Membership is open to academic business library directors, library leaders, business subject librarians, and other librarians who have substantial leadership, management, or budgetary responsibilities for business library collections, staffing, operations, or resources that support business-school research and curriculum.

Individual membership is the only category within ABLD and is based on organization affiliation. Membership may not be transferred to another institution or individual.

Membership is capped at 50 members.

Member Qualifications

• You are affiliated with a graduate business program that appears in the top 60 from the Poets & Quants Top 100 U.S. MBA Programs ranking or in the top 10 on Maclean’s Best University Business Programs.
• You directly support a business or management school that is accredited by the AACSB.
• You have job responsibilities that primarily or significantly correspond to business-school research, curriculum, and related programs.

Additional Membership Info

For additional information about membership, applications, and the voting procedure,  please consult our bylaws:

• Article III: Membership
• Article IV: Membership Applications and Vote of the ABLD Bylaws

Learn More

If you meet the member qualifications and are interested in learning more about becoming a member,  complete this form.