List of library consortia
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Libraries often band together in consortia for cooperative resource purchasing and sharing. The International Coalition of Library Consortia, or ICOLC, is an informal group of about 150 such consortia from around the world.
- The Alberta Library
- AMICAL Consortium
- Amigos Library Services
- Beehive Library Consortium, a division of Utah's Online Public Library[1][2]
- Bibliographic Association of the Red River
- Bibliographical Center for Research
- Boston Library Consortium
- Califa, a library consortium representing 200+ libraries in California[3][4][5][6]
- Catamount Library Network
- Center for Research Libraries
- Chemeketa Cooperative Regional Library Service
- CLEVNET
- Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries
- Colorado Library Consortium
- ConnectNY
- CONSORT Colleges
- Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois
- Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area
- Detroit Area Library Network
- Digital Library Federation
- Digital Scriptorium
- Flanders Heritage Library
- Gauteng and Environs Library Consortium
- HBCU Library Alliance
- International Coalition of Library Consortia
- International Internet Preservation Consortium
- Jefferson County Library Cooperative
- Keystone Library Network
- Library and Information Resources Network
- LINCC: Libraries in Clackamas County[7][8]
- LOUIS: The Louisiana Library Network[9]
- Lyrasis
- M25 Consortium of Academic Libraries
- Massachusetts Library Association
- MCIT Library Consortium
- Membership Libraries Group
- Metropolitan Library Service Agency
- Metropolitan New York Library Council
- Michigan eLibrary
- Michigan Library Consortium
- Midwest Transportation Knowledge Network
- Minitex
- Minuteman Library Network
- Missouri Library Network Corporation
- MOBIUS
- Municipal Library Consortium of St. Louis County
- National and State Libraries Australia
- National Research Libraries Alliance
- NC Live
- NEFLIN
- NELINET
- NEOS Library Consortium
- New York Area Theological Library Association
- Nylink
- Ohio Public Library Information Network
- OhioLINK
- Ontario Council of University Libraries
- Orbis Cascade Alliance
- Pacific Manuscripts Bureau
- Research Libraries Group
- Rigler-Deutsch Index
- SAILS
- SELMS[10]
- SearchOhio
- South Central Library System
- South East Academic Libraries System
- Southern Ontario Library Service
- System Wide Automated Network (SWAN)
- Tampa Bay Library Consortium
- TexShare
- The Library Consortium (TLC)[11]
- TRAILS
- UAA/APU Consortium Library
- Utah Academic Library Consortium
- Vermont Organization of Koha Automated Libraries
- Washington Research Library Consortium
References
[edit]- ^ "Utah's Online Public Library - About Us".
- ^ "Beehive Library Consortium".
- ^ Califa
- ^ "San Bernardino Public Library Patrons Will Enjoy Significantly Faster Internet After Upgrade". News Details. City of San Bernardino. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
SBPL is receiving this internet upgrade as part of a High-speed Broadband in California Public Libraries project by the California State Library (CSL). It is connecting to the California Research & Education Network (CalREN), a high-capacity 3,800-mile fiber optic network operated by CENIC, the Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California, a non-profit California corporation that connects California to the world. The Califa Group, a non-profit library consortium, has been appointed by the CSL to manage the rollout process with CENIC.
- ^ "Consortia". Fuller Library. Fuller Theological Seminary. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ "Institutional Members". California Library Association. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ "About LINCC". lincc.ent.sirsi.net. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
- ^ "Intergovernmental Agreements | Clackamas County". www.clackamas.us. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
- ^ "LOUIS: The Louisiana Library Network | ICOLC Website". icolc.net. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
- ^ "SELMS Consortium - reflecting our shared values of customer service, value for money and innovation - DCMS Libraries". dcmslibraries.blog.gov.uk. November 2018. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
- ^ "Home". TLC. Retrieved 2022-11-07.