Resource sharing groups
Library groups and consortia can efficiently and cost-effectively pool collections with WorldShare ILL. Setup is simple, especially if group members are already OCLC members. Libraries in the group easily contribute holdings to WorldCat so they are visible to WorldCat searchers.
Group Access Capability (GAC) organizations are ad hoc associations of libraries united by subject matter, geography or another attribute. Through WorldShare ILL, GAC group members have access to each other's bibliographic, location and summary holdings records. The largest of these groups is Libraries Very Interested in Sharing (LVIS).
Here is a list of the OCLC Group Access Capability (GAC) and Union List (UL) Profiled Groups. For lists of member institution symbols within each group, see the OCLC Policies Directory.
| Group Symbol | Group Name |
| A$IL | ALLIANCE LIBRARY SYST GROUP (GAC/UL) |
| A@CS | ASSOCIATED COL OF THE SOUTH |
| AACL | AMES AREA COOPERATIVE LIBRARIES |
| ABUL | ABILENE LIBRARY CONSORTIUM |
| AFSO | AIR FORCE SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND |
| AGCU | AFFINITY GROUP OF COLLEGES & UNIV |
| ALPU | ACLCP UNION LIST OF SERIALS (GAC/UL) |
| AMBC | AMIGOS/BCR AGREEMENT: AMIGOS SIGNERS GROUP |
| AMCL | AMICAL RESPOIND RES SHARING GROUP |
| AMGS | AMIGOS RES SHARING AGREEMENT SIGNERS |
| ARCH | ATLANTA REGIONAL CONSORTIUM FOR HIGHER EDUC (GAC) |
| ARKL | ARKANSAS LIBRARIES |
| ARTH | MOBIUS ARTHUR CLUSTER |
| ASRL | ASERL (ASN OF SOUTHEASTERN RES LIBR) |
| ATUG | AMERICAN THEOLOGICAL USERS GROUP |
| AZ@N | AZNET, ARIZONA LIBRARIES ONLINE NETWORK |
| BCRC | BCR ILL CODE SIGNERS |
| BGCS | BLACK GOLD COOPERATIVE LIBRARY SYSTEM |
| BH#L | BOTANICAL & HORTICULTURAL RESOURCE SHARING GROUP (GAC/UL) |
| BNGG | BINGHAMTON UNIV LIBRARY GROUP |
| BNUL | BLOOMINGTON & NORMAL COOPERATIVE UNION LIST OF SERIALS |
| BRID | MOBIUS BRIDGES CLUSTER |
| BWRI | BROWARD COUNTY REG ILL |
| CAHL | NORTH CAROLINA HEALTH & SCIENCE LIBRARIES UNION LIST OF SERIALS |
| CAQU | COOPERATIVE LIBRARY SYSTEM/ CENTRAL ASSOCIATION OF LIBRARIES (GAC/UL) |
| CAYU | CHICAGO AREA THEOLOGICAL LIBRARY ASSOCIATION (CATLA) |
| CCLG | CITY COLLEGE LIBRARY GROUP UNION LIST |
| CDKU | CAPITAL DISTRICT LIBRARY COUNCIL (CDLC) UNION LIST OF SERIALS |
| CI#C | COMMITTEE ON INSTITUTIONAL COOPERATION CIC |
| CIUL | CHICAGO AREA THEOLOGICAL SCHOOLS UNION LIST |
| CKMO | COKAMO |
| CL$A | CALIFORNIA STATE LIBRARY |
| CL@N | CHRISTIAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION NETWORK |
| CLUL | CHILE PUBLIC LIBRARIES UNION LIST GROUP |
| CNRL | THE COMBINED REGIONS (CONARLS) |
| CNYG | CENTRAL NEW YORK LIBRARY RESOURCES COUNCIL |
| CNZL | CONNECTICUT UNION LIST OF SERIALS (GAC/UL) |
| COSL | COSELL |
| CRIU | CENTER FOR RES LIBRARIES UNION LIST OF SERIALS |
| CVGL | CENTRAL VIRGINIA UNION LIST OF SERIALS (GAC/UL) |
| D@PL | DUPAGE LIBRARY SYSTEM GROUP |
| DCCC | PENNSYLVANIA DISTRICT CENTERS UNION LIST |
