Linguistics Librarianship

International Association of Applied Linguistics: https://aila.info/about/

• This organization is the top association in the world committed to the research and work in the multi-disciplinary field of linguistics. The American branch can be found here at aaal.org. Founded in France in 1964, it focuses on Applied Linguistics as opposed to general Linguistics. This means the research deals with practical problems in everyday language and communication. The website contains information about the organization, resources for members, and research news.

Linguistic Society of America: https://www.linguisticsociety.org/

• The Linguistic Society of America, founded in 1924, aims to advance the scientific study of language and sharing the research with both scholars and the general public. The website features information for members, a discussion on what linguistics is and the issues researched in the field, and publications.​

Language Log: https://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/

• Language Log is a linguistics blog that has been active since 2003. It is run by several professional linguists through the University of Pennsylvania. It is simply and efficiently formatted, but bells and whistles are not always necessary to make information available. While the blog posts are not peer-reviewed journal articles, they are professionally written and cover a wide range of topics.​

Linguist List: https://twitter.com/linguistlist

• Linguist List claims to be "the world's largest online linguistic resource". They have been active since 1990 and run out of Bloomington, Indiana. They frequently update with linguistic research and news; all information is available online. I linked to their Twitter account to include an active social media account that anyone can follow for linguistic news.​

Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies: https://www.jlls.org/index.php/jlls

• While there doesn't seem to be a journal specifically for linguistics librarianship, the Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies is one of the more prolific linguistic journals in publication today. It is a double blind peer-reviewed international journal that "provides a platform for different theoretical and thematic approaches to linguistics and language teaching." There seems to be a focus on researchers and professionals from Turkey, but scholars worldwide have contributed.

Linguistics and LIS: A Research Agenda: https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1295&context=ischoolsrj

• This is an article by Mary K. Bolin from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln that shows connections between linguistics research methods and LIS research methods. Bolin explains how linguistic analysis methods such as discourse analysis, typology, and genre theory can also be utilized effectively in LIS research. Since both fields are interdisciplinary and draw from many of the same fields, the union is self-explanatory.

Becoming a Linguistics Librarian: https://pegasuslibrarian.com/2012/10/becoming-a-linguistics-librarian.html

• This is an online article published by Iris Jastram, a Reference & Instruction Librarian for Languages and Cultures at Carleton College, on her website, pegasuslibrarian.com. She writes about becoming a linguistics librarian and some of the challenges to navigate when focusing specifically on linguistics. Librarians will often have specialties in many areas: Jastram specialized in languages, lingusitics, music, and American Studies. This is a great testimony of translating one's knowledge of library science to the complicated study of language.​