International Coalition of Library Consortia

Illinois Library and Information Network
ILLINET

Brief description

ILLINET is an ungoverned statewide consortium of Illinois academic, public, school and special libraries. Under the leadership of the Illinois State Library, 4,000+ Illinois libraries share their resources statewide through a loosely organized partnership, or network, which has been in place since 1975. The Illinois State Library administers this network, ILLINET, which has been recognized for both statewide commitment to library cooperation simultaneously with respect for the individual library's independence. Membership is informal, and is based on the Illinois State Library's recognition of a library's membership in good standing with their regional library system.

Legal structure

Ungoverned/Cooperative

Primary functions

• Cataloging services
• Collections sharing
• Electronic content licensing
• Electronic content loading/presentation
• Interlibrary loan/document delivery
• Preservation
• Storage facilities
• Training
• Union lists/shared online catalogs

Number and type of member libraries

Academic --180
Public - 650, with branches, 750
School - 3,000
Special - 550 (both corporate and not-for-profit)

Additional information/URLs

Information about ILLINET can be found on the Illinois State Library's web site, http://cyberdriveillinois.com/library/isl/isl.html

Last updated October 2003