Models of Resource Sharing: The View From State Agencies May 1, 2015 Colorado State Library Colorado Library Consortium Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries
State Library and Resource Sharing Program Development, Coordination SWIFT Colorado Library Card (CLC) CO Libraries (web hosting) CHNC (historic newspapers) Summer Reading Program Continuing Education
The Legislative Process
The Legislative Process TABOR Services vs. Authority of the State Library Colorado Association of Libraries’ lobbyists State Grants to Libraries
Future of ILL? SWIFT c. 2000: LSTA Grant VDX/OCLC Explore options Examine other states
Changes Past and Future Regional Systems and CLiC Less $$ Advocacy and Advocates Technologies catching up with vision Rise of cooperatives
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