International Coalition of Library Consortia

TexShare
Website: http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/texshare/

Brief description

TexShare is a cooperative program designed to improve service to Texans. Members include public libraries that belong to the regional library systems, academic libraries, and libraries of clinical medicine. TexShare enables libraries to offer a broader range of materials and services than any single library can provide for its constituents.

Legal structure

Other: Texshare is legislated as a program of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Primary functions

• Collections sharing
• Electronic content licensing
• Electronic content loading/presentation
• Interlibrary loan/document delivery
• Training

Number and type of member libraries

540 public libraries; 154 academic libraries; 4 libraries of clinical medicine; total = 698