Libraries
The Libraries of the Big Ten Academic Alliance are aligned in the vision of uniting our separate collections into one collection, shared and fully networked: the BIG Collection. By this phrase we mean a holistic and comprehensive understanding of what a library "collection" is: not simply the things we hold, but our services; our people; our expertise; our technology; and our infrastructure.
In advancing this future of interdependence and excellence, we are guided by our North Star in everything that we do:
In order to advance a just, trustworthy, scalable & sustainable open knowledge ecosystem, make open, more equitable scholarship our lead purpose.
On these pages, you'll find more about the services, programs, and community that are advancing this vision in a principles-centered, mission-driven, values-aligned way.
ADA Title II & Libraries
Catch the webinar replay + slides from our August 27 event. Now posted on our Accessibility page.
Big Ten Open Books
A new model for open-access publishing
Free, trusted titles from Big Ten university presses.
Shared Print White Paper
Explore the vision for a collaborative, distributed archive across Big Ten libraries.
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Research Matters: UMD Talk Show Focuses on the CIC
Apr 25, 2013, 11:49 by SystemCIC Executive Director, Barbara McFadden Allen, joined UMD's Senior Vice President and Provost, Mary Ann Rankin, along with UMD Dean of Libraries, Patricia Steele, to talk about the many opportunities for collaboration between UMD and the member universities of the CIC.Full story -
Out-of-Copyright but No Longer Out-of-SIght
Mar 28, 2013, 11:29 by SystemOSU Libraries have begun sending their collection's out-of-print books to the Google Books Library Project for scanning.Full story -
Collaboration Works: CIC Annual Report 2011-12 now available
Mar 12, 2013, 10:36 by SystemCIC's latest Annual Report explores the impact of our joint efforts across the breadth of member universities and higher education.Full story -
CIC's CLI Teams Up With Springer to Bring Publishers and Early-Career Librarians Together
Mar 7, 2013, 09:17 by SystemThe Committee on Institutional Cooperation and Springer Science+Business Media held their first-ever publishing symposium at University of Chicago's Gleacher Center March 7, 2013.Full story -
CLI eNews Now Available
Mar 5, 2013, 09:57 by SystemFull story