The records of the Hampshire Inter-Library Center include minutes and correspondence of the governing bodies and committees of the consortium, publications by and about the center, subject files maintained by the HILC librarian as well as by some of the individual libraries, staff records, budget and financial records, union lists, order records for the HILC collection and records of its dispersal. The Library Automation Project records include RFPs for the two library systems (LS/2000 and Innovative Interfaces), committee records, contracts, correspondence, training materials and manuals for each of the systems.

This collection is organized into sixteen series:

• I. Bylaws and Legal Agreements
• II. Board of Directors, 1951-1978
• III. Cooperative Projects, 1913-1951
• IV. Management Committee/Librarians Council, 1951-1978
• V. Selection Committee and Other Committees, 1971-1978
• VI. Annual Reports and Newsletters
• VII. Memorandums to and from Libraries, 1951-1978
• VIII. Public Relations
• IX. Subject Files
• X. Order Book, 1951-1978
• XI. Studies and Reports, 1941-1978
• XII. Audits and Financial Statements, 1952-1978
• XIII. Budget, 1951-1978
• XIV. Union Lists
• XV. Dispersal Process, 1977-1978
• XVI. Five College Library Automation Project, 1981-1996