Eligibility

CARLI membership is open to all institutions that are recognized by the Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE) and that are an ILLINET member. Other academic or research institutions that have a similar academic or research mission and the potential to contribute to the advancement of CARLI and its members, but don’t meet these criteria may petition the CARLI Board for membership by submitting the Membership Questionnaire and Application.

Member libraries that serve for-profit academic institutions may be contractually excluded from products and services offered by and through CARLI.

Membership categories and benefits

Categories

CARLI offers 2 categories of membership each with different entitlements and responsibilities:

• Governing Membership
  Governing members are eligible to participate in all CARLI products, services, and programs, at fullest level of central support and may participate in all CARLI committees, task forces, and user groups. Governing members receive ILDS delivery service at no cost, and receive priority status on waiting lists to join I-Share and other premium services.  Each Governing Member institution has a vote in the governance of the consortium. Governing members pay an annual fee calculated by student FTE enrollment and institution type. Annual membership fees range from a minimum of $1250 to a maximum of $10,000.
  
  Participation in I-Share, while limited to Governing members, requires a separate application process and institutions must meet additional criteria beyond those required for Governing membership. Participation in I-Share is granted at the discretion of the CARLI Board of Directors and is neither guaranteed nor implied by an institution’s CARLI Governing Member status. In addition to Governing membership fees, I-Share participants incur one-time costs and ongoing costs.

• Affiliate Membership
  Affiliate Members are eligible for most services and programs and have access to all fully subsidized electronic resources. Affiliate members are eligible to receive ILDS delivery service with an additional fee. Associate Members pay a $500 annual membership fee.

Responsibilities

While individual member libraries retain autonomy over their own operations, participation in CARLI requires collaboration and commitment to the consortium.  As a consideration for acceptance and continuation of any level of membership in CARLI, members must agree to abide by the terms and conditions of the CARLI Membership Agreement and any other subsidiary agreements governing participation in a specific CARLI service.

Changing Membership Categories

CARLI member institutions may change their membership level by submitting a new membership agreement specifying the desired change to the CARLI office no later than June 1 of any fiscal year. Changes in membership level are effective on July 1, the first day of the following fiscal year. Additional services and fees will begin as soon as contractually possible following the effective date of the new membership agreement.

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