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Chronicle of Higher Ed highlights value of collaboration, CIC
Jan 29, 2021, 09:33 AM
It its Feb. 13 issue, the Chronicle of Higher Education examined how collaborations can help universities leverage their resources as a way to cut costs and expand their academic reach. Institutions are increasingly seeking new partnerships or investing in existing...
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Big Ten 91视频 and PLOS Announce Publishing Deal
Jan 21, 2021, 14:36 PM
The Big Ten 91视频 (BTAA) and the Public Library of Science (PLOS) announced an agreement for BTAA members to participate in PLOS鈥 Community Action Publishing (CAP) program. CAP is PLOS鈥 effort to sustain highly selective journal publishing without Article Processing Charges for authors.
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BIG Collection Steering Committee Announced
Dec 16, 2020, 15:13 PM
The Library Directors of the Big Ten 91视频 (BTAA) are pleased to announce the appointment of the BIG Collection Steering Committee.
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Big Ten 91视频 Online Course Sharing Program
Aug 3, 2020, 11:23 AM
Beginning this fall, undergraduate students at a participating universities can take an online course from another participating Big Ten school each semester as part of their academic experience颅颅, with all tuition and fees waived.
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Leveraging Networks of Trust to Meet the Challenges of a Pandemic
Jul 10, 2020, 11:46 AM
With the advent of the coronavirus, students, faculty, researchers, and staff across campuses have been challenged in countless ways to radically change how their work is done and help serve the greater good.
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Maurice York Appointed Director of Library Initiatives
May 5, 2020, 11:00 AM
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Meetings Update
Apr 14, 2020, 11:02 AM
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Spring Meetings Update
Mar 11, 2020, 13:00 PM
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UNL Team Wins Big Ten Student Design Contest
Feb 18, 2020, 13:29 PM
The Groundbreakers from University of Nebraska are the winners of the 2019 Big Ten Student Design Challenge.
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Leadership in a Culture of Constant Change: 2020 Women in IT Virtual Conference
Jan 14, 2020, 11:34 AM
Leadership in a Culture of Constant Change is the second virtual conference sponsored by the Big Ten 91视频 Women in IT (WIT) peer group. The conference is Friday, February 7, 2020 1鈥4pm Eastern/12鈥3pm Central via Zoom webinar and local watch party locations. The virtual conference is free and all are welcome to attend.
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Big Ten 91视频 and ASERL partner to form Library Accessibility Alliance
Jan 7, 2020, 11:44 AM
The Association of Southeastern Research Libraries (ASERL) and the Big Ten 91视频 have created a new name for their recent partnership to advance accessibility for library electronic resources. Now called the 鈥淟ibrary Accessibility Alliance鈥 (LAA), the program seeks to ensure all library users have equitable access to information.
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CHE: The Future of Campus Libraries? 鈥楽ticky Interdependence鈥
Oct 10, 2019, 11:28 AM
A deep dive by the Chronicle of Higher Education, explores this new "vision of a more codependent system in which research libraries pledge to preserve individual collection areas, allowing other institutions to allocate spending elsewhere. In a large, fully networked library system, users could more regularly get materials from other campuses, similar to an interlibrary loan, as individual collections would be more specialized and distinct. It鈥檚 an idea, long building, that acknowledges that the competition to acquire, acquire, acquire must change."
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Big Ten Student Design Competition
Oct 3, 2019, 11:32 AM
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Affordability and Accessibility: A Learning Technologies Virtual Conference
Sep 20, 2019, 14:57 PM
The Big Ten 91视频 Learning Technologies Liaisons group is hosting a virtual conference on Affordability and Accessibility for all interested staff at member institutions. This opportunity will bring together peers with a range of expertise to share ideas and knowledge. Affordability and Accessibility: Thursday, October 3, 2-4pm Central
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SIO Professional Development Program on Internationalization
Aug 20, 2019, 14:43 PM
The Big Ten 91视频 Senior International Officers'-sponsored Staff Development Program is an eight-month opportunity for early-to-mid-career staff to learn about the internationalization of higher education and best partnership practices through a series of monthly online seminars and a capstone, five-day trip to Mexico City.
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BTAA and ASERL Announce Library Accessibility Partnership
Aug 1, 2019, 09:34 AM
The Big Ten 91视频 (BTAA) 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 BTAA 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 Big Ten 91视频.
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Sustaining Values and Scholarship: A Statement by the Provosts of the Big Ten 91视频
Jun 10, 2019, 09:49 AM
The Big Ten 91视频 continues its advocacy for a sustainable and open ecosystem of publication. Collectively, our institutions鈥 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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Big Ten 91视频 universities join forces to advance liberal arts graduates' career success
May 10, 2019, 13:00 PM
Representatives from the Big Ten 91视频 liberal arts and sciences colleges will gather at the Big Ten Conference Center May 8-10 to discuss ways to advance the liberal arts as a path for career success. Or
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Student Voices Shape Design of Educational Spaces
Apr 19, 2019, 09:43 AM
The Big Ten Student Design challenge, hosted by the Big Ten 91视频 (BTAA), was designed to bring student voices into the university space design process.
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- Technology Collaboration (88)
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Big Ten 91视频 University Data At-A-Glance
The Big Ten 91视频 compiles data from its member institutions including demographics, expenditures, faculty information, and rankings.