Libraries and Library Organizations

In Ontario

• Federation of Ontario Public Libraries An agency of Ontario Public Libraries whose mandate is: Advocacy, Research and Development, Marketing, Consortia Purchasing. Library owned and driven.
• INFO-GO The Government of Ontario is no longer producing a printed Government Telephone book,  its online directory is now the principal access point
• Knowledge Ontario (formerly the Ontario Digital Library) ­ is a province-wide collaboration of libraries (public, school, college and university), archives, museums, heritage organizations, educational institutions, and community groups to create an integrated, and interactive digital environment about, and for, Ontarians
• Ontario Association of Library Technicians / Association des bibliotechniciens de l'Ontario (OALT/ABO) is a professional, non-profit organization of Library and Information Technician graduates, students, associate and institutional members.
• Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL)  
• Ontario Library Association
  • Ontario Public Library Boards Association (OLBA)
  • Ontario Public LIbrary Association (OPLA)
  • Ontario Library and Information Technology Association (OLITA)
     
• Ontario Library Service - North / Service des bibliothèques de l'Ontario du Nord
• Ontario Ministry of Culture. Programs and Services Branch

In Canada

• ASTED. Association pour l'avancement des sciences et des techniques de la documentation. Based in Québec, its goal is to promote library and information science in French in North America. It works in cooperation with CLA
• Bibliothèque et Archives nationale du Québec (BANQ)
• Canadian Directory of First Nations, Métis and Inuit Library Collections / Répertoire canadien des ressources documentaires des Premières nations, des Métis et des Inuits (Univ. of Sask.)
• Canadian Institute for Scientific and Technical Information (CISTI )
• Canadian Library Association The Canadian Library Association is the national English language association which represents 57,000 library workers across the country. It also speaks for the interests of the 21 million Canadians who are members of libraries. CLA members work in college, university, public, special (corporate, non-profit and government) and school libraries. Others sit on boards of public libraries, work for companies that provide goods and services to libraries, or are students in graduate level or community college programs.
  • Canadian Association of Public Libraries (CAPL)
  • Canadian Library Trustees' Association (CLTA)
• Canadian Library Gateway  (Library and Archives Canada)
• Library and Archives Canada
• LibDex (The Library Index)  This is an index of Canadian Library Home Pages and connections to telnet/web based OPACS. LibDex Worldwide index of library catalogues, web sites, and Friends of Libraries pages

At Large

• American Library Association The ALA hosts a large site providing access to a wide variety of resources useful to the public library community.
• Internet Library for Librarians.
(Library Supplies Vendor) A Portal Designed for Librarians to Locate Internet Resources Related to Their Profession. 
• Librarian's Yellow Pages
• Library of Congress
  • Libweb: library servers via WWW (Berkeley Digital Library SunSITE)
  • UNESCO Libraries Portal  An international information gateway for librarians and library users

Library Consortia

• The Alberta Library (TAL) The Alberta Library (TAL) is a province-wide library consortium that works with its members to promote universal, barrier-free access to the materials and resources in Alberta's diverse libraries. TAL's membership includes public, university, college, technical institute and special libraries. Together these organizations collaborate to promote and facilitate resource sharing, continuing education, and library advocacy.
• BC Electronic Library Network (ELN) Working with post-secondary libraries to provide equitable, expanded and cost-effective access to information for learners and educators throughout British Columbia
• Consortia Canada A coalition of Canadian library consortia working together to licence electronic information resources of national interest and relevance
• Council of Prairie & Pacific University Libraries (COPPUL) The Council of Prairie and Pacific University Libraries (COPPUL) is a consortium of 20 university libraries located in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia.
• International Coalition of Library Consortia (ICOLC) Coalition continues to be an informal, self-organized group comprising (as of September 2000) nearly 150 library consortia from around the world. The Coalition serves primarily higher education institutions by facilitating discussion among consortia on issues of common interest.
• Library Services Centre (LSC) The Library Services Centre (LSC) is a central purchasing and processing centre for Canadian libraries. It provides services to over 200 libraries across Canada. LSC is a Canadian, non-profit corporation owned by libraries. LSC is based in Kitchener, Ontario
• Manitoba Library Consortium (MLC) The mission of the Manitoba Library Consortium Inc. is to facilitate effective resource sharing among the libraries in Manitoba in order to strengthen the library services provided to the residents of the province
• NEOS Library Consortium  NEOS is a central Alberta library consortium which has collaborated to create and maintain a shared online catalogue, as well as provide user services to its clients. NEOS offers its collective primary clients access to collections, reference assistance, interlibrary loan privileges and a document delivery service.

Ontario Municipalities Information

• Association française des municipalités de l'Ontario (AFMO)
• Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO)