Indian Library Association


The Indian Library Association was established on September 13, 1933 Registered under the societies Registration Act, on the occasion of the First All India Library Conference held at Calcutta. The ILA is the largest and renowned professional body in the field of Library and Information Science in India with a membership of more than 7000. The headquarter of ILA situated in Delhi,India.

Objectives

The main objectives of the Association are:
Its 53rd Annual conference was held in Hyderabad in 2007.
Its 54th Annual conference was held in Mumbai in 2008.
Its 55th Annual conference was held at Birla Institute of Management Technology, Greater Noida from 21–24 January 2010 India.
63rd Annual Conference was held at Babasaheb Doctor Bhimrao Ambedkar University Lucknow from 23–25 November 2017 on the topic "Sustainable Development of Library and Information Science Profession".This was an international conference organised by Department of LIS and Gautam Buddha Central Library of Babasaheb Doctor Bhimrao Ambedkar University Lucknow.

The Founding Members of ILA

The Journal of Indian Library Association is an official organ of Indian Library Association. This journal covers all different aspects of Library & Information Science. JILA as an official organ of ILA started since 1965. The journal is issued as a quarterly publication. JILA is a peer reviewed journal that publishes the high quality research articles on the subject.