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BK - 00026 PG - 0973 Section 1: Name and Mission 1. The name of this organization shall be NC Cardinal. NC stands for North Carolina. 2. The purpose of NC Cardinal is to provide North Carolina residents greater access to public resources. NC Cardinal is a partnership between the State Library of North Carolina and North Carolina public library systems. NC Cardinal uses an open- source integrated library system (ILS) to expand resource sharing and cooperative services development through a single, shared online catalog. Section 2: Membership Members are those eligible organizations that have submitted applications and been approved by the State Library. NC Cardinal is supported by the Library Services & Technology Act (LSTA) grant program which, in turn, supports the implementation of North Carolina's current LSTA Five -Year Plan. LSTA funds are awarded to the State Library of North Carolina by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). NC Cardinal Member Libraries must agree to: 1. participate in NC Cardinal and share their bibliographic and patron databases; 2. participate in NC Cardinal decision making and abide by Governance Committee decisions; 3. participate in resource sharing and provide in- person services to all patrons of NC Cardinal libraries in the same manner as to their own patrons; and 4. allow the use of the library name in NC Cardinal official documents and informational sites. Section 2a: Application for Membership Prospective members may join NC Cardinal by submitting an NC Cardinal Grant Application. Applicants should understand the annual State Library of North Carolina's LSTA General Information & Provisions and the Program- Specific Information & Guidelines. Qualifications To be eligible for participation in NC Cardinal, public libraries must: 1. qualify for grants from the Aid to Public Libraries Fund; and 2. meet basic hardware and network speed requirements. Approval of Application The State Library of North Carolina may review and approve membership based upon funding and resource capacity, may refuse an application for membership, or may postpone consideration of an application for membership. Upon approval, the applicant library must execute the NC Cardinal Memorandum of Agreement and adopt the NC Cardinal Bylaws. Failure to do so will disqualify the applicant from participation in NC Cardinal. The State Library may provide funds for the library to migrate its automated system data into NC Cardinal, to receive training in using NC Cardinal, to access the NC Cardinal services subscription, and to make other expenditures determined by the State Library to be necessary for a successful migration. NC Cardinal Memorandum of Agreement Page 10 of 16