| DE@S | DELAWARE UNION LIST OF SERIALS |
| DLNT | DALNET |
| EAST | EASTERN ACADEMIC SCHOLARS TRUST SHARED PRINT (GAC) |
| EBWU | BLUE WATER AREA LIBRARY |
| ECAU | CAPITAL AREA NETWORK UNION LIST OF SERIALS (GAC/UL) |
| ECMU | CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNION LIST OF SERIALS |
| EF@N | FALCON |
| EGRU | GRAND RAPIDS AREA UNION LIST OF SERIALS |
| ENOU | NORTHLAND UNION LIST OF SERIALS |
| EQ$Y | DETROIT COOPERATIVE CATALOGING GAC |
| EWMU | MICHIGAN LIBR CONSOR UNION LIST OF SERIALS |
| EXTU | EAST TEXAS CONSORTIUM OF LIBRARIES UNION LIST OF SERIALS |
| EZ@Z | MID-MICHIGAN LIBRARY LEAGUE UNION CATALOG |
| FEDL | FEDERAL LIBRARY & INFO CENTER GAC |
| FLIN | FLORIDA LIBRARY INFORMATION NETWORK |
| FR$B | FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS NETWORK |
| FTAB | TAMPA BAY LIBRARY CONSORTIUM GROUP ACCESS PROJECT (GAC/UL) |
| GALA | MOBIUS GALAHAD CLUSTER |
| GC@N | CANADIAN LIBRARIES IN OCLC |
| GIFJ | GIF-N AM COORD COUNCIL ON JAPANESE LIBR RES |
| GL$D | GEORGIA ONLINE DATABASE (GAC/UL) |
| GM#L | GREATER MIDWEST REGION MEDICAL LIBRARY NETWORK (GAC/UL) |
| GNYS | NEW YORK STATEWIDE GROUP ACCESS |
| GS#P | GLOBAL SHARING PROGRAM (GAC/UL) |
| GWLA | GREATER WESTERN LIBR ALLIANCE (GAC/UL) |
| HCLG | HOUGHTON COL LIBR UNION LIST GRP |
| HT@L | HERITAGE TRAIL LIBRARY SYSTEM UNION LIST |
| HWSU | HOBART & WILLIAM SMITH UNION LIST/CAT AGNT GRP |
| IALI | ACADEMIC LIBRARIES OF INDIANA |
| IDSZ | IDS PROJECT |
| IHLS | ILLINOIS HEARTLAND LIBRARY SYSTEM |
| IL#O | INTERNATIONAL LABOUR OFFICE |
| ILLD | OCLC TRAINING & ILLIAD PARTICIPANTS |
| ILSU | INDIANA LIBRARIES |
| IP@L | INLAND PACIFIC ACADEMIC LIBRARIES (GAC/UL) |
| IPBA | JENNER & BLOCK (GAC/UL) |
| IWIR | IOWA REGENTS LIBR |
| KL#N | KENTUCKY LIBRARY NETWORK (GAC/UL) |
| KPMP | PRESERVATION UNION LIST GROUP |
| KTBA | KENTUCKY COMMUNITY & TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM (KCTCS) |
| KULU | KANSAS UNION LIST OF SERIALS (GAC/UL) |
| L#WA | SHAWNEE LIBRARY SYSTEM (GAC/UL) |
| L@SM | SOUTH METROP REG HIGHER EDUC CONSOR (GAC/UL) |
| L@TL | LINCOLN TRAIL LIBR SYST UNION LIST (GAC/UL) |
| LA#G | LOUISIANA GROUP ACCESS PROJECT |
| LANC | MOBIUS LANCE CLUSTER |
| LAND | LIBRARIES & NYLINK DELIVER (GAC/UL) |
| LAUL | LOUISIANA UNION LIST |
| LB@S | LIBRAS |
| LINK | LINK UK GROUP (GAC/UL) |
| LLDC | LAW LIBRARIANS SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON DC UNION LIST OF SERIALS |
| LLGP | NEW ENGLAND LAW LIBRARY CONSORTIUM |
| LNGI | LONG ISLAND UNION LIST OF SERIALS |
| LPAU | PENNSYLVANIA LAW LIBRARIES COOPERATIVE |
| LQCA | LEWIS & CLARK LIBR SYST (GAC/UL) |
| LQRS | SUBURBAN LIBRARY SYSTEM GROUP (GAC/UL) |
| LSTR | LIBRARY SHARING TRANS RES |
| LTBA | LIBRARIES TOGETHER AND BY ASSOCIATION |
| LTQR | LATIN AMERICAN RESEARCH RESOURCES PROJ (GAC/UL) |
| LVIS | LIBRARIES VERY INTERESTED IN SHARING (GAC/UL) |
