Networking: Groups & Organizations

Here you will find listings of professional groups, subdivided by specialty, to strengthen your expanding network of contacts.

* Resource is local to the Bay Area

Archives

• ARMA (Association of Records Managers and Administrators) Local Chapter *
• SCA (Society of California Archivists) * 

Information Technology

• CompTIA (purchased AITP in 2017)
• BayCHI (Bay Area Computer-Human Interaction) *

Library

• BayNet – Join Now!*
• BAISL (Bay Area Independent School Librarians) *
• BAYA (Bay Area Young Adult Librarians) *

LinkedIn Groups
If you can only belong to one online network, let it be LinkedIn. Not only does it allow you to showcase your experience and interests, it also serves as an effective marketing tool for your best product: yourself! Use it to research companies, get career advice, conduct targeted job searches, get recommendations, study what works for other institutions that can be used in yours, brainstorm with like-minded professionals on a variety of topics and, most importantly, to build a strong network of contacts who work in your field and location of choice.

• Library & Information Science
  • BayNet *
  • Drinking About Museums – SF Bay Area *
  • LIS Career Options
  • Future Ready
• Archives
  • Archives Professionals
  • Society of American Archivists
• Libraries
  • American Library Association
  • Special Libraries Association
• Museums
  • Museums Association
  • Bay Area Emerging Museum Professionals *