Boston Library Consortium

For Librarians

The Boston Library Consortium offers services to librarians at member libraries ranging from resource sharing and e-resource licensing to professional development and programming on issues of importance to academic and research libraries.

For Students, Scholars & Researchers

Those affiliated with the Full Member libraries of the Boston Library Consortium can take advantage of access to and borrowing of materials from these libraries.

Our Members

Boston College
Bentley University
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Williams College
Brandeis University
University of Massachusetts Boston
University of New Hampshire
University of Connecticut
University of Massachusetts Medical School
State Library of Massachusetts
University of Massachusetts Lowell
University of Rhode Island
Tufts University
Wellesley College
Northeastern University
Boston University
Marine Biological Laboratory and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

BLC at risk media project

Earlier this year, three of the BLC member libraries - Boston University , Brandeis University and the University of Massachusetts, Amherst - participated in a collection analysis with OCLC Sustainable Collection Services (SCS) to assess...

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Expanding Knowledge Webinar: Writing and Assessing Learning Outcomes for Library Instruction

The BLC is pleased to announce the September webinar in our Expanding Knowledge Webinar Series "Writing and Assessing Learning Outcomes for Library Instruction" with Dianne Brown, Social Science Research and Instruction Librarian and Jennifer Ferguson,...

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Member Events

September 20, 2018

Meeting

Committee Meeting: Heads of Resource Management -- Tufts University

October 03, 2018

Webinar

Expanding Knowledge Webinar: CollabOERation: Partnering with your campus bookstore on affordability and OER efforts

The BLC is pleased to announce the October webinar of our Expanding Knowledge Webinar Series "CollabOERation: Partnering with your campus bookstore on affordability and OER efforts" moderated by Jeremy Smith, UMass Amherst Libraries & Apurva Mehta, UMass Boston on Wednesday, October 3rd at 1pm.

Learn how to partner with your bookstore to advance affordability and open educational resources efforts on your campus. This experienced panel will discuss their efforts at studying and implementing successful, and not so successful, library bookstore collaborations.

Panelists:

Steven Bell, Associate University Librarian for Research & Instructional Services

Temple University | bells@temple.edu | (215) 204-5023

Steven J. Bell is the Associate University Librarian for Research and Instructional Services at Temple University. He writes and speaks about academic librarianship, learning technologies, library leadership, higher education, open learning content, design thinking and user experience. He currently writes at Designing Better Libraries, a blog about design thinking and library user experiences. He authors weekly columns for Library Journal Academic Newswire, "From the Bell Tower" and "Leading From the Library". He is co-author of the book “Academic Librarianship by Design” and editor of the book “Crucible Moments: Inspiring Library Leadership”.

Rachel Dilley, OER Librarian

Columbus State Community College |rdilley2@cscc.edu | (614) 287-2895

Rachel Dilley is the Open Education Resources Librarian at Columbus State Community College. Prior to joining Columbus State in March 2017, she worked as an adult services librarian at a small public library and as a circulation clerk at a county law library. Dilley spent the first 20 years of her career working as a paralegal before obtaining her M.L.I.S. from Kent State University in 2016. She is an active member of the Community College Consortium for Open Educational Resources as well as the Academic Library Association of Ohio.

Evan Jablonka, Textbook Coordinator

Columbus State Community College | ejablonk@cscc.edu | (614) 287-3890

This webinar is presented by the Open Education Resources COI, visit their webpage for additional information.

Please contact Executive Director Susan Stearns or Program Officer Mei Mendez if you have any questions or suggestions for future Expanding Knowledge Webinars.

October 16, 2018

Meeting

Technology COI Meeting - Boston College, Theology and Ministry Library

October 19, 2018

Meeting

Streaming Media COI Meeting -- UMass - Amherst

October 30, 2018

Meeting

Resource Sharing COI Meeting -- UConn

Date: Tuesday, October 30

Time: 9:30-3

Location: UConn Homer Babbidge Library, Heritage Room 4th Floor

Parking: South Parking Garage: rates are here (it is about a 5-10 minute walk from there to the Library)

Campus Map: https://maps.uconn.edu/