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°ÄÃÅ×ÊÁÏ Groups Mobilize to Further Digital Accessibility
Aug 5, 2024, 12:10 PM
Preparing to respond to the new Title II accessibility regulations, several peer communities banded together to form °ÄÃÅ×ÊÁÏ Accessibility Collaboration. Partnering across the consortium are the IT Accessibility Group, ADA Coordinators, Learning Technology Leaders, the Library Accessibility Group, and others.
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°ÄÃÅ×ÊÁÏ Welcomes UCLA, USC, Oregon and Washington
Aug 2, 2024, 11:02 AM
The °ÄÃÅ×ÊÁÏ is excited to welcome the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), the University of Southern California (USC), the University of Oregon, and the University of Washington into the nation's premier consortium of leading research universities. For over 65 years, the world-class institutions of the Big Ten have advanced their academic missions, generated unique opportunities for students and faculty, and served the common good by sharing expertise, leveraging campus resources, and collaborating on innovative programs.
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°ÄÃÅ×ÊÁÏ + Next Generation Library Publishing Announce the Launch of a Pilot Project
Jul 24, 2024, 09:51 AM
The °ÄÃÅ×ÊÁÏ (°ÄÃÅ×ÊÁÏ) is excited to announce a partnership with the Next Generation Library Publishing (NGLP) project. This collaboration aims to test and enhance infrastructure solutions for academy-owned scholarly publishing programs that are open source, community-led, and rooted in academic values. The pilot project will create a unified discovery layer for the diverse publishing platforms of participating libraries, presenting them as a single, shared collection of open access materials.
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°ÄÃÅ×ÊÁÏ libraries are now live with OCLC Resource Sharing for Groups
Jun 17, 2024, 11:28 AM
OCLC is partnering with the °ÄÃÅ×ÊÁÏ (°ÄÃÅ×ÊÁÏ) to advance development of OCLC Resource Sharing for Groups, a new solution that reimagines resource sharing with a focus on library groups and consortia. OCLC and the °ÄÃÅ×ÊÁÏ are working together to support the evolution of °ÄÃÅ×ÊÁÏ's UBorrow service, which offers access to more than 90 million books from the collections of 15 university libraries and the Center for Research Libraries, as part of OCLC's Resource Sharing for Groups.
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Maurice York Appointed Director of Library Initiatives
May 5, 2020, 11:00 AM
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°ÄÃÅ×ÊÁÏ and ASERL Announce Library Accessibility Partnership
Aug 1, 2019, 09:34 AM
The °ÄÃÅ×ÊÁÏ (°ÄÃÅ×ÊÁÏ) and the Association of Southeastern Research Libraries (ASERL) have entered into a two-year partnership to advance accessibility for library electronic resources, with the goal of providing equal access to information for all library users. Since 2016, the °ÄÃÅ×ÊÁÏ has been conducting third-party evaluations of electronic resource platforms and collections, publicly posting the evaluations for review by vendors and libraries.
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Less Commonly Taught and Indigenous Languages the Focus of $2.5 Million Mellon Grant
Jul 23, 2019, 10:29 AM
This is the second Mellon grant received by the LCTL Partnership, led by the Center for Language Teaching Advancement (CeLTA) at Michigan State University, to facilitate the teaching of less commonly taught languages at all Big 10 universities in partnership with the °ÄÃÅ×ÊÁÏ.
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Sustaining Values and Scholarship: A Statement by the Provosts of the °ÄÃÅ×ÊÁÏ
Jun 10, 2019, 09:49 AM
The °ÄÃÅ×ÊÁÏ continues its advocacy for a sustainable and open ecosystem of publication. Collectively, our institutions’ more than 50,000 faculty are supported by over $10 billion (2017) in research funding, and our institutions have similarly invested significantly in our capacity to further our missions to advance knowledge. Together, we produce roughly 15% of the research publications in the United States.
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2019 °ÄÃÅ×ÊÁÏ/Smithsonian Institution Fellowship Awards Announced
Jun 14, 2018, 11:32 AM
The °ÄÃÅ×ÊÁÏ is proud to announce the 2019 °ÄÃÅ×ÊÁÏ/Smithsonian Institution Fellowship awardees.
