Detroit Area Library NETwork (DALNET)
The Detroit Area Library NETwork (DALNET) is a multi-type library consortium located in Southeast Michigan. The consortium, incorporated in 1985, is open to academic, public, school and special libraries as well as information organizations in the seven county Metropolitan Detroit region, icludingWayne, Oakland, Macomb, St. Clair, Monroe, Livingston and Washtenaw counties.
DALNET policy is set by its Board of Directors. The Dean of University Libraries, Wayne State University serves as President of the Board since Wayne State University is the host site of the consortium. Other officers of the Board include the Chair, Vice Chair and Secretary. Decision-making is accomplished with every member institution having representation on the DALNET Board and, if desired, in various policy-making committees and task forces. To make a regional information gateway possible, DALNET members agree to share in projects that may include the DALNET online system, digital projects, resource sharing services and more.
DALNET hosts the healthcallendar.org project, a website calendar listing health-related, group events to citizens in the DALNET area. Other DALNET projects are listed on the DALNET website Digital Projects web page.