Metropolitan Library System
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| Metropolitan Library System | |
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| Location | Burr Ridge, IL |
| Established | 1966 |
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| Budget | $? |
| Director | Alice Calabrese |
| Employees | ? |
| Website | http://www.mls.lib.il.us/ |
The Metropolitan Library System (MLS) is a membership-based organization serving academic, public, school, and special libraries in Chicago and in the suburban communities of Cook, DuPage and Will counties. Established in 1966, MLS provides service, resources and leadership necessary for our member libraries to succeed in their individual missions. MLS collaborates with the Illinois State Library, other library systems, and local libraries to create a seamless statewide network of information and resources for the people of Illinois.[1]
SWAN
80 libraries in the Metropolitan Library System share ownership, with MLS, of an integrated library automation system known as SWAN (System Wide Automated Network). By sharing the cost of central site equipment, computer and database maintenance staff, and telecommunications, libraries of all sizes (including public, academic, high school and special) have found it possible to join the cluster and to realize the advantages of automated resource sharing.
SWAN maintains an online catalog for its 80 members. The catalog lists more than one million titles of books, periodicals, cassettes, videos, CDs, DVDs and other library materials. The catalog shows which libraries own a given title and if the item is currently on the shelf. SWAN's online catalog may be searched by Author, Title, Subject, Author/Title combination and Keyword. Keyword searching includes contents notes and Boolean searching. All searches may be limited by format, publication date and language.[2]