Library and Information Resources Network, Inc.

The Library and Information Resources Network, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation formed in 1996, is a consortium of educational institutions that have joined together to share access to information resources.

LIRN® members enjoy the benefits of group purchasing, a centrally managed authentication gateway, on and off campus access for their students, as well as hosted proxy services.

The LIRN® virtual library provides students with millions of peer-reviewed and full-text journal, magazine, and newspaper articles, e-books, podcasts, audio, and video resources to support their academic studies from Gale Cengage, ProQuest, EBSCO, CREDO Reference, eLibrary, and more, covering topics for General Education, Business, and Medical programs.

Read more about LIRN® and our products and services and how we can help you meet your institution's accreditation requirements in our quick reference guide.

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News & Announcements

01/12/12

The LIRN Spring Training Calendar is available as a PDF on the Training tab.

02/01/12

The next LIRN board teleconference will be held on Thursday February 23rd at 10 A.M. EST. We will use the Intercall number for this conference. The teleconference number is 1-888-693-8686. The conference ID is 7939950604.

02/01/12

The LIRN Annual Meeting will be held in Tampa on Friday April 27th.

02/01/12

Bowker has discontinued its Books In Print For Patrons product and it has been removed from the LIRN menus.