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Resource Sharing LORI Certification

Announcements

Important dates

The FY2025 certification opened July 15, 2024 for all libraries and closed September 15, 2024 for public, academic, and special libraries. School libraries had an extended close date of September 30, 2024.

Virtual Training

Sessions were held Wednesday, July 17 (10-11:30am) and Monday, August 19 (1-2pm).

The recording of the July 17 session has been posted in Support Materials.

Library directors received the LibPAS login credentials on July 15, 2024.

School libraries received the link to the school year survey on July 15. Once the school year survey (indicating the days your district/library will be closed) is submitted, the school librarian will receive the login credentials to LibPAS to complete the certification.

Completing the Certification

  • Login to LibPAS.
  • Work through the survey. Data is automatically saved as it is entered. 
  • Be sure to choose your library type from the drop-down menu in the Library Identification section. 
  • If you are not certain about specific questions in the survey, it is okay to exit the survey and complete it at another time before it closes on September 15 (September 30 for school libraries).
  • "Submit" only when you have completed the entire survey. You will be unable to submit if required questions are not answered.
  • Submit a Request for Waiver for each LORI Standard and Regulation the library does not meet as soon as possible.  
  • OLIS will review survey submissions for accuracy and completeness. Clarifications and corrections will be requested as needed.
  • Once the survey is complete, the library director will receive a DocuSign email invitation to digitally sign the Resource Certification Form.