A quick guide to the Office of Library and Information Services Website

General Information

• OLIS Staff, Listed by responsibilities
• Rhode Island Libraries
• State Laws Related to Libraries
• Minimum Standards for Rhode Island Public Libraries (2000)
• OLIS Forms available online
  • Construction Aid
  • ILL Statistics
  • LORI Network Standards
  • Talking Books Plus
• OLIS Jobline
• OLIS News (see the OLIS blog Rhodarian for RI library news and information)

Funding, Statistics and Resources

• Grants to Libraries
  • Grant-in-Aid to Cities & Towns
  • Public Library Construction Reimbursement
  • Statewide Reference Resource Grant
  • LSTA SubGrants: Adult Literacy & LORI Grants
• E-Rate Updates for Libraries
• Comparable Statistics for Rhode Island Public Libraries
• Reports and Statistics
  Includes OLIS Five-Year Plan and LSTA
• Disaster and Preservation Planning Resources
• OLIS Library / Professional Collection
• OLIS Publications
• Rhode Island Public Library Trustees Handbook
• Statewide Reference Resource Center
  Includes AskRI, World Book Online Reference, HeritageQuest Online, and other services for RI librarians
• State of Rhode Island Master Price Agreements (MPA): libraries and municipalities may purchase library supplies etc. off the State's MPA with select vendors

LORI Resource Sharing

• LORI [Network] Standards
• ILL Statistics Report (Due annually no later than January 15, part of LORI Certification or LORI Annual Update.)
  Technology Assessment (Due annually no later than January 15, part of LORI Certification or LORI Annual Update.)
• Delivery
• Delivery Supplies
• FirstSearch & Clearinghouse
• Interlibrary Loan/LORI ILL