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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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2019 Women in IT Virtual Conference
Jan 30, 2019, 11:48 AM
Lead From Where You Are is the first virtual conference sponsored by the Big Ten 91视频 Women in IT (WIT) peer group. Occurring Friday, February 8, 2019 from 1:30-4:15pm Eastern, the conference will include two keynote speakers, as well as a panel of three women at different stages of their IT careers.
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The Big Ten 91视频 Welcomes New Staff
Oct 17, 2018, 13:11 PM
The Big Ten 91视频 is delighted to announce our new Project Coordinators, Lori Frost, Laurel Rosch, and Sharon Lee.
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Libraries Addressing the Need for Sustainable Access to Scholarly Publications
Oct 10, 2018, 11:14 AM
The Big Ten 91视频 libraries are working to leverage their collective buying power and to use their influence to offset traditional publisher price increases and to provide alternative paths to publication for scholarly authors.
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Big Ten鈥揑vy League Traumatic Brain Injury Research Collaboration
Oct 10, 2018, 11:14 AM
The Big Ten-Ivy League Traumatic Brain Injury Research Collaboration is a multi-institutional research effort whose mission is to better understand the causes and effects of sport-related concussion and head injuries. Collaborations and publications are continuing to emerge from the participants.
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Increasing Accessibility Throughout Big Ten Universities
Oct 10, 2018, 11:14 AM
Making content and technology more accessible to individuals with disabilities is a focal point for staff across multiple functional areas in member institutions. From Chief Information Officers to Librarians to Procurement Directors, collaborative efforts are underway to share best practices, develop vendor guidelines, modify procurement practices, enhance compliance oversight, and foster a cultural change of accessibility.
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Collaborating to Address IT Security Risks
Oct 10, 2018, 11:13 AM
A common struggle across institutions is balancing speed and thoroughness in performing security reviews of third-party software. In an effort to address this, the Big Ten 91视频 Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) recently joined forces and developed an innovative approach to increase transparency and collaboration.
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Big Ten Student Design Challenge
Oct 10, 2018, 11:13 AM
As campuses expand their focus on learning spaces to include not just classrooms, but dorms, libraries, social spaces and other informal learning environments, a new opportunity sponsored by Big Ten universities and the Herman Miller Company seeks to engage students more deeply in the design of these spaces.
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A Message from the Executive Director
Oct 10, 2018, 11:13 AM
Fall is a magical time at Big Ten 91视频 universities. New student orientations, move-in days, football games, homecomings, and marching bands on crisp autumn days herald a new academic year full of potential and promise. The fourteen Big Ten 91视频 universities have just welcomed almost 90,000 freshmen to their campuses, all eager to begin the educational and social journey that will shape their future in countless ways.
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Speaking Truth to Power: Kim Armstrong on libraries and consortia joining together to advocate for change in unfavorable terms from publishers
Aug 15, 2018, 14:05 PM
In a wide-ranging interview, the Society of Scholarly Publishing's Roger Schonfeld interviewed the Big Ten 91视频's Kim Armstrong on licensing, scholarly publishing, and the recent pushback by the BTAA and other consortia on Taylor & Francis' attempt to create a moving wall model to access backfiles.
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2019 BTAA/Smithsonian Institution Fellowship Awards Announced
Jun 14, 2018, 11:32 AM
The Big Ten 91视频 is proud to announce the 2019 BTAA/Smithsonian Institution Fellowship awardees.
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Big Ten 91视频 Impact Report
Jun 7, 2018, 13:14 PM
The Big Ten 91视频's large-scale-solutions approach maximizes efficiencies and enhances purchasing power--all of which create a big impact and big savings for the collective enterprise.
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Big Ten Libraries Create Framework for Sharing Special Collections
Apr 19, 2018, 11:48 AM
Librarians of the Big Ten 91视频 have developed the BTAA Principles and Protocols for InterLibrary Loan of Special Collections, agreeing to terms that will open up treasures long restricted to local viewing.
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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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Big Ten 91视频 Cooperative Cataloging Partnership receives ALCTS Collaboration Award
Feb 27, 2018, 10:43 AM
The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) has selected the Big Ten 91视频 Cooperative Cataloging Partnership (BTAA CCP) as the recipient of the ALCTS Outstanding Collaboration Citation for 2018.
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Op-Ed by IRIS PIs on how Tax bill would imperil nation鈥檚 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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Big Ten universities reported the highest number of students in Learning Abroad programs in five years
Dec 4, 2017, 11:24 AM
One of the most comprehensive analysis of Learning Abroad strategies in the United States shows growth among members of the Big Ten 91视频 (BTAA) in the number of students who participated in Learning Abroad Programs during Fall 2015 through Summer 2016.
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Strength in Numbers: Building a Consortial Cooperative Cataloging Partnership
Oct 23, 2017, 11:13 AM
Librarians across the Big Ten 91视频 are collaborating to provide greater access to cross-institutional collections through a strategic effort to supplement cataloging capacity.
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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.