Boston Library Consortium
Boston Library Consortium empowers a coalition of libraries in the northeastern United States to share knowledge, infrastructure, and resources at scale.
BLC's Core Programs
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Professional Development
BLC offers regular webinars and workshops designed to facilitate sharing expertise, highlighting the work of librarians and library staff across the BLC member institutions and experts in the library and information community.
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Resource Sharing
BLC was founded upon a shared commitment to promote cooperation in making resources more readily available. Today, BLC remains committed to facilitating high-quality and cost-effective sharing of print and digital content.
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Resource Management
With the leadership of the Heads of Resource Management Committee, BLC maintains and manages several group subscriptions, consortial agreements, and deposit programs.
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Shared Systems & Services
BLC's Shared Library System provides a common platform that members use to build, manage, and provide access to their collections and provides a foundation for new services and initiatives that both save money and improve access to library services and resources for members.
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Learn More About
Boston Library Consortium
Browse BLC's:
- Guiding Principles
- Team
- Board of Directors
- Strategic priorities
- and more
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BLC Communities, Committees, and Caucuses
Find information on:
- The six types of BLC Communities
- BLC Community and Committee charges
- Ways to get involved
Member-Exclusive Events
BLC offers regular webinars, workshops, and in-person events designed to facilitate sharing expertise, highlighting the work of librarians and library staff across BLC member institutions and experts in the library and information community.
BLC 101
Join Team BLC for this virtual orientation designed to inform staff at BLC member institutions on...
Lunch & Learn: DOAJ, DOAB and OAPEN
Lunch & Learn is a virtual program series created to provide a space for vendors to discuss...
Fall Transformation Meditation Series
Fall is almost here…at least seasonally, but for those of us in academia…it’s here and it’s game...
NISO Webinar - The Importance of Metadata in AI
Metadata provides critical context and information about the data being used to train and operate...
Recent News Posts
Stay up to date with BLC's activities, opportunities, resources, and events.