Cooperating Libraries In Consortium

Programs and Services

Integrated Library System - CLICnet provides access to nearly 2,000,000 resources in CLIC member libraries, including books and journals in both print and electronic formats.
Interlibrary Delivery - Twice daily courier service delivers CLIC resources from library to library. Through MnLINK, these resources are shared state-wide among both public and academic libraries.
Cooperative Purchasing - CLIC coordinates cooperative purchasing of selected materials and services for its member institutions.
Professional Development - Participation in CLIC is a source of both formal and informal professional development for its members. In October 2011 Char Booth, author of Reflective Teaching/Effective Learning; Instructional Literacy for Library Educators, will lead a day-long workshop as a prologue to establishing communities of practice in CLIC libraries.
Systems Maintenance and Support - CLIC supports an integrated library system, an acquisitions system and the digital collection management software used by its member libraries as well as mailing lists and web services.

Recent Accomplishments


CLIC libraries have
- Digitized nearly 100,000 objects and made them accessible on the web
- Negotiated the option to buy electronic books and make them available in all member libraries
- Investigated and implemented state-of-the-art discovery layers, options that make searching the CLIC library collections as easy as performing a Google search
- Sponsored professional development events, including a workshop on 21st century literacy skills
-  Created an online plagiarism tutorial
-  Moved essential services to the cloud for long-term savings
-  Completed a strategic planning framework to guide further development of CLIC’s programs and services
- Celebrated 40 years of cooperation

Key Indicators


In the last year CLIC has
-  Served more than 133,000 library users
-  Managed nearly 2,000,000 bibliographic records
-  Negotiated more than $200,000 in cooperative purchases
-  Circulated more than 380,000 items

CLIC is a Cooperative Endeavor


Cooperation among member libraries and library staff is the key to enhanced services for CLIC library users as well of economies of scale that benefit all CLIC institutions. It is the commitment of over 200 library staff members and a staff of three in the CLIC office that makes CLIC work.

CLIC Board of Directors, 2011-2012

  • Augsburg College - Jane Ann Nelson
  • Bethel University - David Stewart
  • Concordia University, St. Paul - Charlotte Knoche
  • Hamline University - Julie Rochat
  • Macalester College - Terri Fishel
  • Northwestern College - Ruth McGuire
  • St. Catherine University - Carol Johnson
  • University of St. Thomas - Dan Gjelten
  • Board Officers/Excutive Committee:
  • President - Terri Fishel
  • Vice President/President-Elect - Dan Gjelten
  • Treasurer - David Stewart
  • Secretary (Non-Voting/Ex Officio) - Tom Nichol