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Welcome to the Capital District Library Council

The Capital District Library Council (CDLC), located in Albany, NY, is one of New York's nine Reference and Research Library Resources Systems. CDLC is a regional multi-type library organization serving academic, public, school & special libraries & library systems in seven upstate New York counties. CDLC enhances access to information, encourages resource sharing, and promotes library interests for all CDLC Members.

Follow the links to learn more about CDLC, view our Introduction to CDLC (pdf) fact sheet, and read ReCap - The Newsletter of the Capital District Library Council.


Important Information and Links

IMPORTANT!!!! Are you wondering about the CDLC Annual Meeting? No, you didn't miss the the registration. This year the CDLC Annual Meeting will be held in the fall! Watch our website and your email for an announcement in late summer.


Now Available! The CDLC ILL eForm - this form may be used by registered libraries to send requests to libraries within the CDLC region. Follow the link for more information.


CDLC Strategic Plan 2012-2014 approved by the Board of Trustees on February 10, 2012! After a five-month process our Strategic Plan is approved and already underway. Please use the link to review the Plan.


 

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CDLC Digital Collections is now a part of New York Heritage Digital Collections!

Follow the link for online access to digitized materials from libraries, archives, historical societies, museums and cultural organizations in the Capital District Library Council's region, as well as items from more than 160 digital collections from around the state. Sponsored by the New York 3Rs Association, New York Heritage is a gold mine of images contributed by organizations located in each of New York's nine Reference and Research Library Resources Systems.


Are you a Personal Member of CDLC? CDLC is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization.  Your membership and gift contributions are tax deductible to the full extent allowed by law. Check to see if your employer has a matching-gift policy and make CDLC the recipient!

Follow the link to find out more about CDLC Personal Membership.



Visit The New York Online Virtual Electronic Library!

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NOVELNY Databases is an electronic database access project that enables libraries across New York State to provide their communities free online access to the full text of thousands of journals, newspapers and other information sources.