VISION
The Orbis Cascade Alliance, an exemplary academic library consortium, is a vital partner in advancing transformative learning and research and creating equity in higher education.
MISSION
Orbis Cascade Alliance pushes the boundaries of what is possible in libraries through strategic collaboration in the Pacific Northwest. To advance member institutions, we create and deliver innovative, sustainable, and essential library programs and resources.
| Strengthen Member Institutions |
Improve Access to Information |
Inspire Knowledge Creation |
Equip Students for Success |
| Build member staff capacity to address challenges through innovative practices |
Implement programs to increase access to physical and digital collections across member institutions |
Partner in the creation of high quality research, scholarship, and curricula |
Contribute to students’ ability to navigate an information-rich environment as literate |
| Maximize return on member investment through shared systems and resource purchase/licensing programs |
Enhance equitable access to information by curating, disseminating, and improving discoverability of both unique and existing content |
Develop infrastructure and expertise to support the dissemination of newly created or adapted information resources |
Create, disseminate, and preserve the information resources needed to enhance student learning, scholarship, and creative activities |
| Coordinate and leverage expertise within individual member institutions for shared benefit |
Catalyze a more open and sustainable scholarly communication system that prioritizes high quality resources that are open, free, or low-cost |
Curate physical and digital collections that foster diversity and inclusiveness in research, scholarship, and teaching |
Reduce student financial pressures by promoting and supporting open and affordable resources |
IN ALL THINGS WE WILL
Collaborate for Shared Benefit - Value Shared Innovation
Be Intentional - Act with Integrity and Respect
To achieve this strategic plan, we will engage in a number of Initiatives. The process to propose and endorse Initiatives began in Winter 2018. The process we used is described here, and the Approved Initiatives for FY19, or the Approved Initiatives by Theme / Team.