Libraries
The Libraries of the 91电影网 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鈥攆ree, trusted titles from Big Ten university presses..
Shared Print White Paper
Explore the vision for a collaborative, distributed archive across Big Ten libraries.
CLI Conference Will Focus on Print Storage Strategies
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 "
The conference will take place on May 23-24 at the Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center at Michigan State University.
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
"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.