The Oberlin Group is a consortium representing 80 libraries of selective liberal arts colleges. The primary purposes of the consortium are to discuss library issues of common concern, share information on best practices in library operations and services, license electronic resources of interest to member institutions, cooperate in resource sharing, and establish communities of practice.

The Oberlin Group endorses the Berlin Declaration

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The Oberlin Group: A Consortium of Liberal Arts College Libraries endorses the Berlin Declaration:   Atlanta, GA – At its 2011 annual meeting at the Atlanta University Center and Agnes Scott College on October 6, 7, and 8, the Oberlin Group agreed to become a signatory of the Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and Humanities.

Three Oberlin Group schools participate in Maine Shared Collections Strategy

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Three Oberlin Group schools, Bates College, Bowdoin College and Colby College, are part of the Maine Shared Collections Strategy (MSCS), a group working to develop a strategy for the long-term management and preservation of legacy print collections in the state of Maine.

 

Trinity University Librarian published in Chronicle of Higher Ed Letters to the Editor

Diane Graves, University Librarian, Trinity University, responds to an article on "The Brief, Wonderous Life of the Theory Journal" by promoting an open access alternative.

Occidental College Librarian quoted in a Chronicle of Higher Education Lingua Franca blog post

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Occidental College Librarian, Bob Kieft, is quoted in a Chronicle of Higher Education Lingua Franca blog post, "Getting the Most out of Academic Libraries-and Librarians" about the frustrations librarians have in their efforts to make connections with faculty and students.

Managing our print collections during our digital transition

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Carla Tracy's article, "On Mistakenly Shredding a Prized Collection", Chronicle of Higher Ed, July 25th, is another thoughtful reminder of how we need to carefully navigate the public relations waters on our campuses when we are reducing our print collections.  Carla's experience reminds me of another campus library that placed garbage bins in the front of the library during a summer break and a faculty member just happened across the staff actively discardi

Copyright Policy for Liberal Arts Colleges

Developing Copyright Policy: A Guide for Liberal Arts Colleges by Kevin Smith is now available from the main page of the Oberlin Group website.  This guide is intended for those who seek to create a campus-wide policy for copyright.  The guide has a Creative Commons license and is openly accessible.  Kevin Smith is the Scholarly Communication Officer for Duke University.  His blog on scholarly communication issues will be found at http://blogs.library.duke.edu/scholcomm/. 

Finding an Oberlin Group Institution

The Oberlin Group member institutions can be found on a Google Map created by Neil Nero (Science Librarian for Research & Instruction at Wellesley College). 

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