Boston Library Consortium

For Librarians and Library Staff

The Boston Library Consortium offers services to librarians and staff 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

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

Boston Library Consortium pilots Innovation Fund to support Communities of Interest, Working Groups, and Committees

October 27, 2020 —The Boston Library Consortium (BLC) has established the BLC Innovation Fund to support and enrich the activities of our Communities of Interest, Working Groups, and Committees through the remainder of the 2020-21...

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Presidential Grant from the Davis Educational Foundation strengthens partnership with the Open Education Network

October 14, 2020 —Through a generous grant from the Davis Educational Foundation , the Boston Library Consortium (BLC) is launching a one-year pilot of OpenBLC to support faculty adoption of open educational resources (OER) across...

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Member Events

January 26, 2021

Meeting

BLC EDI COI Best Practices Group Meeting

The Best Practices Group of the BLC's Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion COI will hold a meeting on Tuesday, January 26th from 10:00am-11:00am. The agenda and meeting details will be shared via the COI's list and BLC.Announce.

January 28, 2021

Webinar

ASERL Webinar: Simple Ideas to Spice Up Your Virtual Presentations and Workshops

Engaging presentations can make us laugh, help us understand the subject matter and, most of all, serve as inspiration to take action. This does not happen overnight, but with practice we can tweak our content engagement strategies to make sure our message is being heard. During this webinar, I’m going to talk about scientific backed techniques to boost your content and increase audience interest. These following ideas are designed to enhance your virtual presentations to transform it from a passive experience to an actively engaged and collaborative one.

This webinar is offered to staff at member libraries as part of the BLC's participation in the Professional Development Alliance. To learn more about the Alliance, and to see all available webinars, please visit the Professional Development Alliance page.

February 09, 2021

Meeting

BLC AUL/AD COI Virtual Meeting

The BLC Associate University Librarians/Associate Directors COI will hold a virtual meeting on Tuesday, February 9th from 2:30pm-4:00pm. The agenda and login information will be shared via the COI's list-serv.

February 12, 2021

Meeting

BLC Alma/Primo Collaboration Working Group

The BLC's Alma/Primo Collaboration Working Group will hold a meeting on Friday, February 12th from 10:00am-12:00pm. The agenda and login information will be shared via the working group's list-serv.

February 18, 2021

Meeting

BLC Business COI Monthly Meeting - February 2021

The BLC Business COI will hold its February 2021 meeting on Thursday, February 18th from 9am-10am. The agenda and login details will be shared via the COI's list-serv.