Alliance Newsletter
The newsletter contains updates on consortium activities, programs, and successes.
- Spring 2026
- NWCCU and Regional Accreditation
- Alliance Central Support for Accessibility
- Online Northwest 2026 Wrap-Up
- ICOLC Coming to Portland in 2027
- Fall 2025
- Speaking Together
- The RSF Mentorship Program is Back!
- VPAT Now Available for Archives West
- John Helmer Award Proposals due December 3
- Summer 2025
- Finding our Footing in our Values
- Alliance Connections 2025 Wrap-Up
- Becky Paulson joins Alliance staff as new Electronic Resources Specialist
- Spring 2025
- Community as Strategy
- The Alliance is Hiring an Electronic Resources Specialist
- Coming Soon: Alliance Connections 2025
- Defining the Alliance Shared Collection
- Winter 2025
- Advocacy Amidst Uncertainty
- ADA Title II Updates: Documentation for Libraries
- New Working Groups Launch in Early 2025
- Support for Chosen Names and Pronouns
- Fall 2024
- Touring the Alliance
- 135 Member Staff Attend SCTS Professional Development Event
- Student Affordability and the Alliance
- Summer 2024
- Summit & Fulfillment Days Return to In-Person Format for 2024
- Alliance launches Primo Central Management service
- Accessibility Standing Group develops Cognitive Diversity and Neuroinclusion Toolkit
- Spring 2024
- 2024 John F. Helmer Awards
- DEI Standing Group Hosts LGBTQ+ Training Series
- Alliance Board Issues Statement on American Chemical Society Article Development Charges
- Archives West’s 20th Anniversary
- December 2023:
- Greetings from Executive Director Isaac Gilman!
- Happy Holidays from Alliance Central
- Summer Meeting 2023
- Evaluation Highlights
- Recordings Available
- Next Steps
- Winter 2023
- Call for Proposals: Orbis Cascade Alliance Summer Meeting
- Summit Renewals for the Win!
- Outstanding Growth and Value in Shared Ebooks Collection
- Summer 2022
- Alliance Welcomes New Program Manager!
- New to the Alliance Community? Join our October 21st Orientation
- Alliance Staff Visit Gonzaga
- Program Assessment for Archives & Manuscripts Service
- New Alliance Code of Conduct
For Alliance updates prior to 2022, contact eduell@orbiscascade.org.
News Releases
- October 2025 – Free Speech needs Free Libraries: A Joint Statement
- May 2024 – Orbis Cascade Alliance Joins Project ReShare Community
- February 2023 – Orbis Cascade Alliance Board of Directors Statement on American Chemical Society Article Development Charges
- May 2021 – Commitment to Open Principles & Practices
- January 2021 – Changes to “Illegal Aliens” Subject Headings (PDF)
- June 2020 – Orbis Cascade Alliance Stands Against Racism (PDF)
