Professional Federations and Associations and their services in field of Library and Information science

This thesis aims at recognizing the professional federations and associations in the field of library and information science , whether these federations are : international , regional or national . Also it aims to recognizing all the activities of these federations offer to serve this field . The study also attempts to show the Arab associations and know their achievements and stimulate the Arab librarians; individuals and establishments to benefit from the professional associations in the developed countries . consequently the field will promote in the Arab world to cope with world levels . It can be said that the conclusions of the study have reached their aims and showed the relative absence of library associations in Arab countries compared with developed countries and library associations presented in some Arab countries have helped to support library movement their . also the study has came to keep in the international and regional federations working in the field which reach seventy six in number and also national associations which reach 512 in number in the different countries of the world . The study has proved that the presence of professional federations and associations is one of the main causes that led to the progress of library and information science in general because of their activities and services they offer.