Library and Information Association of South Africa

Coordinates: 25°44′37″S 28°11′18″E / 25.7436°S 28.1884°E / -25.7436; 28.1884

The Library and Information Association of South Africa (LIASA) is a professional non-profit organization, uniting and representing all institutions and people working in libraries and information services in South Africa. It strives to unite, develop and empower all people in the library and information field into an organization that provides dynamic leadership in transforming, developing and sustaining library and information services for all people in South Africa.

It advocates and supports the provision of efficient, user-orientated and excellent library and information services that aspire to equitable access to information for all communities (literate and illiterate) in South Africa. It represents the interest of and promotes the development and image of library and information in South Africa, at local, provincial and national level to government and other agencies. LIASA also represents the LIS sector at international levels.