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About MISSION - (revised and adopted April 16, 2009) NELLCO, an international consortium of law libraries, advances justice through access to global legal information. Together NELLCO libraries collaborate to maximize resources and to support the missions of their institutions. NELLCO members share the risks and rewards of implementing innovative ideas, and capitalize on enduring successes.
WHO WE ARE The strength of the organization is our diversity. The majority of our association consists of academic institutions whose primary clientele are faculty, students, and alumni. Other member institutions serve the practicing bar, and are supported by dues from those professions. Still others receive public funding to service the general public, legislative bodies, and judiciaries. STATEMENT OF COOPERATION Given that NELLCO's mission promotes cooperative resource sharing, we pool our strengths to add to and enhance the essential services and vitality of our member organizations. It is imperative that NELLCO members structure cooperative arrangements in ways that do not unfairly diminish any individual institution's ability to maintain a high level of service for primary users. The overriding intent of our alliance is to enhance access to legal information for the mutual benefit of all NELLCO members. MEMBERSHIP Membership in the New England Law Library Consortium includes ABA accredited law schools, private non-profit, or government law libraries located in the United States. There are three levels of membership, Full, Affiliate and International Affiliate. For a current list of members click here. ADMINISTRATION NELLCO is governed by a Board of Directors composed of the directors of all full member libraries. The elected officers of the Consortium are the president, vice-president and treasurer. These officers, along with the immediate past president, form the Executive Committee of NELLCO. The NELLCO Executive Director manages the Consortium activities under the guidance of the Executive Committee. The Committee and Executive Director meet regularly to review the status of NELLCO projects and discuss possible new cooperative programs, meeting plans and grants applications. PROGRAMS NETWORKING COLLECTION RESOURCES INTERLIBRARY LOAN AUTOMATION NELLCO INTRANET: http://nellco.org |
NELLCO is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation composed of academic (ABA accredited), private non-profit, and government law libraries. The Consortium provides a mechanism for resource sharing and mutual benefit between law libraries.
Libraries
By 2008, the New England Law Library Consortium (NELLCO) has grown to include 25 full members, over 65 affiliate members from 33 states across the United States, and 9 international affiliate members. Members collaborate on many fronts.
- Collaborative Acquisitions and Licensing
- Networking
- Reciprocal Interlibrary Loan for Full Members
- Professional Development Opportunities
- Special Interest Groups
- NELLCO Legal Scholarship Repository
- International Fellows Program
Info Providers
Publishers and vendors benefit from consortium participation in a number of ways:
- A single point of access to many law libraries across the country
- A single license agreement for all subscribing members
- Centralized billing through NELLCO
- NELLCO handles IP information for all members.
- Synchronized subscriptions, resulting in a single renewal date
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Contact
We welcome your questions, suggestions, comments, concerns and inquiries!
Theresa McCue, Administrative and Member Support ManagerNew England Law Library Consortium (NELLCO)
Albany Law School Schaffer Law Library 80 New Scotland Ave. L206-207 Albany, NY 12208 (518) 694-3025- voice
(518) 694-3027- fax
theresa.mccue@nellco.org Tracy L. Thompson-Przylucki, Executive Director
New England Law Library Consortium (NELLCO)
Albany Law School Schaffer Law Library 80 New Scotland Ave. L206-207 Albany, NY 12208 (518) 694-3026- voice
(518) 694-3027- fax
tracy.thompson@nellco.org
