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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.

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Library Accessibility Group webinar: Revised ADA Title II in the Library
The slides and recording from the webinar on August 27, 2024 are now available.
Academy Owned Scholarly Publishing Landscape Report
Launched in the fall of 2022, the Big Ten Academic Alliance [BTAA] landscape assessment of academy owned scholarly publishing activities explores the shared challenges and opportunities facing publishing programs and operations within the Big Ten institutions.
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Big Ten Open Books
Big Ten Open Books connects readers everywhere to fully accessible, trusted books from leading university presses. Established as a new model for open-access publishing focused on equity and inclusion, we invite you to explore our Gender and Sexuality studies collection.
BIG Collection: Resource Access Policy Harmonization Report
The Resource Access Policy Harmonization pilot team is pleased to share their final report. Aspirational in nature, the report includes the new BTAA Resource Sharing Agreement plus Scanning Standards; reaffirms the Principles and Protocols for Sharing Special Collections within the Big Ten; and articulates important next steps for future pilot projects and working group investigations.

Library News


CLI Conference Will Focus on Print Storage Strategies

Apr 13, 2011, 11:46 AM

The challenge of stewarding legacy print collections in the digitization era will be the center of discussion at the upcoming CIC Center for Library Initiatives Conference "What's In Store? Collaborative Strategies for Managing CIC Print Collections." The conference will take...

The challenge of stewarding legacy print collections in the digitization era will be the center of discussion at the upcoming CIC Center for Library Initiatives Conference "What's In Store? Collaborative Strategies for Managing CIC Print Collections."

The conference will take place on May 23-24 at the Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center at Michigan State University.  


preservation and access strategies for stored materials
organizational governance of shared collections
management of research collections in the future
systems for recording storage commitments
infrastructure for curating digital collections

preservation and access strategies for stored materials
organizational governance of shared collections
management of research collections in the future
systems for recording storage commitments
infrastructure for curating digital collection

 

Conference speakers and participants will consider such topics as preservation and access strategies for stored materials; organizational governance of shared collections; management of research collections in the future; systems for recording storage commitment; and infrastructure for curating digital collections

 


preservation and access strategies for stored materials
organizational governance of shared collections
management of research collections in the future
systems for recording storage commitments
infrastructure for curating digital collections

Conference speakers and participants will consider such topics as:

preservation and access strategies for stored materials
organizational governance of shared collections
management of research collections in the future
systems for recording storage commitments
infrastructure for curating digital collections

"The conference will examine current approaches to shared print storage for serials that draw on successful regional models, as well as planning efforts to create a national framework for print monograph collections," said Kim Armstrong, CLI Deputy Director. "These programs will be highlighted along with the CIC's own plan for shared print storage."

The scheduled speakers include (but are not limited to) Kim A. Wilcox, Provost of Michigan State University;  John P. Wilkin, Executive Director of HathiTrust; Paul Courant, University Librarian and Dean of Libraries at the University of Michigan; and Barbara McFadden Allen, CIC Director. 

Conference speakers and participants will consider such topics as:

preservation and access strategies for stored materials
organizational governance of shared collections
management of research collections in the future
systems for recording storage commitments
infrastructure for curating digital collections
Conference speakers and participants will consider such topics as:

preservation and access strategies for stored materials
organizational governance of shared collections
management of research collections in the future
systems for recording storage commitments
infrastructure for curating digital collections