ALTSA believes that universities can only flourish in a free non-racial, non-discriminatory and democratic society. Its main aims are to:
Represent its members in relevant matters.
Strive for the elimination of discrimination on the basis of race, gender, class or creed in our universities and society.
Protect and advance the interests of all its members by representing them on University committees.
The Library & Information Association of South Africa (LIASA) is the SAQA recognised Professional Body for the Library, Information and related sectors. LIASA was launched on 10 July 1997.
LIASA is a non-profit organisation (009-577NPO), 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 organisation that provides dynamic leadership in transforming, developing and sustaining library and information services for all people in South Africa. LIASA’s membership consists of individuals interested in or working in libraries and information services and institutions or organisations that maintain or are interested in libraries and information services.