Member Information
Exclusive Lyrasis Benefits
As a Lyrasis member, you gain access to a comprehensive suite of benefits designed to strengthen your institution, connect you with peers, and extend your impact. Below is a guide to what's included free with your membership and where members save even more.
Benefit | What You Get | Included Free | Member Discount |
Learning & Professional Development | |||
Lyrasis Learning | Unlimited access to live and recorded webinars, courses, and professional development programming covering topics from digitization to disaster preparedness. | ✔ | |
Consulting Services | Expert guidance on digitization, metadata, disaster planning, environmental assessment, preservation, space planning and grant coaching. | ✔ | |
Funding & Innovation | |||
Lyrasis Catalyst Fund Grants | Eligibility to apply for Lyrasis-funded competitive grants that fund innovative projects with the potential for community-wide impact. | ✔ | |
Community & Peer Engagement | |||
Members' Table Events | Peer-led conversations on topics shaping the library and cultural heritage landscape, allowing you to connect with colleagues across the Lyrasis network. Members-only, never recorded | ✔ | |
Content and Scholarly Communications Initiatives (CSCI) Conversations | Participate in community discussions and working groups around Lyrasis’ open access licensing and negotiation initiatives. | ✔ | |
Staff Experts & Regional Outreach Representatives | Dedicated, regionally-based Lyrasis professionals who provide personalized guidance, advocacy and support to help you get maximum value from your membership. | ✔ | |
Content & E-Resources | |||
Negotiated E-Resource Pricing (Commercial) | Special pricing on databases, journals and e-resources from major commercial publishers available exclusively to Lyrasis members. | ✔ | |
Members-Only Open Access Programs | Exclusive access to open access publishing and content programs available only to Lyrasis member institutions. | ||
Digitization Program | Expert guidance and national vendor partnerships to help institutions digitize, preserve and expand access to their collections | ||
Community-driven Technology & Hosting | |||
Hosting Services (ArchivesSpace, DSpaceDirect, CollectionSpace, DuraCloud) | Member pricing on Lyrasis-hosted community-governed open-source platforms that power and preserve critical collections, repository and archives infrastructure | ✔ | |
E-Books & Community Engagement (EBCE) | |||
The Palace Project | Member pricing on our ebook and audiobook platform to provide seamless access to your digital content. | ✔ | |
Community Engagement Programs | Member pricing on programs that deepen community connection and expand patron engagement through the Lyrasis EBCE portfolio. | ✔ | |
Administrative & Financial | |||
Job Board Posting | Post open positions to the Lyrasis Job Board at no cost and reach library, archive, and museum professionals. | ✔ | |
Deposit Account Management | Prepay for Lyrasis products and services through a flexible deposit account. Funds can also be directed to third-party payments on your behalf. | ✔ | |
My Lyrasis Account | Online account self-service management for quotes, invoices, orders, credit card payments and financial account tracking to streamline your fiscal administrative relationship with Lyrasis. | ✔ |
How to Maximize Your Benefits
Your Regional Outreach Representative
Every member has access to a dedicated Regional Outreach Representative, a regionally-based Lyrasis professional who serves as your personal guide to the full scope of Lyrasis resources. They can help you identify the right services, connect you to communities of practice and advocate for your institution's needs. Find yours at lyrasis.org/member-outreach-team.
Ordering Products & Services
Request a quote or place an order directly through the product pages on lyrasis.org, through My Lyrasis, or by contacting your Outreach Representative.
Stay Connected
Make the most of your membership by staying engaged:
- Sign up for our monthly newsletter and Lyrasis Learning emails.
- Subscribe to the LyrOffers list-serv for OACIP, OA and e-resource offering news.
- Attend a quarterly Maximizing the value of a Lyrasis Membership webinar.
- Follow Lyrasis on Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram and Bluesky.
- Email Membership at membership@lyrasis.org.
FAQs
Regional Outreach Representatives are regionally-based librarians and specialists who work hard to ensure that members and future members in specific geographic regions have an in-person representative to meet current and future needs, as well as ensure that your institution considers communities or opportunities of interest at large when the opportunity arises. We are here to not only discuss and resolve current matters, but listen to your needs and provide Lyrasis or partner based solutions. Click here to learn more about your regional Outreach Representative and how to get in touch.
Each Lyrasis member is eligible for a My Lyrasis account which provides access to our online account management platform. Your membership includes options for two financial accounts, a Deposit Account (identified as the "60" account) and an Open Invoice Account (identified as the "00" account). In addition to providing access to your financial account information, My Lyrasis also offers an easy quote approval process.
To request a quote or place an order for a product or service, you can submit your inquiry through the product and service pages on our website or simply contact your Outreach Representative.
To request a quote or place an order for a product or service, you can submit your inquiry through the product and service pages on our website or contact your Member Outreach Representative.
The Deposit Account feature allows you to pay in advance for products and services. The Deposit Invoice Request form is available on the My Lyrasis platform and all that needs to be done is to complete and submit and an invoice will generate and be delivered via email. Deposit funds can be used for any purpose that a Member institution deems, including paying for any Lyrasis service. Members can also direct Lyrasis to make payments be made to third parties.
See above on how to use your My Lyrasis account to track invoicing and payment details through your Deposit and Open Invoice Accounts.
If your library is tax exempt, please supply a copy of your tax exempt form on file to avoid invoicing errors. Fax your form to 404-592-4996 or email it as an attachment to fiscal@lyrasis.org or membership@lyrasis.org
Classes and events are available throughout the year. Dates, format and registration details are available in each course description. You can easily register for classes and events on the My Lyrasis platform or on the Lyrasis website. See our class list for registration information.
You will receive a monthly member newsletter, Lyrasis News. Each issue contains important membership messages, member news, special events, product promotions and service offerings. We invite any staff member to subscribe.
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