The International Research Society for Children's Literature (IRSCL) is an international scholarly organization established to support and promote research in the field of children's literature. It includes members from over forty countries worldwide.

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Aims

• To promote academic research and scholarship into children's and youth literature, reading and related fields.

• To facilitate co-operation between researchers in different countries and in different branches of learning.

• To enable researchers in different countries to exchange information, share discussion of professional and theoretical issues, and initiate and co-ordinate research.

The International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) is a non-profit organization that represents an international network of people from all over the world who are committed to bringing books and children together.

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Mission

• to promote international understanding through children's books

• to give children everywhere the opportunity to have access to books with high literary and artistic standards

• to encourage the publication and distribution of quality children's books, especially in developing countries

• to provide support and training for those involved with children and children's literature

• to stimulate research and scholarly works in the field of children's literature

• to protect and uphold the Rights of the Child according to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child

The International Federation for Modern Languages and Literatures (FILLM) is the official international body which represents the study of language and literature as research-based scholarly disciplines in universities and tertiary higher education institutions world-wide.

FILLM seeks to develop and encourage the scholarly study of modern and medieval languages and literatures. This aim is pursued through forms of international scholarly cooperation which bring together detailed research on particular topics with themes and approaches of global relevance and general application. In practical terms, FILLM

• organizes a triennial International Congress and other scholarly gatherings;

• publishes works of scholarship;

• draws attention to outstanding achievement in linguistic and literary scholarship from all over the world;

• actively lobbies for the international maintenance and improvement of education and research in the field of languages and literatures;

• and maintains a website and newsletter as a discussion forum for scholars in the field of languages and literatures world-wide.

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