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.
"Together We Work. Together It Works." CIC Annual Report 2012-2013 Now Available Online
From groundbreaking research on traumatic brain injury to sharing best practices in supporting faculty development to expanding the scope of digital scholarship in all its dimensions, this was a banner year for the CIC.
CIC's latest Annual Report explores the impact of our joint efforts across the breadth of member universities and higher education. We invite you to share in our reflection of the accomplishments of the year, even as we look forward with great anticipation to the future and all that it holds.