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    3. Multitype Library Board
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    5. Principles, Policies & Partners

    SERP: Principles, Policies & Partners

    • Principles, Policies & Partners
    • Committee
    • Digital Collections
    • License Terms of Use
    • Training and Promotion
    • PLLO Database Links

    Overview

    The Saskatchewan Electronic Resources Partnership (SERP) program was established to support equity of access to online library resources for all Saskatchewan residents, including those who live in small urban, rural, and remote areas.

    SERP is a province-wide program in which libraries pool funds to purchase access to electronic information resources: magazines, journals, newspapers, reference books, and other information resources. SERP libraries are helping to close the digital divide and are working to ensure that all citizens have access to high-quality information, a necessity for education, work, and leisure in a global, knowledge-based economy.

    Participants of the program include eight public library systems, all PreK to 12 schools, most post-secondary institutions, plus multiple special libraries, and the Provincial Library and Literacy Office (PLLO). PLLO takes responsibility for the administration and coordination of the program. 

    All SERP members have access to digital resources in the core collection. These subscriptions run from July 1 - June 30.

     

    Program Principles

    • To encourage co-operation among libraries in Saskatchewan in the development and management of a shared electronic resource collection.

    • To support equitable access to a common suite of quality information resources in all partner libraries, known as the SERP Core Collection.

    • To maximize the buying capacity of partners through cost-sharing.

    Policies and Procedures

    • SERP Policy Preamble (2020)
    • Collection Management Policy (2022)
    • Collection Management Procedures (2020)
    • Contingency Fund Policy (2019)
    • Sustainable Contribution Policy (2024)
    • Consensus Decision-Making Process

    Watch the video to learn more about the Saskatchewan Electronic Resources Partnership (SERP) program.

    SERP Partners

    Briercrest College

    Gabriel Dumont Institute

    RCMP

    Saskatchewan Polytechnic Library

    Southeast College

    St. Peter's College

    University of Regina

    University of Saskatchewan

    Pahkisimon Nuye?áh Library System

    Palliser Regional Library

    Parkland Regional Library

    Prince Albert Public Library

    Regina Public Library

    Southeast Regional Library

    Wapiti Regional Library

    Wheatland Regional Library

    Law Society of Sask.

    Ministry of Health

    Ministry of Labour

    Sask. Legislative Library

    Sask. Parks and Rec. Assoc.

    Sask. Research Council

    Sask. Teachers' Federation

    K - 12 Schools

    Provincial Library and Literacy Office

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