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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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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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Research Matters: UMD Talk Show Focuses on the CIC
Apr 25, 2013, 11:49 AM
CIC 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.
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Out-of-Copyright but No Longer Out-of-SIght
Mar 28, 2013, 11:29 AM
OSU Libraries have begun sending their collection's out-of-print books to the Google Books Library Project for scanning.
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Collaboration Works: CIC Annual Report 2011-12 now available
Mar 12, 2013, 10:36 AM
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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Member Libraries:
- University of Chicago
- University of Illinois
- Indiana University
- University of Iowa
- University of Maryland
- University of Michigan
- Michigan State University
- University of Minnesota
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- Northwestern University
- The Ohio State University
- The Pennsylvania State University
- Purdue University
- Rutgers University
- University of Wisconsin-Madison
Contacts:
Maurice York
Director
Library Initiatives
maurice.york@btaa.org
Robert Van Rennes
Associate Director
Library Initiatives
robert.vanrennes@btaa.org
Marian Leon
Assistant Director for the BIG Collection
Library Initiatives
marian.leon@btaa.org
Susanne Garrison
Community Coordinator
Library Initiatives
susanne.garrison@btaa.org