| LVUL | LEHIGH VALLEY ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES |
| LYAC | LYNCHBURG AREA LIBRARY COOPERATIVE UNION LIST OF SERIALS |
| LYRA | LYRA |
| M#RA | METROWEST MASSACHUSETTS REG LIBR SYST (GAC/UL) |
| MCLN | MOUNTAIN COL LIBRARY NETWORK |
| MERL | MOBIUS MERLIN CLUSTER |
| MHXL | MCCLPHEI (GAC/UL) |
| MIGC | MICHIGAN LIBRARIES STATEWIDE |
| MIGI | MISSOURI INTERLIBRARY LOAN GROUP (GAC/UL) |
| MM#C | MISSISSIPPI LIBR COMN |
| MOBI | MOBIUS OFFICE |
| MRDG | MASSACHUSETTS REGION DELIVERY GROUP |
| MS@L | COLORADO MUSEUM LIBRARIES COOPERATIVE |
| MULS | MUNION LIST OF SERIALS |
| N@VY | CONSORTIUM OF NAVY LIBR (GAC/UL) |
| N8IA | NORTHERN ILLINOIS LIBR SYST GROUP (GAC/UL) |
| NC$A | NORTH CAROLINA ONLINE UNION CATALOG (GAC/UL) |
| NCAL | NORCAL |
| NE#N | NORTHEAST FLORIDA LIBRARY INFO NETWORK (GAC/UL) |
| NE$A | NEBRASKA STATE DATABASE (GAC/UL) |
| NE@R | NORTHEAST GROUP ACCESS |
| NEPU | US NEWSPAPER PROGRAM |
| NJ@S | NEW JERSEY SHAREPAC GROUP |
| NM@X | NEWMEXUS/NEW MEXICO GAC |
| NO$$ | NELINET ONLINE CODE $IGNER$ (GAC/UL) |
| NRFG | NORTHERN NEW YORK LIBRARY NETWORK GROUP |
| NS#L | NORTH SUBURBAN LIBRARY SYSTEM UNION LIST OF SERIALS (GAC/UL) |
| NTWK | MINITEX GROUP ACCESS |
| NVUL | NORTHERN VIRGINIA UNION LIST OF SERIALS |
| NVZA | NEVADA STATE GROUP ACCESS |
| NWLI | NORTH WEST LIBRARIES INTER-LENDING PARTNERSHIP (NWLIP) |
| NYME | NEW YORK CITY REGIONAL UNION LIST OF SERIALS |
| NYRN | NEW YORK STATE REG NEWSPAPER REPOSITORIES |
| NYSB | STONY BROOK UNIV GROUP |
| NYTG | NEW YORK INST OF TECH GROUP |
| NYUL | NEW YORK CONSOLIDATED UNION LIST OF SERIALS |
| OBRL | OBERLIN GROUP |
| OCAC | ORBIS CASCADE ALLIANCE COLLECTION MANAGER |
| OCUL | OAKLAND COUNTY UNION LIST OF SERIALS |
| OHIO | OHIO |
| OIU# | OCLC ISO ILL PROTOCOL USERS |
| OLNK | OHIOLINK CONSORTIUM |
| OTIS | GROUP ACCESS IN OKLAHOMA |
| OUSU | OKLAHOMA UNION LIST OF SERIALS PROJECT |
| PALN | PALNI |
| PAOS | PAISANO CONSOR OF LIBR UNION LIST OF SERIALS (GAC/UL) |
| PASC | PASCAL |
| PASU | PENNSYLVANIA UNION LIST OF SERIALS (GAC/UL) |
| PG@A | PASADENA GROUP |
| PINE | PUBLIC INFORMATION NETWORK FOR ELECTRIC SERVICES (PINES, GAC/UL) |
| PL@A | PANHANDLE LIBRARY ACCESS NETWORK (GAC/UL) |
| PLCL | PINNACLE LIBRARY COOPERATIVE |
| QUES | MOBIUS QUEST CLUSTER |
| RBDA | PRAIRIE AREA LIBRARY SYST GROUP |
| RCHW | MOBIUS ARCHWAY CLUSTER |
| RFBP | RECIPROCAL FACULTY BORROWING PROGRAM |
| RHLN | RHODE ISLAND LIBRARY NETWORK |
| RMET | METRO REGION GAC |
| RMTU | ROCKY MOUNTAIN UNION LIST OF SERIALS |
| ROHN | RURAL OHIO VAL HEALTH SCI LIBR NETWORK (GAC/UL) |
| ROLL | ROLLING PRAIRIE LIBRARIES UNION LIST |
| RRGC | CAPITAL DISTRICT LIBRARY COUNCIL |
| RSUN | SUNY UNION LIST OF SERIALS & ILL GROUP (GAC/UL) |
| RULS | BLUE RIDGE AREA UNION LIST OF SERIALS |
| S6WL | SOUTHWEST FLORIDA LIBR NETWORK (GAC/UL) |
| SABI | SABINET GAC |
| SAIL | SAN ANTONIO COLLEGES GROUP |
| SAUL | CORAL UNION LIST OF SERIALS |
| SC$D | SOUTH CAROLINA LIBRARY DATABASE |
