MINITEX Library Information Network

A program of the Minnesota Office of Higher Education and the University of Minnesota.

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• BATS
• Contract Cataloging
• CPERS
• Delivery
• Document Delivery
• Documents to U
• ELM
• MLAC
• MULS
• MnLINK
• Reference Services
• Serials Exchange

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Programs & Services

Learn more about our programs and services, which fulfill our mission to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of participating libraries.

• Bibliographic & Technical Services (BATS)
  Provides services and resources pertaining to cataloging, technical services and WorldCat Resource Sharing.
• Contract Cataloging
  Provides supplementary cataloging services and expertise.
• Cooperative Purchasing & Electronic Resources Services (CPERS)
  Library products and electronic resources available at MINITEX pricing.
• Delivery
  Provides delivery of resource materials to libraries throughout Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota.
• Document Delivery
  Provides returnable and non-returnable materials to fill interlibrary loan requests from MINITEX participating libraries.
• Documents to U (DTU)
  University of Minnesota interlibrary loan lending for non-MINITEX participants.
• Electronic Library for Minnesota (ELM)
  Resources from the Gale Group, OCLC FirstSearch, ProQuest and NetLibrary made available to Minnesota libraries at no charge through state legislative funding.
• Minnesota Library Access Center (MLAC)
  A high-density storage facility for important but lesser used items from libraries throughout Minnesota.
• MINITEX Union List of Serials (MULS)
  A database of bibliographic and holdings information for serial publications owned by MINITEX libraries.
• MnLINK
  Minnesota's statewide virtual library that links you electronically to the state's rich library resources.
• Reference Services
  Provides state-wide reference referral, training on Electronic Library for Minnesota resources, Minnesota Opportunities for Reference Excellence, eBooks and NetLibrary, and a monthly newsletter called Reference Notes.
• Serials Exchange
  Offers libraries access to used serial & reference publications including a Web site for online ordering.

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