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Maine InfoNet

Highest quality digital and physical information, powerful search tools, easy access for every Mainer -- 21st century services from Maine's Libraries.

Maine InfoNet is a collaborative of academic, public, school, and special libraries that provides leadership in resource sharing, promotes cost effective solutions for quality library information services, and supports the cultural, educational, and economic development of Maine.

Supported by the Maine State Library and the University of Maine System, Maine InfoNet connects the people of Maine to information and ideas through library cooperation.

1. MaineCat

The MaineCat Statewide Catalog links 8 large online catalogs, Minerva, and SOLAR into a single, powerful, dynamically updated statewide library database for Maine.

2. Marvel

Electronic Resources = MARVEL, MARVEL!, Maine's virtual library. Every Maine citizen has access to MARVEL, a wide variety of electronic full text resources, indexing and abstracting services and other authoritative information resources as part of the Maine InfoNet Databases project, funded by the Maine Legislature

3. URSUS

This consortial automated library system serves the University of Maine System libraries, plus the Maine State Library, Bangor Public Library, Maine Law and Legislative Reference Library and Maine State Archives.

4. Minerva

Minerva is a statewide, integrated library system started by the Maine InfoNet Project and maintained cooperatively by participating libraries in association with the Maine State Library.

5. SOLAR

Libraries not using another compatible library automation system can participate in the MaineCat Statewide Catalog by contributing records to the SOLAR database.

6. Walk-In-Wireless in Public Libraries Project

The Maine State Library's Walk-In-Wireless Infrastructure for Libraries proposal to the Maine Learning Technology Endowment's Innovative and Advanced Technology Grant program was approved in 2002. The Maine Public Utilities Commission approved $120,000 with which to introduce wireless technology in 50 public libraries.

7. Digital Library Projects and Technologies

Building on work done at the University of Maine, Maine InfoNet looks forward to creating and expanding access to digitized information resources statewide.