Brown University Library participates in a number of consortial arrangements and cooperative collecting plans. Current consortial partners are:

• CRIARL: The Consortium of Rhode Island Academic and Research Libraries
  CRIARL consists of most of the college and university libraries in Rhode Island, along with other research institutions. Onsite access to materials by Brown University ID holders is allowed.
  
  
• HELIN: The Rhode Island Higher Education Library Information Network.
  HELIN is a consortium of six academic libraries in Rhode Island, all of which allow onsite access to materials by Brown University ID holders.
  
  
• Ocean State Libraries
  Ocean State Library's online catalog offers access to materials in all of the public libraries in Rhode Island.
  
  
• Association of Research Libraries
  ARL is a not-for-profit membership organization comprising the libraries of North American research institutions and operates as a forum for the exchange of ideas and as an agent for collective action. There are currently more than 120 members of ARL.
  
  
• NERL: Northeast Research Libraries
  The NorthEast Research Libraries consortium (NERL) comprises 18 academic research libraries with the common objectives of access and cost containment, joint licensing, and possible joint deployment of electronic resources. NERL offers a forum in which members can share information about management and budgeting for electronic resources. NERL focuses on expensive (over $10K) scholarly e-resources of importance to research institutions.