Our Mission

The Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries (The Alliance) increases, enhances, and facilitates cooperation among libraries. The Alliance achieves its mission in the following four strategic areas:

Library Services
Facilitate, develop, and improve library services to students, faculty, and the general public.

Library Resources
Share, leverage, and expand library resources.

Access to Information
Promote information creation, collection, access, preservation, storage, and distribution.

Collaboration
Engage in cost-effective collaboration among participating libraries.