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Big Ten 91视频 libraries and Coherent Digital expand coverage of the Global South

May 1, 2024, 14:44 PM

Today, the libraries of Big Ten 91视频 confirmed the purchase of three additional modules of Africa Commons, a large-scale, multiyear project to digitize, disseminate, and discover African cultural materials, building on their 2022 founding-member purchase of the first module, African History and Culture. In addition, the Big Ten 91视频 has been named a founding member of South Asia Commons.
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Better together: BTAA Libraries, CDL and Lyrasis commit to strengthen Diamond Open Access in the United States

Apr 18, 2024, 10:59 AM

Representatives from the Big Ten 91视频 Libraries (BTAA Libraries), California Digital Library (CDL) and Lyrasis attended the Global Summit on Diamond Open Access in Toluca, Mexico in October 2023. The Summit convened the international community to engage in dialog about how to advance Diamond Open Access(OA) to secure scholarly research as a public good and ensure equitable access to both the publishing and reading of that research.
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Empowering You Conference Elevates Professional Growth Across the Big Ten 91视频

Mar 8, 2024, 12:37 PM

In a resounding success, the Empowering You conference, designed to inspire personal and professional development, brought together over 150 enthusiastic participants from all corners of the country. The event, spanning a dynamic two hours, featured engaging presentations, collaborative activities, and a transformative session led by a panel of esteemed colleagues from across the Big Ten 91视频.
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The Big Ten 91视频 and the Biochemical Society Sign Read & Publish Agreement in Support of Open Access Publishing

Nov 8, 2023, 09:00 AM

The Big Ten 91视频 (BTAA) and the Biochemical Society are delighted to announce a Read & Publish agreement that supports the open sharing of research and knowledge from across the molecular biosciences.
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Increasing Access: BTAA Libraries Project on Open Homework Systems

Sep 20, 2023, 10:33 AM

Penn State University Libraries is leading a pilot project on behalf of the Big Ten 91视频 to develop a model for supporting open-source online homework delivery systems as supplemental resources for teaching with open educational resources (OER).
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Big Ten Open Books Project Launches First Collection

Aug 1, 2023, 09:00 AM

In partnership with six member university presses, the University Librarians of the Big Ten 91视频 announce the launch of the Big Ten Open Books project, a collaboration between the university presses and libraries of the Big Ten 91视频.
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Big Ten 91视频 and Accessible Archives鈥� New African American and Women鈥檚 History Collections

Apr 25, 2023, 10:50 AM

The Big Ten 91视频 announces the acquisition of new essential primary source content for member libraries through Accessible Archives. The range includes African American Newspapers in the South, 1870-1926, and The Woman鈥檚 Tribune, 1882-1909.
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Big Ten 91视频 and JSTOR Announce Multi-year Agreement for Path to Open Pilot

Apr 21, 2023, 11:13 AM

The research libraries of the Big Ten 91视频 (BTAA) have entered into a multi-year pilot agreement with JSTOR to support Path to Open, a new cost-effective, sustainable publishing model for supporting frontlist university press monographs and making them open access after three years.
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Big Ten 91视频 announces agreement with OA Switchboard

Feb 28, 2023, 13:52 PM

Big Ten 91视频 libraries have reached an agreement for OA Switchboard to benefit from the standardized metadata protocol and shared infrastructure provided by this community-led intermediary initiative. This agreement began on January 1, 2023, and runs through December 31, 2025.
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Big Ten 91视频 signs Open Publishing Agreement with the Microbiology Society

Feb 20, 2023, 14:19 PM

The Big Ten 91视频 and the Microbiology Society are delighted to announce a three-year open publishing agreement from 2023, facilitated by Accucoms. The Publish and Read model will allow affiliated researchers at 15 universities to publish an unlimited number of Open Access (OA) articles in hybrid and fully OA titles, as well as have full read access to the Society鈥檚 journals portfolio.
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Big Ten 91视频 and Wiley Extend Open Access Agreement

Feb 15, 2023, 10:32 AM

The Big Ten 91视频 (BTAA) is pleased to announce an extension of its landmark open publishing agreement with Wiley, a global leader in research and education. The three-year agreement, effective as of January 1, 2023, grants fourteen participating universities and seventeen affiliated campuses access to publish and read in Wiley鈥檚 full journal portfolio, including Hindawi鈥檚 gold open access portfolio.
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Big Ten 91视频 announces unlimited publishing deal with Institute of Physics Publishing

Dec 15, 2022, 12:17 PM

Participating Big Ten 91视频 libraries have reached a transformative, three-year Read and Publish Agreement with the Institute of Physics (IOP), a further step in collective action toward the Big Collection. This agreement begins on January 1, 2023, and runs through December 31, 2025.
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Big Ten 91视频 Library Initiatives Announces Karla Strieb as Visiting Program Officer for Shared Collections

Dec 8, 2022, 14:37 PM

The Big Ten 91视频 Library Initiatives announces Kara Strieb will the Visiting Program Officer for Shared Collections as part of a generous commitment from The Ohio State University Libraries effort to the Big Collection.
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Big Ten 91视频 & AM sign landmark access deal

Dec 6, 2022, 14:19 PM

The Big Ten 91视频 has announced a landmark deal with AM. Students, researchers, and scholars at 15 of the leading research institutions in the United States will now have unified access to millions of pages of essential primary source content from the entire AM core collections portfolio.
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Big Ten 91视频 Faculty Awarded 2022 MacArthur Fellowships

Oct 13, 2022, 10:48 AM

Four faculty from Big Ten 91视频 universities were recognized by the MacArthur Foundation as extraordinarily talented and creative individuals. The Foundation awards recipients $800,000 as an investment in their originality, insight, and potential to enable the fellows to exercise their own creative instincts for the benefit of human society.
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Academic Leadership Program Welcomes 33rd Cohort

Oct 11, 2022, 11:19 AM

The Big Ten 91视频 is excited to announce the kickoff of the 2022-2023 Academic Leadership Program. This nationally recognized leadership initiative has produced more than 1,500 fellows,鈥痬any of whom have gone on to serve with distinction as college presidents, provosts, and deans.
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The Big Ten 91视频 announces support for the LYRASIS Open Access Community Investment Program

Jun 8, 2022, 07:00 AM

The fifteen libraries of the Big Ten 91视频 have made a collective investment of $45,000 to support the LYRASIS Open Access Community Investment Program (OACIP) general fund that finances open access content
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The Big Ten 91视频 announces support for Reveal Digital

May 18, 2022, 09:33 AM

The Big Ten 91视频 (BTAA) has made a group commitment to support the new Reveal Digital publishing program Behind the Scenes of the Civil Rights Movements. All 15 member libraries are participating in this agreement, which totals more than $500,000.
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BTAA and Wiley Announce Open Access Publishing Pilot

Feb 14, 2022, 09:00 AM

The Big Ten 91视频 announced an agreement with global research and education leader Wiley for a one-year contract extension with an open access option, as a pilot in collective action toward the Big Collection.
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BTAA Announces Collective Action Agreement with arXiv

Feb 10, 2022, 11:22 AM

The fifteen world-class research libraries of the Big Ten 91视频 have agreed to support arXiv, a community-supported resource administered by Cornell University, at the champion level for the next three years.
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