The WRLC brings together DC-area university libraries to make research faster, smarter, and more collaborative. By pooling over 22 million items—from books and journals to digital archives—and offering next-day delivery between campuses, WRLC lets students and faculty tap into a shared collection as if it were right next door. Beyond lending, WRLC provides a unified discovery platform, safeguards rare print and digital materials in state-of-the-art facilities, and supports the tools and services that keep scholarship moving forward.
Streamline space, policies, and retention to support collaborative collection management.
Enhance Alma and Primo support, streamline workflows, and invest in shared tools.
Expand resource sharing, reduce costs, and optimize delivery networks.
Align digital acquisitions with partner needs and leverage purchasing power.
Expand training, professional development, and engagement opportunities.
Increase engagement, grow partnerships, and build sustainable operations.
The WRLC is a non-profit corporation founded in 1987 by universities in the DC area. We enable the success of learning and scholarship by creating coordinated collections, creating a robust infrastructure for discovery and access, ensuring the long-term preservation of physical and digital information resources and sharing expertise.
WRLC's consortium partner universities work together to share resources, expand access to collections, and reduce costs. This collaboration helps students, faculty, and researchers find and use more materials than any single library could offer on its own. Our current partnership includes:
