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This page provides links to services and tools for the library community.

For a comprehensive list of Library and Archives Canada links to services and tools for the Library community, please consult For Libraries.

Inter-Library Loan Policy (ILL)
Library and Archives Canada has developed an interlibrary loan protocol to facilitate the exchange of interlibrary loan messages between libraries that use different computers, systems, and communication services. The ILL protocol standardizes the number and type of ILL messages, the sequence of messages, data elements and their values and the transfer syntax of the messages, allowing the exchange of information in a consistent manner.

Networked Electronic Publications: Policy and Guidelines
This document examines the background and legal issues related to legal deposit of electronic publications.

Federal Libraries Coordination Secretariat (FLCS)
The Federal Libraries Coordination Secretariat (FLCS), formerly the Council of Federal Libraries (CFL) Secretariat, is the means by which Library and Archives Canada fulfills its legislated mandate to coordinate federal library service.

Federal Libraries Consortium (FLC)
The Council of Federal Libraries Consortium (FLC) was established in July 1995 to facilitate the purchase of library and information products and services by federal government libraries.

Federal Libraries Community Listserv (FLC-CBF-GEN)
FLC-CBF-GEN is an electronic mailing list for the discussion of issues related to federal government libraries.