| SC@M | SOUTH CENTRAL ACADEMIC MEDICAL LIBRARIES CONSORTIUM (GAC/UL) |
| SCCU | SUFFOLK COMMUN COL AMMERMAN CAM |
| SCLC | STATEWIDE CALIFORNIA ELEC LIBR CONSOR |
| SE@L | SOUTHEAST FLORIDA LIBR INFO NETWORK (GAC/UL) |
| SHNC | NORTH CAROLINA HEALTH & SCIENCE LIBRARIES GAC |
| SHRS | SHARES RLG PROGRAM GROUP |
| SHSI | STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF IOWA |
| SILO | SERIALS OF ILLINOIS LIBRARIES ONLINE (GAC/UL) |
| SIXX | SO6 GAC/UL |
| SL#N | SOLINE (GAC/UL) |
| SLXG | INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS LIBRARY EXCHANGE (GAC/UL) |
| SMTW | SHOW ME THE WORLD |
| SNWL | SONNENSCHEIN NATH & ROSENTHAL LIBR GROUP (GAC/UL) |
| SNYC | SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK LIBRARY COUNCIL UNION LIST OF SERIALS |
| SOAR | SERIALS ONLINE IN ARIZONA |
| SQLC | SUSQUEHANNA LIBRARY COOPERATIVE |
| SV#L | SHENANDOAH VALLEY UNION LIST OF SERIALS (GAC/UL) |
| SV@L | SOUTH-EASTERN VIRGINIA UNION LIST (GAC/UL) |
| SW#G | SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA INFORMATION NETWORK GROUP (GAC/UL) |
| SW@P | AMINET |
| SWAN | MOBIUS SWAN CLUSTER |
| SYGC | SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK GAC |
| TA#R | ALSA SHARED CATALOG |
| TAEM | TAE-MOBIUS |
| TAEX | TRANSAMIGOS EXPRESS COURIER GROUP |
| TAKE | TAE-KANSAS |
| TNLS | TENNESSEE UNION LIST OF SERIALS (GAC/UL) |
| TNPG | TENNESSEE NEWSPAPER GROUP |
| TOWE | MOBIUS TOWERS CLUSTER |
| TRLN | TRIANGLE RESEARCH LIBR |
| TWLS | TIDEWATER CONSOR UNION LIST OF SERIALS |
| TX@G | TEXAS GROUP |
| U4GS | US GEOL SURVEY GROUP (GAC/UL) |
| UASM | MISSISSIPPI ACADEMIC UNION LIST OF SERIALS |
| UBUF | SUNY BUFFALO LIBRARY GROUP |
| ULDM | OCLC UNION LISTING DEMONSTRATION (GAC/UL) |
| ULWU | WORCESTER AREA COOPERATING LIBRARIES (WACL) |
| USSA | UNION SERIAL SUPPORT FOR AMC |
| UTUL | UTAH UNION LIST OF SERIALS |
| UTXL | TEXAS STATEWIDE UNION LIST OF SERIALS |
| VA#P | VIRGINIA PRIVATE COLLEGES UNION LIST OF SERIALS |
| VA$L | VA$L (GAC/UL) |
| VE$T | VALR: VETERANS AFFAIRS LRNG RES NETWORK |
| VIVA | VIVA (GAC) |
| VPUU | PACE UNIV LIBRARIES UNION LIST OF SERIALS |
| VRSU | ROCHESTER 3R'S UNION LIST OF SERIALS |
| W#9N | OCLC WESTERN UNION LIST GROUP |
| WCRU | WCIRU OUTBOUND 2 |
| WCSU | WISCONSIN UNION LIST OF SERIALS (GAC/UL) |
| WEST | WEST GAC |
| WILO | MOBIUS WILO CLUSTER |
| WSCF | WASHINGTON STATE CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES |
| WSDC | EASTERN SHORES LIBRARY SYSTEM GROUP |
| WXEU | WEST TEXAS UNION LIST OF SERIALS |
| WYZL | WYOMING STATE LIBR |
| XPRS | CALIFORNIA RESOURCE SHARING NETWORK |
| XSYT | SUNY UNIV COL OF TECH ALLIANCE LIBR |
| YGAC | SOUTH CENTRAL GROUP ACCESS |
| YSUU | SOUTH CENT REG LIBR COUN UNION LIST OF SERIALS |
| ZAGA | MUNICIPAL LIBR CONSORTIUM OF ST LOUIS (GAC/UL) |
| ZERO | NYLINK INTERLIBRARY CODE GROUP (GAC/UL) |
Updated July 2018
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