Acknowledgements

BLC extends its gratitude to the many individuals and organizations whose dedication to advancing digital lending practices made this toolkit a reality:

  • To the libraries, consortia, vendors, and information organizations whose generous sharing of expertise and documentation forms the backbone of this resource.

  • To the librarians, library workers, and community members who thoughtfully reviewed the toolkit prior to publication, offering insightful recommendations that enriched its content.

  • To the innovators in our field striving to broaden access to digital resources by transcending platforms, disciplines, and file formats in pursuit of equitable sharing of library resources.
Finally, an enormous thank you to Amahl McHenry for her adept wrangling of the toolkit’s content into a website format and to Team BLC for their unwavering support throughout the development of this toolkit.


This project was made possible by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (LG-254935-OLS-23) and the Davis Educational Foundation established by Stanton and Elisabeth Davis after Mr. Davis’s retirement as chairman of Shaw’s Supermarkets, Inc. The views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication do not necessarily represent those of the Institute of Museum and Library Services or the Davis Educational Foundation.

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