Organization: RESOURCE SHARING ALLIANCE NFP
Mission: RESOURCE SHARING ALLIANCE NFP MAINTAINS A COMPUTER SYSTEM AND SOFTWARE THAT INTEGRATES LIBRARY RESOURCES AMONG PARTICIPATING LIBRARIES AND PROVIDES SOFTWARE AND CATALOGING CAPABILITIES TO MEMBER PUBLIC, SCHOOL, ACADEMIC AND PRIVATE LIBRARIES, AND COMPUTERIZED ACCESS TO THE SAME FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC. RSA ALSO PROVIDES THE DATABASES THAT ALLOW MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY TO ACCESS HOLDINGS OF ALL 145 MEMBER LIBRARIES AND FOSTERS INTER-LIBRARY LOANING. ALL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, SCHOOLS, AND COLLEGES CAN ACCESS THE COLLECTIONS OF MEMBER LIBRARIES AT NO COST. THE POOLING OF LIBRARY RESOURCES PROVIDES GREATER PUBLIC ACCESS OF LIBRARY HOLDINGS TO INDIVIDUALS AND ENTITIES LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF ILLINOIS.
Activities: RSA MAINTAINS A COMPUTER SYSTEM AND SOFTWARE THAT INTEGRATES LIBRARY RESOURCES AMONG PARTICIPATING LIBRARIES WHEREBY A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC CAN ACCESS HOLDINGS OF OVER 90 PUBLIC LIBRARIES, AND THEIR BRANCHES, OVER 40 SCHOOL LIBRARY DISTRICTS AND SEVERAL ACADEMIC AND SPECIAL LIBRARIES.
NTEE category: Education
Secondary category: Arts, Culture & Humanities