International Coalition of Library Consortia

The Library Information & Resources Network
LIRN
Website: http://www.lirn.net

Brief description

The Library and Information Resources Network, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation founded in 1996, is a consortium of educational institutions which have joined to share access to information resources. LIRN grew out of a project of the Advisory Council of the (Florida) State Board of Independent Colleges and Universities and is now an independent organization. LIRN provides group purchasing and centralized management of electronic information resources for its members, and operates a validation server which is a single login gateway to vendor services.

Legal structure

Incorporated

Primary functions

• Electronic content licensing
• Electronic content loading/presentation
• Storage facities
• Training

Number and type of member libraries

56, Academic