Consortia
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General Information on Library Networks, Cooperatives, and Consortia
Establishing a Consortium of Health Libraries (PDF document) - Canadian Health Libraries Association (CHLA) FACT SHEET
“Library Networks, Cooperatives, and Consortia: A Definitional Study and Survey” - The American Library Association (ALA), Office for Research and Statistics (ORS) and the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA)
- includes searchable database
Coalitions of Library Consortia
International Coalition of Library Consortia
Examples of Documents from Library Consortia
The following list is based in part on Bernie Sloan's Library Consortia Documents Online, but includes additional and updated links as well as the addition of a few documents on mission/overview and organizational structure. This page was originally compiled to assist AMICAL members in drafting and revising our own governance documents.
Consortial Memoranda of Understanding
Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI) - Memorandum of Understanding & Membership Agreement
Copeter - Consortium agreement for library co-operation in St. Petersburg
- Co-operative management of electronic document provision in St. Petersburg (Russia).
Delaware Library Catalog - Memorandum of Understanding (.pdf version)
MOBIUS - Memorandum of Understanding
Orbis Cascade Alliance - Memorandum of Understanding
Virtual Library of Virginia (VIVA) - Memorandum of Understanding
Consortial Bylaws
Bluegrass Medical Libraries Bylaws
Center for Research Libraries (CRL) - Bylaws
Colorado Library Consortium (CLiC) - Bylaws
Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI) Bylaws or PDF document
Consortium of South Eastern Law Libraries - Articles of Incorporation
Houston Area Research Library Consortium - By-Laws
Iowa Private Academic Library Consortium (IPAL) - By-Laws
Lincoln Trail Library System - Bylaws
Metropolitan Library System (MLS) - By-laws
- Illinois (formed by merger of Chicago Multitype Library System and the Suburban Library System)
Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO) - Bylaws
Missouri Library Network Corporation (MLNC) (PDF document)
- OCLC Regional Network for the state of Missouri
MOBIUS Bylaws
- Missouri academic libraries
Orbis Cascade Alliance Bylaws
Southeastern Wisconsin Information Technology Exchange (SWITCH) Bylaws (Word document)
Suburban Library System (SLS) By-laws
- No longer in use; SLS now part of MLS (Illinois)
Utah Health Sciences Library Consortium - Bylaws
- or PDF document
West Tennessee Academic Library Consortium (WTALC) - Constitution & Bylaws
Western Massachusetts Regional Library System (WMRLS) - Bylaws (PDF document)
Consortial Resource Sharing Agreements & Guidelines
Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI) (PDF document) - I-Share Library Resource Sharing Code
RLG Shares - RLG Partnership prerequisite
TUG Libraries Lending Policy - TriUniversity Group of Libraries (TUG)
Virtual Library of Virginia (VIVA) - Resource Sharing Committee; includes Interlibrary Loan Guidelines
Consortial Missions & Overviews
Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO) - Mission Statement http://www.metro.org/ab_mission.html
MOBIUS - Governance http://mco.mobius.missouri.edu/home/governance/
Southeastern Library Network (SOLINET) - About Us http://www.solinet.net/about_us/about_us_templ.cfm?doc_id=15
Virtual Library of Virginia (VIVA) - Factsheet http://www.viva.lib.va.us/factsheet.html Consortial Organization
Virtual Library of Virginia (VIVA) - Organization http://www.viva.lib.va.us/orgchart.html
Consortial Strategic Plans
Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC) - Strategic Directions 2004-2007 [PDF] http://www.cic.uiuc.edu/groups/CICMembers/archive/ProgramDescription/StrategicDirections2004/StrategicDirections2004-2007.pdf "11 members of the Big Ten Conference and the University of Chicago"
Consortium of Research Libraries in the British Isles (CURL) - Strategic Plan 2003-2006 http://www.curl.ac.uk/about/strategic03-06.htm
Consortium of South Eastern Law Libraries - Strategic Plan http://library.law.unc.edu/cosell/stratpla.htm
Council of Australian University Librarians (CAUL) - Strategic Plan http://www.anu.edu/caul/caul-doc/StrategicPlan.html
Florida Center for Library Automation (FCLA) - Strategic Plan (98-01) http://www.fcla.edu/FCLAinfo/plan/98_02/fclastrategic.html
Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO) - Strategic Plan: Five–Year Library Plan of Service [PDF] http://www.metro.org/pdfs/ab_plan.pdf
Southeastern Library Network (SOLINET) - Strategic Plan [PDF] http://www.solinet.net/emplibfile/Strategy%20plan.pdf
