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Membership
The purpose of the IRSCL is to enhance research into children's and young people's literature, reading, and related fields. The Society aims to provide a forum for the exchange of professional information and for the discussion of theories of children's literature and their application to texts of all kinds. IRSCL also seeks to encourage collaborative research among its members.
In addition to providing services to its individual members, the Society seeks to work cooperatively with institutions and organisations whose activities are related to the aims of the Society.
Current Members
Membership is by calendar year. We encourage members to consider renewing for two years at a time, since this is more efficient for the volunteer Membership Secretary. Invoices are sent to members early in the year to remind them to renew their membership. Alternatively, members can fill out the renewal form below and send it, together with their fees, to Mavis Reimer, Membership Secretary, at m.reimer@uwinnipeg.ca. Please indicate 'IRSCL' in the subject line of all emails sent to the Membership Secretary. She can also be reached through regular mail and FAX at the following address:
Dr. Mavis Reimer
Department of English
University of Winnipeg
515 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 2E9,
CANADA
FAX: 1-204-774-4134
Phone: 1-204-786-9185
The IRSCL will consider discounting or waiving fees for individuals and institutions who, due to economic circumstances, cannot pay the full fee. We anticipate that this will concern primarily individuals and institutions from developing countries. Please direct your confidential inquiries to the Membership Secretary at the address above.
Table of current annual fees
| Membership | CDN$ | US$ | EURO€ |
| Individual | $40 | $35 | €25 |
| Student/Retired | $20 | $17.50 | €12.50 |
| Affiliated | $80 | $70 | €50 |
| Institutional | $80 | $70 | €50 |
From now until May 30, 2008, members can click here to pay their fees online.
Categories of membership
Individual membership for researchers in the field of children’s literature studies.
Applicants must be able to demonstrate that they are active researchers in the field of children's literature studies. Applications are reviewed by the Board.
Individual members are entitled to the following benefits:
- reduced registration rates at IRSCL Congresses;
- reduced subscription rates to the Society’s journal, International Research in Children’s Literature (IRCL);
- the right to attend IRSCL General Members' Meetings and to vote on all matters discussed at these meetings;
- the right to nominate candidates for the IRSCL Board;
- the right to apply for travel grants.
A special rate of half the individual membership rate is available for students and retired faculty members, who are entitled to all of the benefits of individual membership.
Affiliated membership for national and regional research societies.
To be eligible for membership, a national or regional society must have a constitution, a copy of which they attach to their application, and must provide a national or regional forum for the discussion of issues relating to research in the field of children's literature studies.
Affiliated members are entitled to the following benefits:
- publication of their aims, activities, publications, conferences, application form for membership, etc., on the IRSCL website;
- publicizing of their activities through IRSCL networks;
- eligibility to host congresses, Board meetings, and other IRSCL events;
- the right to nominate candidates for the IRSCL research grant for an early-career scholar in the field of children's literature;
- the right to nominate books for the IRSCL Award, which honours a distinguished body of work in the field of children's literature research (the recipient must be an individual member of the IRSCL);
- the right to use the IRSCL logo in combination with the text "Affiliated Society of the IRSCL",
- copies of all emails from IRSCL and the right to distribute these to their individual members;
- a copy of the Membership Directory.
Affiliated membership does not carry with it the right to vote in General Membership Meetings.
Institutional membership
Institutional membership is for organisations involved with children's literature, such as libraries, research centres, journals, and children's book collections, whose activities are related to the aims of the Society (i.e., research into children's literature, reading and related fields).
Institutional members are entitled to the following benefits:
- publication of their aims, activities, publications, conferences, etc., on the IRSCL website;
- publicizing of their activities through IRSCL networks;
- eligibility to host congresses, Board meetings, and other IRSCL events;
- a copy of the Membership Directory, a global Who’s Who of children’s literature research.
Institutional membership does not carry with it the right to vote in General Membership Meetings, nor does it provide access to Board membership.