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OmniSOC: First-of-its-Kind Higher Education Joint Cybersecurity Operations Center Launches
Mar 21, 2018, 09:28 AM
Indiana University (IU), Northwestern University, Purdue University, Rutgers University and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln announce the launch and activation of OmniSOC, a specialized, sector-based cyber Security Operations Center (SOC) that provides trusted, rapid, actionable cyber intelligence to its members.
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Op-Ed by IRIS PIs on how Tax bill would imperil nation’s innovation, future
Dec 15, 2017, 10:47 AM
In a piece in the Columbus Dispatch on December 14, 2017, IRIS PI Bruce Weinberg, with IRIS PI co-authors Julia Lane and Jason Owen-Smith, discuss the value of research spending and harmful portions of the tax bill passed by the House.
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Barbara McFadden Allen on: Is College Worth It?
Feb 3, 2017, 11:46 AM
In Is College Worth It? Experts Pick Sides, Barbara McFadden Allen, °ÄÃÅ×ÊÁÏ Executive Director, joins a discussion with chancellors, college presidents, and CEOs to debate the return of investment on a college degree.
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Mark Sandler wins 2017 Hugh C. Atkinson Memorial Award
Feb 2, 2017, 12:01 PM
Mark Sandler, former °ÄÃÅ×ÊÁÏ Director of Library Initiatives, has been awarded the 2017 Hugh C. Atkinson Memorial Award.
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Katherine Galvin Named New °ÄÃÅ×ÊÁÏ Director of Programs
Dec 1, 2016, 12:04 PM
The °ÄÃÅ×ÊÁÏ is delighted to announce that Katherine Galvin has been appointed as the Director of Programs, effective January 3, 2017.
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New Name Leads to Greater Awareness
Nov 2, 2016, 10:57 AM
The Committee on Institutional Cooperation became the °ÄÃÅ×ÊÁÏ on July 1, 2016 and the benefits of this name change are already resulting in a greater awareness of the organization and its programs.
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Barbara McFadden Allen to Retire September, 2017
Sep 15, 2016, 14:08 PM
Barbara McFadden Allen, the longtime Executive Director of the °ÄÃÅ×ÊÁÏ, has announced that she will be retiring from her position in September 2017.
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°ÄÃÅ×ÊÁÏ's Professorial Advancement Initiative Featured in the Chronicle of Higher Education
Sep 12, 2016, 12:33 PM
The Chronicle of Higher Education's Wider Spectrum series has highlighted the transformational work of the °ÄÃÅ×ÊÁÏ's Professorial Advancement initiative
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MSU to lead °ÄÃÅ×ÊÁÏ multi-university language learning effort
Aug 3, 2016, 11:37 AM
Michigan State University will use a three-year $1.2 million grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to lead a °ÄÃÅ×ÊÁÏ multi-university research project to improve the teaching of less commonly taught languages, or LCTLs.
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Robert Van Rennes Named New Assistant Director of CIC's Center for Library Initiatives
Apr 20, 2016, 08:39 AM
The CIC is delighted to announce that Robert Van Rennes has been appointed as Assistant Director, Center for Library Initiatives at the CIC, effective July 1, 2016.
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The Power of the Collective: CIC Annual Report Now Available
Mar 10, 2016, 11:42 AM
The newly released CIC Annual Report details the collective power and progress of this enterprise, highlighting the Health Equities initiative between the state Departments of Health and the member schools; faculty collaborations in theater, music education, and business; and data on the economic impact of the scientific workforce and funded research being done across the campuses.
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- Academic Collaboration (74)
- Faculty (56)
- General (84)
- International (47)
- Library Initiatives (116)
- Love Data Week (1)
- Media (91)
- Professional Development (17)
- Student Opportunities (51)
- Technology Collaboration (88)
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°ÄÃÅ×ÊÁÏ University Data At-A-Glance
The °ÄÃÅ×ÊÁÏ compiles data from its member institutions including demographics, expenditures, faculty information, and rankings.