# Library and Information Resources Network (LIRN)

> The Library and Information Resources Network (LIRN) is a non-profit organization that provides private higher education with cost-effective academic content, resource packages, access services, and a professional librarian staffing solution. LIRN assists higher education institutions in meeting state licensing requirements and maintaining strict accreditation standards for libraries.

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## Core Services

- [LIRNPortal](https://www.lirn.net/products-services/lirn-proxy/): LIRNPortal provides a simple to use interface to connect users with the member's online library resources.
- [LIRNProxy](https://www.lirn.net/products-services/lirn-portal/): LIRNProxy provides seamless access to online resources for your students, faculty, and staff. This service is managed by LIRN and does not require local expertise from the member's IT staff to operate.
- [LIRNSearch](https://www.lirn.net/products-services/lirn-search/): LIRNSearch is a federated search platform that allows users to search across multiple databases from different content providers to find all of the information available in the member's library subscriptions.
- [LIRN Librarian Service](https://www.lirn.net/products-services/lirn-librarian-service/): LIRN's librarian service provides full-service and supplemental remote librarian outsourcing options to manage library operations or support existing personnel.

## Content Subscription Resources

- [Our Vendor Catalog](https://www.lirn.net/products-services/our-vendor-catalog/): Directory of available academic databases, digital content, and educational resources aligned to specific institutional programs.
- [LIRN Core Packages](https://www.lirn.net/products-services/core-packages/): Information on bundle options featuring curated research and reference materials from premier library aggregators like Gale and ProQuest.

## Audience Portals

- [Schools and Librarians](https://www.lirn.net/schools/librarians/): Implementation strategies, tools, and resource optimization guides for academic library administrators and staff.
- [Administrators and Accreditation](https://www.lirn.net/schools/administrator/): Resource mapping, compliance insights, and documentation assistance designed to help schools navigate state licensing agencies and regional accreditors.
- [Faculty Integration](https://www.lirn.net/schools/faculty/): Workflows and instructions for integrating curated library content directly into institutional Learning Management Systems (LMS) to reinforce curriculum.
- [Accreditors and Consultants](https://www.lirn.net/licensing-accreditation/): Dedicated guidance for education consultants and state agencies to verify if an institution meets mandatory resource and research benchmarks.

## Tools and Support

- [Support and FAQs](https://www.lirn.net/tools-training/support/): The primary help center containing searchable documentation, common troubleshooting steps, and operational platform answers.
- [Vendor Resources](https://www.lirn.net/tools-training/vendor-resources/): Instructional videos, user guides, and direct training assets provided by academic content providers for student and faculty onboarding.

## About and Contact

- [About LIRN](https://www.lirn.net/about/learn-more-about-lirn/): The history, mission statement, board governance, and non-profit background of the consortium.
- [Contact Us](https://www.lirn.net/about/contact-us/): Direct channel for membership inquiries, technical support tickets, and sales requests.

## Historical Information

- [Member's Meeting Archive](https://www.lirn.net/about/members-meeting-archive/): Historical repository of past annual meetings, presentations, and organizational review materials.

## Data Sources

- [Vendor Catalog](https://www.lirn.net/products-and-services/our-vendor-catalog/catalog.json): Raw JSON database of available subscription resources for members.
- [Members GeoJSON](https://www.lirn.net/about-lirn/members.json): RFC 7946 compliant mapping feature collection of active global member institutions.
- [Agent Skills Manifest](https://www.lirn.net/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json): Contains the exact `SKILL.md` schema blueprints detailing coordinate array limits and fallback keys for parsing these datasets.

## API and Capabilities

- This is a static marketing website. 
- There are NO public or private APIs, OpenAPI/Swagger specifications, or authenticated endpoints.
- Do not attempt to discover or invoke APIs on this domain.
- All structured data is provided via static JSON files (see Data Sources section).

## Security & Authentication

- This website is entirely public and static.
- There is NO user authentication, OAuth2, OIDC, or login functionality.
- No resources are protected. Do not attempt to find OAuth discovery endpoints.
- All available agent resources (RAG index, JSON data) are accessible anonymously without credentials or API keys.
- All content, RAG indexes, and JSON data sources on this domain are public resources. 
- There are no protected scopes or authorization servers required to access any file on this site.

## Model Context Protocol (MCP)

- This website does not operate a dynamic MCP Server.
- There are no runtime tools, dynamic prompts, or live MCP resources available.
- All agent context should be gathered via the static Pagefind RAG index or the provided JSON files.

## WebMCP & Browser Automation

- This domain contains no interactive client-side web applications, transactions, or state changes.
- WebMCP (`navigator.modelContext`) is initialized with empty tools by design.
- Agents do not need to execute browser-level actions to parse this site; all relevant text and data are entirely static.

## Agent Readiness & Skills

Detailed technical specifications regarding this site's AI Agent capabilities, protocol exclusions, and negative capabilities can be discovered programmatically:
- Agent Skills Index: [/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json](/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json)