UK Regional Higher Education Library Consortia |
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Last updated
Thursday, 24th July 2006 |
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This table is a list of all the UK
HE Library consortia (or nearest equivalent) by region or home nation. |
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Any corrections are welcomed and
should be emailed to Susan Baker (susanb@clayworthsj.demon.co.uk) |
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For library access schemes see www.uklibrariesplus.ac.uk/libraries/sconul.htm For HE University Purchasing Consortia see http://www.lupc.procureweb.ac.uk/about/organisations.shtml MLA means the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council for the English region. |
| UK region |
Higher Education library |
Higher Education regional organisation | Cross sector group |
| Eastern England |
Association of Universities of East of England www.auee.ac.uk/ |
MLA East of England http://www.eemlac.org.uk/index.jsp |
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| East Midlands | East Midlands
Universities Association - Librarians Group http://www.emua.ac.uk/pages/about-special.html#Librarians |
East
Midlands Universities Association www.emua.ac.uk |
MLA East Midlands Libraries and Information East Midlands |
| London | M25 Consortium of Academic Libraries* -
works improve library and information services within the M25 region and more widely across the East and Southeast. Inform25 - find libraries in the region plus guidance on visiting rights CPD25 - staff development and training
group working in association with members of the M25 Consortium of
Academic Libraries |
London Higher Education Consortium www.universitiesinlondon.co.uk/ |
MLA London http://www.mlalondon.org.uk/ London Libraries Development Agency
(LLDA) |
| North East England | No consortium |
Universities for the North East www.unis4ne.ac.uk/ |
MLA North East LINE (Libraries North East) - |
| Northern Ireland | No consortium | No consortium | LISC(NI) - Library and Information Services Council Northern Ireland - co-ordinating body for academic and public libraries in Northern Ireland http://www.liscni.co.uk/ |
| North West England | NoWAL (North West
Academic Libraries) www.nowal.ac.uk |
North
West Universities Association (NWUA) www.nwua.ac.uk/ |
MLA North West http://www.mlanorthwest.org.uk/ |
| Scotland | Scottish
Confederation of University and Research Libraries (SCURL) http://scurl.ac.uk/ |
Universities Scotland http://www.universities-scotland.ac.uk/ |
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| South East England | SEUL (South East University Librarians) http://seul.open.ac.uk |
Higher Education South East www.hese.ac.uk/ |
MLA South East http://www.mlasoutheast.org.uk/ |
| South West England | South West Higher
Education Libraries (SWHELs) AULIC (Avon Libraries in Co-operation) |
Higher Education Regional Development Association for the South West (HERDA-SW) www.herda-sw.ac.uk/
HERDA-SW
- Libraries Group |
MLA South West http://swmlac.org.uk/ |
| Wales | Welsh Higher
Education Library Forum (WHELF) http://whelf.ac.uk |
Higher Education Wales www.hew.ac.uk |
CyMAL: Museums Archives and Libraries Wales |
| West Midlands | West Midlands
Higher Education Association (Libraries Group) www.wish-uk.org/linkfiles/wmidland.pdf |
West
Midlands Higher Education Association http://www.wmhea.ac.uk/index2.asp |
MLA West Midlands http://www.mlawestmidlands.org.uk/ |
| Yorkshire and Humberside | Yorkshire
University Library and Information Services (YULIS) Directors Group (also
Staff Development and Information Skills Group) No web site: Access scheme is www.riding.ac.uk |
Yorkshire Universities Association www.yorkshireuniversities.ac.uk/ |
MLA Yorkshire http://www.mlayorkshire.org.uk |
| *Note: The M25 consortium covers a wider area than London so has member libraries in Eastern and South Eastern England. |
| © J. Adam Edwards Head of Library Academic and Research Services / Deputy Librarian Roehampton University 24th July 2006 |