CFLC
Mission Statement
The Central Florida Library Cooperative is a nonprofit organization of libraries, information providers and other organizations in the Central Florida area working together to identify and improve library resources and services, to strengthen cooperative library resource sharing, to enhance the effectiveness of member libraries and their staffs, and to meet the information needs of Central Florida residents by providing seamless access to the wealth of information available.
CFLC plans and activities are complementary to the Florida Plan for Interlibrary Cooperation, Resource Sharing and Network Development, completed in 1994 and Access For All: Libraries in Florida’s Future; A Plan for the Continued Development of Florida’s Libraries, completed in 1997. These state-wide plans encourage resource sharing among libraries of all types in Florida. The goal of statewide cooperation is to make possible freely shared resources among libraries of Florida. The Florida Plan for Interlibrary Cooperation states: "For librarians and libraries to be most effective in this new electronic revolution, they need the assistance of their peers and of regional and state library agencies. This assistance can link libraries into a solid network of cooperating entities that benefit all Florida libraries and residents. The ultimate purpose ...is to improve the ability of libraries to serve their users through interlibrary cooperation. It proposes an ambitious network of both electronic and non-electronic services. It also proposes that all libraries have the responsibility to support and contribute to the network and that all libraries have the right to benefit from the network."