MeLCat Participation

 To apply to be in MeLCat:

1. Submit a MeLCat Participation Application Form and agree to:
• load your bibliographic records and holdings into the union catalog,
• share your circulating collections and authorize your patrons to make requests,
• abide by MeLCat policies, and
• participate in a statewide delivery service.
  


2. If your library is a member of a shared library automation system, the shared system will need to submit a MeLCat Shared System Application Form and agree to:
• provide your bibliographic and holdings records for loading, and
• provide links to your patron records, as needed for your library to participate in MeLCat.
  
  
3. Submit a MeLCat Pre-Implementation Survey, which is sent to you after the participation application is received.
   
   
4. If your library needs to subscribe to the statewide delivery service - please go to RIDES Start-Up for instructions.

MeLCat implementation takes approximately three months. What does that entail? Please see Steps to implement MeLCat.

Questions? Please contact: