The Institute of Museum and Library Services (#IMLS) just terminated the grant for the Next Generation Library Publishing (#NGLP) project.
https://educopia.org/blog/imls-terminates-next-generation-library-publishing-pilot-to-production-grant/

"The central aim for this grant project was to expand digital #infrastructure options for #LibraryPublishing programs that are #OpenSource, community-led, and grounded in academic values. The Big Ten Academic Alliance [#BTAA] remains engaged in supporting the continued exploration and development of #Meru — the open publishing platform emerging from the NGLP initiative."

#DefendResearch #Funding #Libraries #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics

Kudos to the #Rutgers University Senate:
https://senate.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Resolution-to-Establish-a-Mutual-Defense-Compact-for-the-Universities-of-the-Big-Ten-Academic-Alliance-in-Defense-of-Academic-Freedom-Institutional-Integrity-and-the-Research.pdf

"Be it resolved that, the Rutgers University Senate urges the President of Rutgers University to formally propose and help establish a Mutual Academic Defense Compact (#MADC) among all members of the Big Ten Academic Alliance [#BTAA]…Under this compact, all participating institutions shall commit meaningful funding to a shared or distributed defense fund…Participating institutions shall make available, at the request of the institution under direct political infringement, the services of their legal counsel, governance experts, and public affairs offices to coordinate a unified and vigorous response."

#Academia #Universities
@academicchatter

Does anybody ever stop to think about just how weird it is that college sports revenue calculations are deciding who's in what library consortium / fiber optic network / IT security assessment program / staff professional development program / online language instruction system? Or does this seem totally normal to all y'all from the Northeast and Midwest and it's just me from the West Coast being weird? #BTAA

https://eu.dispatch.com/story/news/education/2022/07/29/usc-and-ucla-joining-big-ten-they-boost-its-academics/7817411001/

Big Ten Open Books' first #OpenAccess collection of 100 books on gender and sexuality studies launched this week: https://bigtenopenbooks.org/

Learn more about the BTAA's work in this presentation from its Director of Library Initiatives, Maurice York: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Xcnpk88LLaQ&feature=youtu.be

#OA #Humanities #BigTenOpenBooks #BigTenAcademicAlliance #DigitalHumanities #BTAA #Libraries