LYRASIS was created in 2009 from the merger of SOLINET and PALINET, two of the strongest and most successful library networks in the United States. NELINET

NELINET

NELINET, Inc. was the not-for-profit membership cooperative of academic, public, school and special libraries and other information and cultural organizations in New England of the United States...

, the New England library network, also merged into LYRASIS in late 2009. In January 2011 the Bibliographical Center for Research

Bibliographical Center for Research

Bibliographical Center for Research was a library cooperative and regional libraries network. Its members included over 8000 libraries in an 11-state region of the western United States. BCR was created in 1935 and was the nation’s oldest and most established multistate library cooperative...

(BCR) phased out operations and joined LYRASIS.

About LYRASIS

LYRASIS is the nation's largest regional membership organization serving libraries and information professionals - providing opportunities for networking and collaboration, offering innovative solutions, and significant cost savings through group purchasing for products and services. LYRASIS members now include over 4,000 member libraries and cultural heritage institutions across the US and beyond. LYRASIS serves as a critical collective voice in the national arena.

External links

• LYRASIS
• Association of Southeastern Research Libraries
• HBCU Library Alliance
• Library Leadership Network