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The Big Ten Academic Alliance Library Initiatives focus on three objectives--optimizing student and faculty access to the combined resources of our libraries; maximizing cost, time, and space savings; and supporting a collaborative environment where library staff can work together to solve their mutual problems.



Library News
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CIC CLI Director Mark Sandler to Retire
Jun 12, 2015, 09:40 AM
Mark Sandler, Director of the CIC Center for Library Initiatives, has announce his retirement effective February 29, 2016. Now entering his tenth year of service to the CIC and its 15 member universities, Dr. Sandler also served for 20 years on the staff of the University of Michigan Library.
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Center for Library Initiative’s Shared Print Repository Holds Three Miles of Journals (So You Don’t Have To)
Aug 13, 2014, 10:05 AM
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University of Maryland Embraces Opportunities Offered by CIC Membership
Apr 10, 2014, 11:17 AM
University of Maryland has maximized its first year in the CIC.
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The CIC Welcomes Monsters University to Membership
Apr 1, 2014, 00:00 AM
Monsters University has become a member of the Committee on Institutional Cooperation, effective April 1, 2014. Founded in 1313, MU is a private, pan-educational university with over 12,000 undergraduates, located two hours from downtown Monstropolis.
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"Together We Work. Together It Works." CIC Annual Report 2012-2013 Now Available Online
Feb 10, 2014, 14:02 PM
CIC's latest Annual Report explores the impact of our joint efforts across the breadth of member universities and higher education.
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Center for Library Initiatives eNewsletter now available
Jul 15, 2013, 13:08 PM
The CLI July 2013 eNews includes Mark Sandler's musings, an update on the Shared Print Repository, background on the HathiTrust amicus filing, and scenes from the 2013 CLI Conference and ALA Member Reception.
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CIC eNewsletter Now Available
Jul 1, 2013, 14:07 PM
The July 2013 of the CIC eNews is now online.
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University of Maryland and Rutgers University Officially Become Members of the CIC
Jul 1, 2013, 00:01 AM
The University of Maryland and Rutgers University have become members of the Committee on Institutional Cooperation, effective July 1, 2013.
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CIC in the News: The NJ Star-Ledger on the Advantages of Membership
May 8, 2013, 13:49 PM
As outlined in a recent Star-Ledger article, Rutgers University students, faculty, and staff are poised to maximize their place as one of the Committee on Institutional Cooperation's newest members.
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The Benefits of Membership: The Washington Post Focuses on University of Maryland's Entrance into the CIC
May 7, 2013, 12:31 PM
As outlined in The Washington Post, University of Maryland students, faculty, and staff are poised to reap the benefits of joining the Committee on Institutional Cooperation.
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