The WRLC is operated exclusively for the benefit of other non-profit institutions of higher learning by promoting the development of a cooperative network among libraries in the Washington metropolitan area and by providing services to enhance library and information resources.

Major services they provide include operation of a shared online catalog, hosting an annual meeting for people involved in DC-Area research libraries, and providing environmentally controlled additional storage space for books and other media.

[3] The combined collections of The Washington Research Library Consortium total more than 22 million items.

This extraordinary resource, and its ready access, is essential to enabling the success of learning and scholarship.

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