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The Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI) began operating on July 1, 2005. CARLI was formed through the consolidation of existing consortia: Illinois Cooperative Collection Management Program (ICCMP), Illinois Digital Academic Library (IDAL), and Illinois Library Computer Systems Organization (ILCSO).
SWAN (System Wide Automated Network) is a multi-type library consortium that serves Illinois libraries. It was established in 1974. [1] It has a membership of 97 libraries in the Chicago area, and provides service to 1 million registered library users.
The goal of a library consortium is to amplify the capabilities and effectiveness of its member libraries through collective action, including, but not limited to, print or electronic resource sharing, reducing costs through group purchases of resources, and hosting professional development opportunities. [2]
Library associations connect libraries and library workers at the local, national, and international level. Library associations often provide resources to their individual and institutional members that enable cooperation, exchange of information, education, research, and development.
The Center for Research Libraries was founded in 1949, as the Midwest Inter-Library Center (MILC). The traditional role of CRL was as an aggregator of tangible collection materials; however, this focus has been updated in the digital age into the CRL's current role as a facilitator of collection development, digitization, and licensing ...
The Perth Amboy Library Association was created in 1888, again by a group of locals citizens who in 1891 the saw the library became incorporated under state law. In 1896, the Perth Amboy Free Public Library, with municipal support. From its inception the library relocated five times. [3]
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.