Professional & Student Associations

GLISSA (Graduate Library & Information Science Student Association) is the SLIS organization that represents all our students. Every SLIS student is a member, whether they are taking classes in Baton Rouge or at a distance education site. Officers are elected by the students to plan events and work with the SLIS faculty. GLISSA members are appointed to serve on SLIS Faculty Committees and officers are invited to attend SLIS Faculty Meetings.

Student chapters of national library and information science organizations are supported by the SLIS. Currently there are student chapters of the American Library Association, the American Society for Information Science, the Society of American Archivists and the Special Libraries Association. SLIS students are eligible to join the Association for Computing Machinery and the Data Processing Management Association sponsored by the Department of Computer Science.

Students should take advantage of great student membership rates for National Professional Organizations such as:

American Association of Law Libraries

American Library Association

American Society for Information Science and Technology

Medical Library Association

Society of American Archivists

Special Libraries Association

Local Professional Organizations

Louisiana Archives and Manuscripts Association

Louisiana Library Association

LaSoMi - the Louisiana/Southern Mississippi Chapter of the Special Library Association

South Central Chapter of the Medical Library Association

National Network of Libraries of Medicine/South Central Region

Health Sciences Library Association of Louisiana

Student Chapters of Professional Organizations

American Library Association (ALA)

Society of American Archivists Student Chapter (SAA)

SLA/ASIS&T Student Organizations

The Medical Library Association -"Virtual Student Group"

Campus Based Student Organizations

GLISSA