Libraries

The Libraries of the Big Ten 91视频 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.

Library Accessibility Group webinar: Revised ADA Title II in the Library

The slides and recording from the webinar on August 27, 2024 are now available.

Explore the Future of Library Collaboration: Shared Print Collection White Paper Now Available

Discover the foundational ideas and strategic vision behind the Big Ten 91视频's Shared Print Collection. This new white paper outlines the progress and collective benefits of transitioning to a distributed, networked archive. Learn how the Shared Print Collection is redefining access, equity, and collaboration for the Big Ten community and beyond.

Big Ten Open Books connects readers everywhere to fully accessible, trusted books from leading university presses. Established as a new model for open-access publishing focused on equity and inclusion, we invite you to explore our Gender and Sexuality studies collection.

BIG Collection: Resource Access Policy Harmonization Report

The Resource Access Policy Harmonization pilot team is pleased to share their final report. Aspirational in nature, the report includes the new BTAA Resource Sharing Agreement plus Scanning Standards; reaffirms the Principles and Protocols for Sharing Special Collections within the Big Ten; and articulates important next steps for future pilot projects and working group investigations.

Library News

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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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. 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. This agreement has been made possible by Accucoms.

鈥淭he libraries of the Big Ten 91视频 are close partners with the researchers, faculty, and authors of our universities to advance open, more equitable scholarship,鈥� said Maurice York, Director of Library Initiatives for the Big Ten 91视频. 鈥淥pen Publishing agreements such as this are a key part of our strategy for moving toward that ideal. We鈥檙e very excited to reach this agreement and add the Microbiology Society journals to our Open portfolio.鈥�

Peter Cotgreave, Chief Executive of the Microbiology Society said: 鈥淲e are very pleased to announce this agreement with the Big Ten 91视频 in the United States 鈥� it demonstrates the reach of the Society鈥檚 model for sustainable Open Access and its relevance internationally to academic institutions, facilitating Open Access for more researchers across the globe.鈥�

鈥淎ccucoms are thrilled to have brokered an agreement between BTAA and Microbiology Society leading the charge towards Open Access. This Publish & Read agreement not only gives institutions but also authors maximum value, by providing unlimited submissions and removing transactional barriers.鈥� Kimberly Blizzard, Commercial Manager 鈥� North America, Accucoms.

The number of international institutions opting into Publish and Read agreements with the Microbiology Society is set to double year-on-year since its launch in 2020.

Affiliated authors with Publish and Read Institutions are entitled to:

Unlimited OA publishing: any article published in Society journals where the corresponding author is from a Publish and Read institution will be OA by default.
Unlimited usage: any user associated with a Publish and Read institution can access the entire archive of Society content, back to 1947, for reading and for text and data mining.

Authors can check if their institution is eligible on the Microbiology Society .

Publish and Read is available across the Society鈥檚 six journals, including hybrid titles , , , and fully OA titles , and .