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

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

BLC Strategic Directions, Code of Conduct and Core Values

Following discussions at the June meeting of the BLC Board of Directors, the Board approved a formal Code of Conduct for the BLC. This follows affirmation of the Core Values of the BLC, which in...

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BLC Vendor Solutions Day: Ex Libris

Representatives from Ex Libris participated in a vendor solutions day for the BLC membership. The agenda for the day included updates on Alma and related products, as well as overviews of upcoming offerings, such as...

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Member Events

August 27, 2019

Webinar

Expanding Knowledge Webinar: Takeaways from the BLC Leads Program

Sarah Hutton, Head of Student Success & Engagement at the W.E.B. DuBois Library (University of Massachusetts, Amherst) and a member of the 2018 BLC Leads cohort, will provide an overview of her experiences in the program and their continued impact on her career and institution. Her presentation will also address the program's cohort model and its benefits.

The webinar will take place on Tuesday, August 27th from 1:00-2:00pm. Please register here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2544285700810103820

Webinar attendees will leave the webinar with an understanding of the program structure and its applicability to their work and institutions. More information about the BLC Leads program, which will open for applications for the 2020 cycle in the fall, is available on the BLC website.

About Sarah:

Reporting to the Associate Dean of Research & Learning, Sarah leads a department of 11 FTE and 40+ student employees, advocating for, promoting, and providing innovative technologies, spaces and education that will most effectively allow undergraduates at UMass Amherst and the Five Colleges to become more creative, technologically adept, and critically engaged in research and scholarship. Sarah holds a Bachelor’s degree in counselling (dual minors in psychology and art), a master’s degree in library and information studies (including information literacy instruction certificate), and is currently a Ph.D. student in the Educational Policy and Leadership program in the College of Education. Sarah's contact informatio is shutton@library.umass.edu

September 12, 2019

Webinar

Expanding Knowledge Webinar: Licensing 101: Strategies for Managing Risk & Expanding Knowledge

Save the date for this upcoming webinar on Licensing! The webinar will be presented by Michael Rodriguez, Collections Strategist at the University of Connecticut Libraries, on Thursday, September 12th, from 11:00am-12:00pm.

Webinar details are forthcoming.

September 17, 2019

Webinar

BLC Vendor Webinar: Reprints Desk, Inc.

A number of the BLC member libraries currently use the document delivery services from ReprintsDesk. The Article Galaxy Collection is a new offering from ReprintsDesk and may be of interest to supplement your current offerings. The Collection features articles from over 40,000 journals and chapters from over 450,000 books, ideal for filling gaps in your collection holdings. To hear more about The Article Galaxy Scholar Collection, plan to attend the informational webinar on Tuesday, September 17th at 2pm.

Register here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/708673028364624908

During this 30-minute webinar, Reprints Desk will provide an overview of the Article Galaxy Scholar Collection of journal articles with special copyright royalty rates and demonstrate how their services streamlines article acquisition workflows both directly and through integrations with systems such as EBSCO, Alma, ILLiad, Odyssey and RapidILL. The webinar will include a brief demo of the Article Galaxy Scholar Platform currently in development, which will provide semi-automated mediation service for on-demand document delivery.

The webinar will be recorded and shared via the BLC website upon completion.

September 20, 2019

Meeting

Meeting of the BLC Board of Directors - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, Woods Hole, MA

September 26, 2019

Meeting

Heads of Resource Management (HRM) Committee In-Person Meeting

The Heads of Resource Management Committee will have an in-person meeting on Thursday, September 26th from 10:00am-12:30pm. Location and agenda details will be shared via the Committee's list-serv.