The Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO) is a

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that specializes in providing research, programming, and organizational tools for libraries, archives, and museums in the

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. The council was founded in 1964 under the Education Law of the State of New York. Member institutions include the

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Libraries,

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Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK or MSKCC) is a oncology, cancer treatment and research institution in Manhattan in New York City. MSKCC is one of 72 National Cancer Institute–NCI-designated Cancer Center, designated Comprehen ...

, Mercy College,

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, Westchester Library System,

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, Scholastic, Inc., and

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Overview

As a membership-based organization, METRO offers archival and library training opportunities, facilitates research and local community initiatives, supports Special Interest Groups (SIGs), and provides research, programming, and organizational tools for New York libraries, archives, and museums. It is also responsible for providing funding for internships and digitization projects to member libraries. METRO digitization grants provide member libraries with the opportunity to digitize their collections, several of which are available via the

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in METRO's collection of

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and texts.

Programs and sponsored projects

* Digitization Grant Program * myMETRO Researchers * Documentary Heritage Program (DHP) The current Documentary Heritage Program is collocated on its Keeping Collections website. * Hospital Library Services Program * Queens Memory Project * NYARC ''Documenting the Gilded Age: New York City Exhibitions at the Turn of the Century'' * Wikipedia GLAM Initiative ("Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums") via Metropolitan New York Library Council

Works or publications

* "Hurricane Sandy: Record, Remember, Rebuild"

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* {{Authority control Non-profit organizations based in New York City Library consortia in New York (state)

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