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Section 1: Name and Mission <br /> 1. The name of this organization shall be NC Cardinal. NC stands for North Carolina. <br /> 2. The purpose of NC Cardinal is to provide North Carolina residents greater access to public <br /> resources. <br /> NC Cardinal is a partnership between the State Library of North Carolina and North Carolina public <br /> library systems. NC Cardinal uses an open-source integrated library system (ILS)to expand resource <br /> sharing and cooperative services development through a single,shared online catalog. <br /> Section 2: Membership <br /> Members are those eligible organizations that have submitted applications and been approved by the <br /> State Library. NC Cardinal is supported by the Library Services &Technology Act(LSTA)grant program <br /> which,in turn,supports the implementation of North Carolina's current LSTA Five-Year Plan. LSTA funds <br /> are awarded to the State Library of North Carolina by the Institute of Museum and Library Services <br /> (IMLS). <br /> NC Cardinal Member Libraries must agree to: <br /> 1. participate in NC Cardinal and share their bibliographic and patron databases; <br /> 2. participate in NC Cardinal decision making and abide by Governance Committee decisions; <br /> 3. participate in resource sharing and provide in-person services to all patrons of NC Cardinal <br /> libraries in the same manner as to their own patrons;and <br /> 4. allow the use of the library name in NC Cardinal official documents and informational sites. <br /> Section 2a: Application for Membership <br /> Prospective members may join NC Cardinal by submitting an NC Cardinal Grant Application.Applicants <br /> should understand the annual State Library of North Carolina's LSTA General Information &Provisions <br /> and the Program-Specific Information&Guidelines. <br /> Qualifications <br /> To be eligible for participation in NC Cardinal, public libraries must: <br /> 1. qualify for grants from the Aid to Public Libraries Fund;and <br /> 2. meet basic hardware and network speed requirements. <br /> Approval of Application <br /> The State Library of North Carolina may review and approve membership based upon funding and <br /> resource capacity, may refuse an application for membership,or may postpone consideration of an <br /> application for membership. <br /> Upon approval,the applicant library must execute the NC Cardinal Memorandum of Agreement and <br /> adopt the NC Cardinal Bylaws. Failure to do so will disqualify the applicant from participation in NC <br /> Cardinal.The State Library may provide funds for the library to migrate its automated system data into <br /> NC Cardinal,to receive training in using NC Cardinal,to access the NC Cardinal services subscription,and <br /> to make other expenditures determined by the State Library to be necessary for a successful migration. <br /> NC Cardinal Memorandum of Agreement 2020-2021 Attachment A:NC Cardinal Bylaws Page 2 <br />