Library Science related Associations/Organizations/ Institutions
| Name | Full Form | Year | Head Quarter |
| LC | Library of Congress | 1800 | |
| ALA | American Library Association | 1876 | Chicago |
| LA (CILIP) | Library Association/Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professional | 1877 | London |
| IIB | International de Bibliographie | 1895 | The Hague, Netherlands |
| SLA | Special Library Association | 1908 | New York |
| ASLIB | Association for Information Management | 1924 | United Kingdom |
| BLA | Bengal Library Association | 1925 | Kolkata |
| IFLA | International Federation of Library Association | 1927 | Geneva |
| IID | 1931 | ||
| ASIS | American Society for Industrial Security | 1935 | Alexandria, Virginia |
| FID | International Federation for Information and Documentation | 1938 | The Hague, Netherlands |
| INSDOC/NISCAIR | 1952 | ||
| VINITI | 1952 | Moscow | |
