The Unit for Scientific Information Resources for Research maintains cooperative library relationship at the national and international level.
National:
- REBIUN The Network of Spanish University Libraries (REBIUN) is a network associated with the CRUE I+D+i Sector since 2020. Previously it was an independent network (1990-1998) and a CRUE Sector Commission (1998-2019). Since its creation, on the initiative of a group of library directors in 1988, REBIUN has been a stable body in which all Spanish university and scientific libraries are represented.
- DOCUMAT The Mathematics Library and Documentary Network formed by Spanish universities and mathematical centers, and whose basic principle is the cooperation among its members.
- Union Catalog of the Spanish Bibliographic Heritage: its objective is the inventory and description of the Bibliographic Heritage hosted in Spanish libraries, public or private.
- Serials Union Catalog (National Library of Spain).
- EXPANIA (Ex Libris Spain Users Group ): Expania is the Association of Spanish Institutions using products of Ex Libris. It main objective is to collectively defend the interests of users, drive product development in line with the interests of users and to promote among its members the development of innovative library services based on new information technologies.
- Library Cooperation Council: is an organisation created by the Ministry of Culture for cooperation in the library field among public administrations to implement projects and promote plans to improve the library services. Within this Council, the CSIC Library & Archive Network is a member of the Technical Commission for the Cooperation of Specialized Libraries.
- General State Administration Libraries: the CSIC is represented in the General Commission for the Coordination of General State Administration Libraries (Royal Decree 1572/2007, of 30 November). This Commission makes decisions to improve library services and cooperation in ministries and other National Government entities that have libraries under their charge.
International:
- COAR (Confederation of Open Access Repositories): is an international association that brings together individual respositories and repository networks in order to build capacity, align policies and practices, and act as global voice for the repository community.
- EPICo (European Print Initiatives Collaboration) is an informal network with the aim of keeping important printed library materials available in a time of pressure on library spaces and increasing use of electronic material. Since May 2023 CSIC is part of this network.
- ICOLC (International Coalition of Library Consortia): a participatory group with more than 200 library consortia from around the world. ICOLC supports participating consortia by facilitating discussions on issues of common interest.
- IFLA: (International Federation of Library Associations) The section of academic and research libraries of IFLA is the international reference forum for these types of libraries and offers its members the opportunity to collaborate and exchange experiences.
IGELU (International Consortia of Aleph Users): International Group of Exlibris Users. - KU (Knowledge Unlatched): Knowledge Unlatched is an international initiative of open access for academic monographs in the humanities and social sciences.
- LIBER (Ligue des Bibliothèques Européennes de Recherche): European network of research libraries with the aim of representing the interests of European research libraries.
- ORCID: Open Researcher and Contributor ID is the nonprofit organization that through the assignment of identifiers helps to create a system in which authors can be identified in a unique way and uniquely connected to their scientific contributions and affiliations without differentiation of disciplines, borders and time.
- REDIAL: The European Network on Information and Documentation on Latin America. Association of European researchers, documentalists and librarians working in the area of Latin American humanities and social sciences.
- SELL (Southern European Libraries Link): is the effort to bring together Libararies from Southern European countries ( Spain, France, Greece, Italy, Portugal and Turkey).
- SPARC Europe: one of Europe’s key and long-standing voices advocating for unfettered access to research and education for the academic and education community; for the whole of society.
- UKSG: United Kingdom Serials Group. Non-profit organization formed by various types of actors in the chain of production and distribution of academic information (libraries, publishers, distributors, technology providers), whose mission is to connect the information community and promote the exchange of ideas on scholarly communication.
