Mission & History

For more than 50 years, ALCTS has served its members and continues to improve the products and services it offers its members. With strategic and tactical plans firmly in place, ALCTS has a solid foundation from which to expand its influence.

Comprised of nearly 5,000 members from across the United States and 42 countries from around the globe, ALCTS is the premier resource for information specialists in collection development, preservation, and technical services. We are the leader in the development of principles, standards, and best practices for creating, collecting, organizing, delivering, and preserving information resources in all forms.

ALCTS members and the library community benefit from

• comprehensive educational programming,
• a vigorous publishing program, and
• collaborative information sharing

that help them navigate the technological and cultural changes affecting the information profession.

Planning

• strategic plan I
• strategic plan II
• financial plan
• membership plan

Mission

History of service

• annual reports from the ALCTS president