Why join the VLC?

Library News

Chalmers University of Technology is the first institution to go live with FOLIO library service platform
Ninth annual Follett Challenge launches with more chances to win
OCLC and Europeana partner to share access to open cultural heritage resources through WorldCat
Hyku Open Source Institutional Repository Development partnership awarded $1M Arcadia grant to improve open scholarship infrastructure
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Online Catalog Enhancements Evaluation

Give your patrons exciting new content, including recommendations, tag clouds, series and awards data, a virtual shelf browser, and the ability to write reviews, rankings, and much more.

Click here to learn more about how to evaluate LibraryThing for Libraries, ChiliFresh, and Jaunter.

Strategic Plan Dashboard

This 'dashboard' has been developed as a resource to quickly access the VLC's progress on its stated goals as part of the 2011 strategic planning process (2011-2015). Monitoring and reporting progress on long-range strategic goals included in the strategic plan is an essential component of the accountability process.

Click here to find out how we're doing.

Here are a few examples of the benefits of being a Valley Library Consortium (VLC) member:

Strength in numbers
- Negotiation and advocacy
- Greater collections
- Large purchase discounts
Efficiency in shared services
- Reduce duplication of efforts
- Specialization opportunities
- Avoid or reduce costs for services available through the consortium
Make the most of your
- Budget
- Staff time & skills
- Collections
Provide better service to your users by focusing on what you do best
Experienced and dedicated staff

To request information or just learn more about the VLC, please contact Lee Martin, Executive Director, at 1-989-497-0925 x.5 or l.martin@valleylibrary.org.