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
ALISS Bitesize recording – our short youtube style recordings of how to trace materials on and about the Global South. Tracing Covid research
Black History Month
Slavery
On 11th March we held the first ALISS showcase. We are planning a series where teams of experts will provide an introduction to the range of free academic online resources that their library/ information service offers . Practical tips on discovery and usage will be provided . Slides / links will be sent to participants. The first event for international Women’s day included:
- Gillian Murphy, LSE Library. The Women’s Library at LSE
- Emma Pizarro, LSE Library . Oral history Collections online: The Suffrage Interviews and Greenham Women Everywhere
- Katrina Georgiades- British Library . An overview of collection items relating to women’s political history and enfranchisement at the British Library with an especial focus on remote resources. Highlights included:
- British Library player contains events
- Remote access electronic resources for registered users
- British Library Sounds- pioneering women In-depth oral history interviews documenting the lives of pioneering British women who pursued successful careers in their respective fields
- Sisterhood and After exhibition Listen to the voices of feminists who were at the forefront of the Women’s Liberation Movement in the 1970s and 80s. In addition to the interviews, explore the themes to discover the background to the movement and download our teaching resources for use in the classroom.
- Spare rib– digitised selections
- British Library social welfare portal– curated subject materials
- UK webarchive – snapshots of websites over time good for tracing issues Gender equality collection
women’s issues
https://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/*/ PLUS any website URL (including http://or https://) that is openly available on ukwa website (https://www.webarchive.org.uk/en/ukwa/index). If the site or page in question isn’t openly available a warning page will show up when you click on the crawled instance
- Feminist Library of London
The Library holds a large archive collection of feminist literature, particularly Women’s Liberation Movement materials dating from the late 1960s to the 1990s, and materials from activist mobilisations post-2004. staff spoke about the history of the Library and the unique classification system used to organise the material
Transitioning to new ways of working – supporting ourselves and our users- the ALISS Christmas hot chocolate and experience sharing event! See the slides
Latest ALISS Disability Champions meeting notes – find tips on recommended resources . Recent issues of our disability Bibliography issue online
You can view slides from our previous events online
- Aliss Quarterly prize winners announced
- ALISS Bursaries We will open applications for 2021 later in the year
Forthcoming events
We are planning more showcase events!- Check this website for details!
We will be holding an ALISS disability meeting see – check this website for dates
