What is ALISS?

ALISS (Association of Librarians and Information Professionals in the Social Sciences) is a not-for-profit unincorporated professional society. It is an independent group which was formed in April 2005 by the former committee of ASSIGN (Aslib Social Science Information Group and Network).

Membership is open to:

  • Libraries/ information units in all sectors (government, commercial, voluntary sector, academic sector) associated with the social sciences.
  • Information workers/ librarians at all stages of their careers.

Recent Activities

slides from women’s History show case – women and sport now being added

latest issue of Aliss Quarterly published

Aliss quarterly Prize winners

ALISS Quarterly best article of the year award. awarded for the most informative, entertaining and inspiring article 

The first prize winner

LSBU’s Centenary of Women in Engineering Ruth MacLeod, Data Curator & Archivist, London South Bank University

Second Prize

Storytelling and the role of the Library in Holocaust Education. Jaime Ashworth and Anita Peleg, Generation 2 Generation (G2G)

Rosamund Lily West image of article in Aliss quarterly
@Rosamund_Lil

You can view slides from our previous events online

Marilyn Clarke, Goldsmiths University, talking about "Liberate our Library" ALISS AGM 2019
Marilyn Clarke, Goldsmiths University, talking about “Liberate our Library” ALISS AGM 2019

Forthcoming events

Disability forum meeting  14 May 2024

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