No initiatives meet this criteria.
| Theme | Initiative | Team | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strengthen Member Institutions | Develop a Copyright First Responders hub Fund two additional Copyright First Responders cohorts and provide logistical support for CFR Retreat. | Staff | Completed |
| Strengthen Member Institutions | Develop a Memorandum of Understanding for data sharing Establish policies and develop a new MOU, and act on recommendations adopted by Council. | Staff | On Hold |
| Strengthen Member Institutions | Strategize for consortial training Develop a cohesive strategy, approach, and guidelines for training across the Alliance. Action Plan | Staff | Completed |
| Strengthen Member Institutions | Streamline licensing and invoicing process Reduce steps from existing processes and implement new software to support easy, streamlined access for members and central staff. Action Plan | SCTS | Completed |
| Strengthen Member Institutions | Form the SCTS E-Content Group Form SCTS group to review licenses and proposed pricing from consortia content providers, assist in establishing fair pricing and reviewing consortial licenses, develop standard model language for select license terms. Action Plan | SCTS | Completed |
| Strengthen Member Institutions | Develop a member group to support Alliance use of Primo and Alma Analytics Provide ongoing support and expertise for the use of Alma and Primo Analytics. Action Plan | SYS | Completed |
| Strengthen Member Institutions | Conduct cross-program work on unique and local materials in the shared ILS Increase study of and resolution to issues affecting unique materials represented in the SILS. Action Plan | ULC | In Process |
| Strengthen Member Institutions | Conduct an RFP process for shared ILS Plan to conduct an RFP process prior to the end of the current Ex Libris contract. | Staff | Completed |
| Strengthen Member Institutions | Create training and documentation for resource fulfillment Increase fulfillment training and documentation from the Alliance level, leading to more efficient local service and greater standardization. Action Plan | RSF | Completed |
| Strengthen Member Institutions | Form a Social Equity Committee Identify specific programs and services that demonstrate a proactive stance on social equity in higher education. | Staff | Completed |
| Improve Access to Information | Develop services for user experience and accessibility Advocate for user experience and accessibility in development of software, tools and other resources in discovery platforms. Action Plan | DUX | In Process |
| Improve Access to Information | Collaborate on metadata and discoverability for open educational resources Identify practices for improving discovery of OER in Primo, and convene consortial peers to address unique challenges of OER discoverability and metadata standards. Action Plan – coming soon | ULC | Completed |
| Improve Access to Information | Conduct Summit policy review Review recommendations from Shared Resources Joint Project Group survey and consider changes to Summit policy. Action Plan | RSF | Completed |
| Inspire Knowledge Creation | Sustain a Digital Public Library of America hub Continue participation in the DPLA program as a member of the DPLA Hub Network. | ULC | Completed |
| Equip Students for Success | Form joint working group on accessibility with Northwest Academic Computing Consortium Advance the consortias’ common goal of ensuring services, systems, learning technologies, curricular and scholarly resources are made accessible to users. | DUX | In Process |
| Equip Students for Success | Manage shared record loading Expand documented process and practices for centrally loading more Alliance e-resource collection records into the Network Zone. Action Plan | SCTS | Delayed |
| Equip Students for Success | Develop Archives and Manuscripts services Support the Archives & Manuscripts program by sustaining and developing Archives West and ArchivesSpace. Action Plan | ULC | In Process |