The Orbis Cascade Alliance provides services and programs both to Alliance member institutions and to non-member affiliate institutions in the Pacific Northwest. Alliance Membership Alliance institutional membership is open to any NWCCU-accredited non-profit academic institution in Oregon, Washington, or Idaho. Institutions in contiguous states that can meet all member service, participation, and financial obligations may […]
Category: Open Strategies & Digital Content
Archives & Manuscripts, Digital Collections
Affiliate Participants
Alliance affiliate programs support libraries across the West, and benefit Alliance members and other participating libraries by expanding collaborative networks and services in the region. While Alliance members also participate in these programs, participation does not require or constitute full membership in the Alliance. Archives & Manuscripts Collections (A&M) Cultural institutions and libraries located in […]
A&M Service Participation Project Group
FY25 Charge The group will consider the merits and issues around changing participation requirements for the A&M service so that more institutions and organizations in our region can participate in the service. This new project group will review established participation requirements, including the benefits, dues structure, MOU, and application process. Based on feedback from current […]
Archival Metadata Harvesting Project Group
The Archives West Standing Group studies and envisions changes to the Archives West finding aid database.
Copyright First Responders Pacific Northwest
The Archives West Standing Group studies and envisions changes to the Archives West finding aid database.
Archives & Manuscripts (A&M) Annual Meeting 2022
The 2022 A&M Annual meeting took place virtually on May 24 and May 31, 2022 Recordings May 24 – Recording – Captioned May 31 – Recording – Captioned Agenda May 24, 2022 Time Topic Speakers 10:00 Welcome Gayle O’Hara, Washington State UniversityUnique & Local Content (ULC) Team Chair 10:05 ULC Team highlights Archival Collection Discovery […]
Open Strategies & Digital Content Team Open Calls
FY23 Open Calls June 13, 2023 (Slides) February 14, 2023 (Captioned) January 10, 2023 (Captioned) November 8, 2022 (Captioned) October 11, 2022 (Captioned) FY22 Open Calls May 19, 2022 (Captioned) March 22, 2022 (Captioned) – Spring is the time of plans and projects – part 3 of 3 February 15, 2022 (Captioned) – If you […]
Archives & Manuscripts (A&M) Annual Meeting
The 2021 A&M Annual meeting took place virtually on June 3. Meeting recordings Agenda Time Topic Speakers 9:00 Virtual coffee break – Social Time Kate Thornhill, University of OregonUnique & Local Content (ULC) Team Chair 9:20 Agenda Overview Iris Godwin, Oregon Institute of Technology, A&M Annual Meeting Program Group Chair 9:30 Unique & Local Content […]
OER Speaker Series – May 2021
The ULC Team’s OER Standing Group presents a three-part series of panel discussions on Open Educational Resources (OER). Expand your knowledge of OER practices by learning from national and regional colleagues. Leveraging Library Consortia for OER Advocacy and Innovation Recording of Session Recording with Captions Speakers: Alison Bradley, PALCI (Slides) Emily Frank, LOUIS (Slides) Stephanie […]
LSTA Grant 2017-2018
An LSTA grant for 2017-18 funded work in unique digital collections.