The Multitype Library Board was established under The Libraries Co-operation Act to facilitate the co-operative development of the multitype library system in Saskatchewan. It provides a forum for appointed representatives of the four library sectors in Saskatchewan to meet and discuss ways in which libraries can co-operate to share resources and services. All the Board members are appointed by the Minister. 

The partners in a multitype library system include public, school, special and post-secondary education libraries as well as other information providers and the Saskatchewan Provincial Library.

A multitype library system is a network of working relationships between any combination of autonomous libraries and information providers. These relationships will be established to share services and resources for mutual benefit.

The Multitype Library Board established programs and initiatives that enable collaboration among multitype partners in areas of mutual interest. The main Programs initiated by the Board are the Multitype Database Licensing Program and Digitization which are co-ordinated by the Provincial Library, the Board's secretariat.

Information on the Multitype Library Board, including current board members, communiques, and documents, is available on the Saskatchewan Libraries web site. http://www.lib.sk.ca/Multitype-Library-Board

For more information, contact

Jack Ma
Provincial Library & Literacy Office
Ministry of Education
409A Park Street
Regina, SK S4N 5B2
jack.ma@gov.sk.ca
306-787-1306