring article. Key topics of interest will continue to include electronic library developments and innovations in information literacy from a UK perspective.
• Alerting Services We maintain an email service LIS-SocialScience offering weekly updates from major providers and timely reviews of new developments. We also have a Twitter and Face Book sites    We also use our web site to provide links to the latest news, projects and full text papers online.
• Events
  Tours of relevant library and information services. In 2010 these included: BFI Library, NSPCC Library, Lambeth Palace Archive
  Half-day events and workshops. A useful opportunity to keep up to date with new developments and enjoy our buffet lunches! The annual AGM includes two speakers and we have recently introduced an Xmas event. Topics covered include: Open access repositories, website archiving.
  Conferences – In recent years we have expanded our remit and now offer an annual one-day summer conference. Past topics have included: E-learning; open access repositories and Librarians and the Google generation. Past papers and slides can be viewed online at our website. http://www.alissnet.org.uk 

See a report on last year's activities. 

To join contact

Email: Heather Dawson 

Mail:LSE Library
10 Portugal Street
London
WC2A 2HD