Welcome to ASERL

For more than 60 years, the Association of Southeastern Research Libraries has brought together leaders from research, federal, and state libraries in the region to foster a high standard of library excellence through inter-institutional resource sharing and other important and innovative collaborations. Today, ASERL is one of the largest regional research library consortia in the United States. By working together, ASERL members provide and maintain top quality resources and services for the students, faculty, and citizens of their respective communities.

The Association of Southeastern Research Libraries (ASERL) is organized exclusively for educational purposes.  Membership in the Association shall be open to libraries of educational institutions with doctoral degree programs and governmental agencies holding and maintaining significant research collections and satisfying the membership requirements.

Membership in ASERL is limited to libraries of educational institutions with doctoral degree programs or of governmental agencies in the southeastern region of the United States of America (i.e., Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia).  The ASERL Board can, at its option, invite institutions outside the Southeast to apply for membership.