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How to Join IASL - Membership Information Commencing 2008

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General Information

Membership to IASL, commencing 2008, is based on a calendar year - January to December. Joining part way through a year entitles the member to access all back issues of member publications and access to all member services.

Student membership is open to trainees studying to join the school librarianship profession.
Personal membership is open to all people who are interested in the development of school libraries and school library media programs.
Institutional membership is open to libraries, library schools, and other educational and commercial organisations.
Association membership School library associations may become members. Association members receive all of the services of individual/institutional members and may send a representative to the annual conference for the Assembly of Associations.
Life membership is a personal membership for one's lifetime. Organisations may also provide life membership of IASL for a valued individual.

Membership benefits

Student membership package

• Receive three issues of the Newsletter annually [print format and also available online - members only].
• Have online access to the twice yearly journal, School Libraries Worldwide [online format - members only].
• Have access to the members only section of the web portal, School Libraries Online, including access to reports, minutes of meetings, selected articles and papers published by and on behalf of the association.
• Have access to IASL-LINK discussion list for exchanging ideas and discussing issues relating to school libraries and education worldwide.
• May participate in Special Interest Groups
• Pay the reduced IASL membership conference registration rate.

Personal membership BASIC package

• Receive three issues of the Newsletter annually [print format and also available online - members only].
• Have access to the members only section of the web portal, School Libraries Online, including access to reports, minutes of meetings, selected articles and papers published by and on behalf of the association.
• Have access to IASL-LINK discussion list for exchanging ideas and discussing issues relating to school libraries and education worldwide.
• Have voting privileges on all matters of substance at the Annual General Meeting or by mail ballot and may stand for office, serve on committees.
• May participate in Special Interest Groups
• Pay the reduced IASL membership conference registration rate.
• Join an international community with members in more than 75 countries.
• Encourage and support school library development throughout the world.

Personal membership PLUS package

• All benefits as listed for personal membership BASIC package
• Have online access to the twice yearly journal, School Libraries Worldwide [online format - members only].

Association/Institution membership BASIC package

• Receive three copies of each issue of the Newsletter annually [print format and also available online - members only]. *
• Have access to the members only section of the web portal, School Libraries Online, including access to reports, minutes of meetings, selected articles and papers published by and on behalf of the association.
• Can nominate three people to participate in the IASL-LINK discussion list for exchanging ideas and discussing issues relating to school libraries and education worldwide.
• Have voting privileges for one persion on all matters of substance at the Annual General Meeting or by mail ballot and may stand for office, serve on committees.
• May participate in Special Interest Groups
• Pay the reduced IASL membership conference registration rate for three nominees.
• Join an international community with members in more than 75 countries.
• Encourage and support school library development throughout the world.

* This entitlement is only available if the applicant provides three names on the application form.

Association/Institution membership PLUS package

• All benefits listed for association/institution membership BASIC package
• Have online access to the twice yearly journal, School Libraries Worldwide [online format - members only]

Fees may be paid by cheque/bank draft in US dollars drawn against a US bank, Visa, MasterCard, or money transfer via Western Union, or electronic funds transfer. Further information about fees is provided below. More information is available from the IASL office at the address below, or via email.

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Membership Fees

Student, Personal, Institution and Association Membership

All individuals, libraries, school library associations, library schools, and other educational and commercial institutions who are interested in the development of school library media programs are invited to become members of IASL.

The terms of membership and associated fee structure is based on country of residence and published gross national product indexes for that country, with international schools being in the top category. There are two levels of fees and a single fee for all who wish to become life members of the association.

Zone A countries: International Schools (except local employees) are included in Zone A.
Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Belgium, Brunei, Canada, China/Hong Kong, China/Macao, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Qatar, San Marino, Saudia Arabia, Singapore, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, United Kingdom, UK/Bermuda, UK/British Virgin Islands, UK/Cayman, UK/England, UK/Gibraltar, UK/Falkland, UK/North Ireland, UK/Scotland, UK/Wales, United Arab Emirates, USA, USA/Virgin Islands.

