The BIG Collection Project Structure
The BIG Collection Project Structure
BIG Collection Steering Committee
The BIG Collection Steering Committee guides the Big Ten Academic Alliance in implementing successful infrastructure and policy leading to the creation and deployment of the BIG Collection. It acts as the umbrella for the initiative and executive steward of resources and strategy. The Steering Committee is responsible to the Library Directors and is the oversight group for the BIG Collection Action Cohort.Under the leadership of the Director of Library Initiatives, the committee oversees and guides the strategy, direction, and resources for the BIG Collection to meet the objectives and aspirations stated by the University Librarians. Specifically, the team:
鈥 Approves and stewards the long-term strategic roadmap
鈥 Reviews and endorses budgets and resource allocation for the design projects
鈥 Approves the project work cycles presented by the Action Cohort
鈥 Ensures alignment of projects across the initiative by weighing relative priorities
鈥 Recommends deviations from stated plans and objectives as needed to respond to emerging trends and campus situations
鈥 Liaises with the Library Directors鈥 group鈥攑roviding them insight and advice on the projects
鈥 Ensures the design and build of the BIG Collection respects and advances the DEI values of our consortium and institutions
Membership
The members of the Steering Committee are expected to
support the overall goals of the libraries to establish the BIG
Collection; to serve as advocates for the project within their own
cohort of Big Ten colleagues; and to actively cultivate and guide large
scale strategic initiatives across universities and entities.
The committee is intentionally diverse with respect to the institutions,
perspectives, and backgrounds of its members. The committee members
will be leaders in their institutions and in the field. While not all
institutions will be represented on the committee at any one time, the
committee is intended to have an active rotation to encourage fresh
perspectives and engagement. The members are chosen by the Director of
Library Initiatives, in consultation with the Library Director liaisons
to the committee.
FY 24-25 Steering Committee Members
Library Director Liaisons:
Consuella Askew (Rutgers University)
John Culshaw (University of Iowa
Lisa German (University of Minnesota)
Committee Members:
Emily Campbell (University of Michigan)*
Rachael Cohen (Indiana University)*
Victor Jones (University of Illinois)
Lee Konrad (University of Wisconsin)
Rebecca Richardson (Purdue University)
Marian Leon (澳门资料)
Kate McCready (澳门资料)
Emily Shaw (澳门资料)
Karla Strieb (澳门资料)
Maurice York (澳门资料)
*Names with a star represent continuity from the initial BIG Collection committees active in FY 20.
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The BIG Collection
Commitment to an Interdependent Future:
A Statement by the Big Ten Library Leadership
Contacts
Damon Jaggars
Vice Provost and Director of University Libraries
Ohio State University
jaggars.1@osu.edu
Maurice York
Director
Library Initiatives
maurice.york@btaa.org
Marian Leon
Assistant Director for the BIG Collection
Library Initiatives
marian.leon@btaa.org
For help or more information
library@btaa.org