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Encyclopedia of Associations
- Encyclopedia of associations. International organizationsCall Number: URI Ref AS22 E52ISBN: 1041-0023
Encyclopedia of Associations (Online)
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- What’s included? Gale Directory Library offers access to two titles: the Encyclopedia of Associations. National Organizations of the U.S., a comprehensive source of information on nonprofit membership organizations in the United States; and the Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media, which contains listings for radio and television stations, cable companies, and print media publications.
Finding Associations
So how do you find an association or organization related to a particular industry or issue?
Encyclopedia of Associations - A directory of organizations and associations indexed by title and keyword. Entries show contact information and the scope of the Organizations' activities.
Enter this database, and do a subject search for “toys” and find the record for Toy Industry Association, Inc. Note the variety of other toy-related organizations that come up.
Finally, note how not all associations make information freely available to the public like TMA did. Many limit information to “members only.”
An example:
http://www.iaapa.org/ and their section labeled “Education Handouts”
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- What’s included? Gale Directory Library offers access to two titles: the Encyclopedia of Associations. National Organizations of the U.S., a comprehensive source of information on nonprofit membership organizations in the United States; and the Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media, which contains listings for radio and television stations, cable companies, and print media publications.