Zone B countries: Algeria, Angola, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Azberbaijan, Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, Cook Islands (New Zealand), Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, France/French Guinea, France/French Polynesia, France/Guadeloupe, France/Martinique, France/New Caledonia, France/Reunion, France/St. Pierre & Miquelon, Gabon, Grenada, Hungary, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Lithuania, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia (USA), Nauru, Neth. Antilles, Oman, Panama, Peru, Poland, Romania, Russia, Seychelles, Slovakia, South Africa, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Thailand, Trinidad & Tobago, Turkey, Turkmenistan, UK/Anguilla, UK/Monserrat, UK/Saint Helena, UK/Turks and Caicos, Uruguay, USA/American Samoa, USA/Guam, USA/Northern Marianas, USA/Palau, USA/Puerto Rico, Venezuela.

Zone C countries: Afghanistan, Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Bangladesh, Belarus, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herz., Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Chad, China, Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia), Colombia, Comoros Islands, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Cuba, Dem Rep of Congo, Djibouti, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, France/Wallis et Futuna, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribath, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lesotho, Liberia, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Myanmar, Marshall Islands (USA), Mauritania, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, New Zealand/Niue, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Korea, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Philippines, Rwanda, Samoa, Sao Tome/Principe, Senegal, Serbia/Montenegro, Sierre Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Surinam, Swaziland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Togo, Tonga, Tunisia, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vietnam, West Bank/Gaza Strip, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

Student membership: Note - amounts are in US$.

Personal membership: Note - amounts are in US$

Association / Institution membership: Note - amounts are in US$.

Life membership: Note - amounts are in US$. A life member receives personal membership PLUS package.
Life membership is available for USD 1,000.00

These fees are valid until December 2008.

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Membership Form

The form below can be printed out, filled in, and mailed to the office of the Association at the address below. Alternatively, electronic mail can be used to request a membership form. Email the Secretariat for further information.

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IASL Membership Application Form

Name: __________________________________________

Organization: {only include for instituation or association applications}

Address: _______________________________________

________________________________________________

________________________________________________

Country: _______________________________________

Postal Code: ___________________________________

Email Address: _________________________________

If this application is for institutional/association membership, please add details of two additional people to receive membership benefits:

Name: __________________________________________

Email Address: ___________________________________

Name: __________________________________________

Email Address: ___________________________________

Type of membership:
[  ] Student - please provide copy of student enrolment
[  ] Personal BASIC
[  ] Personal PLUS
[  ] Personal BASIC / PLUS combined (Zone C only)
[  ] Institution/Association BASIC
[  ] Institution/Association PLUS
[  ] Institution/Association BASIC/PLUS combined (Zone C only)
[  ] Life

Zone allocation:
[  ] Zone A
[  ] Zone B
[  ] Zone C

Special Interest Groups (Please tick at least one):
[  ] Advocacy
[  ] Children's/Young Adult Literature
[  ] Information Literacy
[  ] Information Technology
[  ] International Baccalaureate / International Schools
[  ] Literacy
[  ] School Library Education
[  ] School Library Research

[  ] Please tick here if you do not give permission for your membership details to be included in the database used by IASL Board members. This information in not released outside the Association.

Please make payable to: International Association of School Librarianship

Total amount = US$ ___________

Payment can be made by:

[  ] Cheque or international cheque in United States dollars against a United States bank [Please note: if the cheque is not drawn against a US bank it will be returned to you as significant bank charges apply].

[  ] Money transfer via Western Union (Please advise the Secretariat of the Western Union transaction number)

[  ] Credit Card: VISA
[  ] Credit Card: MasterCard

Card number: ________/________/________/________

Expiry date on card: ________/________

Name of Cardholder: _____________________________

Signature: ______________________________________

Mail to: IASL Secretariat, PO Box 83, Zillmere, Queensland 4034, Australia, or fax to +61 7 3633 0570

Last Updated 25 November 2007 (KSB)