Membership / Membership Benefits

Membership Benefits

CARLI serves over 90% of Illinois higher education students, faculty and staff at 128 Governing member institutions. Among the many benefits of CARLI membership are the I-Share integrated library system that serves 88 institutions; E-resources brokering, with over 2800 database subscriptions managed in 2022; and the Illinois Library Delivery Service (ILDS), offering 24-hour delivery among 142 stops at CARLI libraries and the state regional library systems.

Fiscal Year 2023 Visual Summary of CARLI's Annual Value to Governing Member Libraries

Benefits by Membership Level

Governance and Continuing Education Governing Members Non-Members 
CARLI Board of Directors Eligible to participate Not eligible
CARLI Committees Eligible to participate Not eligible
CARLI email discussion lists Eligible to participate Eligible to participate
CARLI workshops, training events, and forums Eligible to participate Eligible to participate
CARLI Scholarship Library employees eligible to apply Not eligible
Programs and Services    
I-Share Integrated Library System (Alma/Primo VE)   Eligible to participate
​Board approval required		 Not eligible
Illinois Library Delivery Service (ILDS) Eligible to participate Not eligible
CONTENTdm Digital Collections Eligible to participate Not eligible
E-Resources Database Brokering Eligible to participate Not eligible 
Information Resources/Content    
EBSCO: Academic Search Complete Fully funded by CARLI Not eligible
EBSCO: Business Source Elite Fully funded by CARLI Not eligible
EBSCO: Consumer Health Complete Fully funded by CARLI Not eligible
EBSCO ERIC Fully funded by CARLI Not eligible
EBSCO Health Source: Consumer Edition Fully funded by CARLI Not eligible
EBSCO Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition Fully funded by CARLI Not eligible
EBSCO MAS Ultra: School Edition Fully funded by CARLI Not eligible
EBSCO MasterFILE Premier Fully funded by CARLI Not eligible
EBSCO Military and Government Collection Fully funded by CARLI Not eligible
EBSCO Newspaper Source Fully funded by CARLI Not eligible
EBSCO Primary Source Fully funded by CARLI Not eligible
EBSCO Professional Development Collection Fully funded by CARLI Not eligible
EBSCO Regional Business News Fully funded by CARLI Not eligible
Mary Ann Liebert Journals (2005-2009 content only) Fully funded by CARLI Not eligible
Harper's Weekly, 1857-1912 Fully funded by CARLI Not eligible
Illinois Digital Sanborn Maps Fully funded by CARLI Not eligible
Saskia Digital Fine Art Images Fully funded by CARLI Not eligible
Springer Medicine eBook Collection
2005-2010		 Fully funded by CARLI Not eligible
Alexander Street Press:
Women and Social Movements, Scholar's Edition		 Original acquisition funded by CARLI–Libraries wanting continued access need to pay an annual access fee beginning in FY20 Not eligible
Alexander Street Press:
Black Thought and Culture		 Original acquisition funded by CARLI–Libraries wanting continued access need to pay an annual access fee beginning in FY20 Not eligible
Cambridge University Press:
Historical Statistics of the United States		 Fully funded by CARLI Not eligible
Sage E-Journal 2007 Deep Backfile Fully funded by CARLI Not eligible
Sage e-Reference Collection Original acquisition funded by CARLI–Libraries wanting continued access need to pay an annual access fee beginning in FY20 Not eligible