UMECO is a cooperative office of academic libraries in Missouri, previously known as MERLIN. UMECO refers specifically to the four University of Missouri system campuses: University of Missouri- Columbia, University of Missouri- Kansas City, University of Missouri- St. Louis, and Missouri University of Science & Technology. UMECO includes two law schools and two medical schools, as well as the Mid-Missouri Area Health Education Center and the UMKC Center for Behavioral Health. Other Missouri academic libraries, including Saint Louis University and Washington University of St. Louis, join UMECO for e-resource purchasing when feasible and prudent.
Principal Consortial Functions
Collections sharing
Electronic content licensing
Union lists/shared online catalogs