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Find staff by service area.
- Academic Libraries
- Each library type has one or more PALS consultants assigned as liaison.
- Advocacy & Legislation
- For help with current status of legislation, how to contact legislators, and strategies for library advocacy.
- Cataloging Maintenance Center
- The CMC offers original cataloging for Illinois libraries.
- Children & Youth Services
- PALS facilitates networking and continuous learning opportunities for Children and Youth Services librarians.
- L2
- Learning Library events calendar.
- Construction & Space Planning
- PALS assists with finding a building consultant and architect.
- Continuous Learning
- Workshops, training classes, seminars, and online learning.
- Delivery
- For help with delivery routes, delivery times, and delivery codes.
- E-Rate
- Federally funded telecommunications discounts.
- Educational Opportunities
- Contacts for information about MLS, LTA, Type 10, and other degree and certificate programs.
- Email Accounts
- Email hosting for members.
- Finance Department
- Invoices, receipts, billing, and payment.
- Grants
- PALS consultants can provide assistance with grant applications and reporting forms. See the specific grant areas below for details.
- Group Purchases & Discounts
- Interlibrary Loan
- Interlibrary loan is the process by which a library requests material from, or supplies material to, another library.
- Non-Resident Cards
- Help to interpret rules and regulations associated with non-resident cards.
- OCLC
- The Illinois State Library provides all PALS member libraries in the state with access to several FirstSearch databases. PrairieCat members are, and other libraries may be, governing members of OCLC through a paid contract with the Illinois State Library. Governing members have access to OCLC's cataloging and resource sharing (interlibrary loan) services.
- PALS Membership
- PALS membership application and membership standards assistance.
- Poster Printing
- PALS offers poster printing services to libraries, library systems and non-profit organizations in Illinois.
- PrairieCat
- PrairieCat Pick Lists, Reports, Notices, Membership, Training, and Union List information.
- Public Libraries
- Each library type has one or more PALS consultants assigned as liaison.
- Reciprocal Borrowing
- “Reciprocal borrowing” means that a person holding a valid library card from an Illinois public library which is a full member of one of the regional systems may borrow on-site from any other public library in the systems.
- Reference & Readers' Advisory
- PALS coordinates cooperative projects and provides assistance pertaining to reference and readers' advisory issues.
- School Libraries
- Each library type has one or more PALS consultant assigned as liaison.
- Special Libraries
- Each library type has one or more PALS consultant assigned as liaison.
- Technology Plans
- Technology Support
- Computer, network, printer, and other technology issues.
- Videoconferencing
- Web Hosting
- PALS offers a variety of web hosting services, many of which are free.
- Website (PALS site)
- PALS websites.
