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The Big Ten 91视频 Libraries community engagement network is composed of over 1100 staff across all Big Ten member libraries. This network has grown organically according to affinity, interest, and needs unique to different areas of work (e.g. ILL, collection development, acquisitions, IT, preservation, etc.) and now includes more than thirty different groups. 

The groups organize themselves into roughly three categories, falling along a continuum, from more formal to less formal:

Peer groups - Our most formal type of group, peer groups develop strategies, methods, processes, and agreements that align with the strategic directions set by the deans/ULs. Each group鈥檚 focus and membership are formally defined in a charter that outlines its purpose, its role in the BIG Collection, and key organizational details such as leadership and membership. Peer groups are supported by both a dean liaison and a staff liaison. They are empowered to carry out projects using internal group resources and may request additional support centrally when needed. 

Communities of Practice - Communities of Practice are groups focused on knowledge sharing and collaborative problem solving. They operate under light charters that define their purpose and outline membership expectations. Given their practitioner focus, membership is based on functional roles and can vary over time. Each group aims to include at least one representative from each institution. Meeting cadences range from monthly to quarterly virtual meetings. Groups collaborate using shared documentation and other communication tools (e.g. listservs). They are generally self-organizing and self-resourced, with a staff contact available to provide support as needed.

Interest groups - Interest Groups are informal groups that primarily share information and ask questions through an email listserv. While they don鈥檛 hold regular meetings, it鈥檚 not uncommon for them to convene 1-2 times a year. Membership is open to anyone from a Big Ten library who has an interest in the group鈥檚 subject matter.

The network overall is fluid and continually in motion, with groups evolving from one type of group into another and becoming correspondingly more formal or less formal over time.

The Deans Executive Committee acts as the umbrella for the governance of the community.

 Peer Groups

• Collection Development Officers / Electronic Resource Officers (CDOs/EROs)

• Middle East Subject Librarians Group

• Communication Directors

• Digital Preservation

• Digital Strategies and Information Technology Services (DSITS)

• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)

• Library Accessibility Group (LAG)

• Interlibrary Loan (ILL)/Resource Sharing Coordinators

• Public Services Directors

• Scholarly Publishing

Communities of Practice

• Access Services

• Assessment

• Digitization Managers

• Online Learning

• Heads of Acquisitions

• Heads of Cataloging

• Heads of Special Collections

• Human Resources

• Instruction Librarians

• Structured Metadata Exchange (MDEX)

• Open Educational Resources (OER)

• Preservation Officers

• Student Success

• University Archivists

Interest Groups

• Alma Interoperability - sign up link:  

• Heads of Government Publications [inactive]

• Information, Research and Consultation Services Leaders [inactive]

• Liaisons

• Reserves

• Scholarly Communications

• Shared Print Program - sign up link:   

• Storage

• Technical Services Strategy [inactive]