Library Groups and Local Consortia
What is a Consortium?
A consortium is a group of independent institutions that organize to accomplish goals that they could not reach as indiviual organizations. Library consortium serve as a focal point for all of its members. Their activities usually concentrate on continuing education, group purchasing and resource sharing.
What is a DOCLINE Library Group?
Some consorita are also DOCLINE Library Groups. You must have at least 11 libraries to form a library group. In DOCLINE it is assumed that you will be invloved in Resource Sharing and Union listing.
| Code | Library Group Name |
|---|---|
| Health Dept | Health Departments |
| BSHSI | Bon Secours Health System |
| CAS | Chicago and South Consortium |
| CLIBCON | Chiropractic Libraries Consortium |
| CAHSLA | Cincinnati Area Health Sciences Library Association |
| NEOUCOM | Council of Neoucom Associated Hospital |
| FRVALC | Fox River Valley Area Library Consortium |
| FVC | Fox Valley Consortium |
| KMLA | Kentucky Medical Library Association |
| HSSDLA | Health Sciences Section South Dakota Library Assoication |
| MLANO | Medical Library Association of Northeast Ohio |
| METROIL | Metropolitan Consortium |
| MDMLG | Metropolitan Detroit Medical Library Group |
| MHSLA | Michigan Health Sciences Library |
| NEIHSLC | Northeast Indiana Health Sciences Library Consortium |
| NWIHSLC | Northwest Indiana Health Sciences Library Consortium |
| OUTLibGMR | Outreach Libraries in the Greater Midwest Region |
| SCWHSLC | South Central Wisconsin Health Science Library Consortium |
| SEWHSLC | Southeast Wisconsin Health Science Library Consortium |
| TRINITY | Trinity |
| TCBC | Twin Cities Biomedical Consortium |
Reciprocal Agreements allow libraries to form partnerships and extend resources. The GMR encourages their Resources Libraries and Primary Access Libraries to seek such arrangements. The GMR Resource Library Reciprocal Agreement can be found here.
FreeShare 
provides smaller libraries with a hugh number of possible
reciprocal partners. FreeShare is a nation-wide receiprocal group you would have blanket permission to add any of these members to your routing table if youself joined the group. You must contact your DOCLINE Coordinator to join any library group.
GMR Consortia and Local Groups
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