Through the Center for Translation Studies, researchers and students have access to the American Literary Translators Association. The Center houses ALTA's national office. Founded in 1978, ALTA provides essential services to literary translators from all languages and creates a professional forum for the exchange of ideas on the art and craft of literary translation. Through its annual conference, its publications, and collaboration with other professional organizations, ALTA works to enhance the quality and status of literary translation and to improve the market for the publication of literary translation. With ALTA, visitors to the Center have access to a national network of literary translators and specialists in foreign languages and literatures.

The American Literary Translators Association offers ALTA Fellowships to beginning translators each year. The award provides travel to the annual conference and participation in a special fellows reading.

The ALTA website keeps lists of other centers for the study of translation as well as journals and publishers interested in translation. ALTA also posts relevant grant opportunities. In its Members' Section, the website has information on job openings.