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Brief description
The Michigan Library Consortium (MLC) is Michigan's largest statewide, multitype library organization. MLC's membership spans the state, from the southeastern corner to the northernmost tip of the Upper Peninsula. Members are of every type of library, from the large research libraries to very small school media centers and public libraries. Because Michigan's libraries are such a diverse mixture of large and small, rural and urban with a wide range of needs, MLC has evolved over the years to become a full-service library service agency. According to its Articles of Incorporation, MLC was formed to facilitate sharing of resources among the libraries of Michigan; to enhance the availability of information resources to the citizens of Michigan; to encourage the libraries of Michigan to institute cost-effective procedures that are made possible through state-wide interlibrary cooperation; and to enable Michigan libraries to link up and interact with regional and national electronic bibliographical communication systems. From the beginning MLC was set-up to be self-supporting. The revenue to support MLC's services is entirely contributed by its members. MLC receives no direct federal or state support.
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Number and type of member libraries
600+ (Academic; Public; School; Special; Other: Corporate, Government, Law, Medical, Nonprofit)Last updated August 2003