Malta Library and Information Association
Encyclopedia
The Malta
Library
and Information Association (MaLIA), an affiliated member of the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA), has been set up in 1969.
The association, whose membership is open to anyone involved in library and archive work, is linked with international similar associations and publishes monographs and other material for educational and informational purpose on a regular basis.
MaLIA is also one of the founder members of the Commonwealth Library Association (COMLA).
Malta
Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...
Library
Library
In a traditional sense, a library is a large collection of books, and can refer to the place in which the collection is housed. Today, the term can refer to any collection, including digital sources, resources, and services...
and Information Association (MaLIA), an affiliated member of the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA), has been set up in 1969.
The association, whose membership is open to anyone involved in library and archive work, is linked with international similar associations and publishes monographs and other material for educational and informational purpose on a regular basis.
MaLIA is also one of the founder members of the Commonwealth Library Association (COMLA).
Aims
- To create a meeting ground for people engaged or interested in the library profession.
- To work towards the improvement of librarians status, salary and qualifications.
- To advise regarding legislation affecting libraries and to promote such legislation.
- To encourage the establishment, promotion and use of libraries in the Maltese Islands.
- To organize courses in library science.