- Colorado Library Consortium
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The non-profit Colorado Library Consortium (CLiC) is a library-related organization.
CLiC is a member-services organization dedicated to serving our 438 member libraries with innovative, collaborative library support services.
Our focus is on: -- Running the Colorado Library Courier, including out-of-state service through COKAMO and Blue Sky Express. -- Providing a wide array of continuing education opportunities -- Offering professional and technical consulting -- Creating money-saving shared cooperative purchases for databases and other library materials --Supporting AspenCat, an open-source, union catalog integrated library system -- Assisting other organizations with financial, events and grants management.
Contents
Areas of concentration
- Library Physical Delivery http://www.clicweb.org/library-courier
- Resource sharing
- Continuing education
- AspenCat - Koha-based union catalog for 32 libraries http://www.clicweb.org/aspencat
- Cooperative purchases
- Building the Colorado Library community
- Consulting
Vision Statement Colorado Library Consortium: A Model Statewide Library Cooperative
Mission CLiC: An innovative, collaborative organization that empowers libraries and library staff to better serve their communities.
CLiC will achieve this mission by working towards the following goals: 1. “Expedite the discovery, selection, and delivery of information and materials to library patrons in Colorado”. 2. “Provide and support learning opportunities for ongoing professional development resulting in improved services in libraries”. 3. “Identify and support initiatives to strengthen the Colorado library community”. Core Values
CLiC staff
- Executive Director: Valerie Horton
- Assistant Director: Lisa Priebe
- Regional Consultant - Western CO: Ross Callender
- Regional Consultant - Southeast CO: Judy Van Acker
- Automation Services Consultant: Shannon O'Grady
- Project Manager: Kira Zimmerman
- Office Manager:
- Administrative Assistant: Julie Teglovic
References
Blumenstein, Lynn, Norman Oder, and Michael Rogers. "Good news for Salinas & Colorado: election results mixed in other jurisdictions." Library Journal 130.20 (Dec 1, 2005)
Kim, Ann. "Colorado Library Consortium." Library Journal 130.4 (March 1, 2005): 26(1).
"Bold Example." Library Journal (1976) 135.5 (2010): 48.
"Colorado and Kansas Libraries Collaborate To Reduce Cost of Out-of-State Borrowing" Library Journal Online, By Michael Kelley Feb 14, 2011.
Colorado Library Consortium Adds Project Gutenberg Ebooks to Library Catalogs. Library Journal Online, By David Rapp Dec 29, 2010.
COURIER ARTICLES
Horton, V., et. al. (2010). COKAMO: A Model for Fast, Inexpensive Interstate Delivery. Collaborative Librarianship 2(4), 218-24.
Priebe, L. (2009). Could your library courier benefit from a courier management system?. Collaborative Librarianship 1(2), 72. Horton, V. (2008). CLiC Announces New Courier Codes!. Colorado Libraries 34(1) p. 35-6.
Rosen, F. C. (2007). A CLiC Story: the Colorado Library Courier users manual. Colorado Libraries 33(1) p. 30-1.
Library Research Service. (2007, April 24). Statewide Courier Saves Libraries Thousands in Shipping Costs Each Year. Fast Facts: Recent Statistics from the Library Research Service. ED3/110.10/No. 251. Horton, V. (2006). Answers to questions regarding courier changes. Colorado Libraries 32(1), 31.
Library Research Service. (2003, March 26). Courier service by regional systems saves libraries millions of dollars annually over alternative delivery methods. Fast Facts: Recent Statistics from the Library Research Service. ED3/110.10/No. 191. Petro, D. (December 1990). Telefax and courier sites in Colorado. Colorado Libraries 16(4), 14-16.
Zelenski, J. (December 1990). Courier service in the Central Colorado Library System: the challenges and the rewards. Colorado Libraries 16(4), 17-18.
Campbell, J. D. (December 1990). The serendipitous courier. Colorado Libraries 16(4), 19-20.
Bright, L. (December 1990). S'wonderful, s'marvelous. Colorado Libraries 16(4), 21.
External links
Categories:- Organizations based in Colorado
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