Big Ten Academic Alliance
For Building An Open And Just Knowledge Commons With University Libraries
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Amount$200,000
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Program
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Date Awarded11/19/2024
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Term18 Months
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Type of SupportGeneral Support/Program
Strategies
Overview
The Big Ten Academic Alliance aims to advance academic excellence through collaboration across its member universities. Its BIG Collection initiative will advance open, equitable scholarship by building a just, trustworthy, scalable, and sustainable open-knowledge ecosystem. With this grant, the alliance will accelerate community-building initiatives among its network of over 400 staff and librarians across all Big Ten institutions to achieve the goals of the BIG Collection initiative.
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for building an open and just knowledge commons with university libraries
The Big Ten Academic Alliance aims to advance academic excellence through collaboration across its member universities. Its BIG Collection initiative will advance open, equitable scholarship by building a just, trustworthy, scalable, and sustainable open-knowledge ecosystem. With this grant, the alliance will accelerate community-building initiatives among its network of over 400 staff and librarians across all Big Ten institutions to achieve the goals of the BIG Collection initiative.