In October 2025, the Alliance, CARLI, and PALCI issued a joint statement, “Free Speech Needs Free Libraries,” about the importance of libraries to the exercise of free speech. We are jointly developing a cross-consortial learning and conversation series to support the collective community of library workers across our three consortia. CARLI started the series with […]
Tag: Training
Library Student Employee Supervision
Most academic libraries rely on student employees to interface with patrons and keep the library functioning. Student supervisors are often tasked with training and managing numerous students, with varying levels of support and guidance from their institutions. In 2025-26 the Student Employment Project Group created four documents to begin compiling resources to support student employee […]
Alliance Training and Documentation Search
This search page limits results to Alliance webpages with categories for training and documentation.
Password-Protected Materials
Several Alliance webpages use passwords. The access information for the passwords is shared in the following ways.
Systems: Training Quicklinks
Resources to support common ways that library workers across the Alliance perform tasks related to the Systens (SYS) program.
Shared Content & Technical Services: Training Quicklinks
Resources to support common ways that library workers across the Alliance perform tasks related to the Shared Content & Technical Services (SCTS) program.
Resource Sharing & Fulfillment: Training Quicklinks
Resources to support common ways that library workers across the Alliance perform tasks related to the Resource Sharing & Fulfillment (RSF) program.
Open Strategies & Digital Content: Training Quicklinks
Resources to support common ways that library workers across the Alliance perform tasks related to the Open Strategies & Digital Content (OSDC) program.
Diversity & User Experience: Training Quicklinks
Resources to support common ways that library workers across the Alliance perform tasks related to the Diversity & User Experience (DUX) program.
Alliance Terms and Abbreviations
These are some of the commonly used jargon and abbreviations across Alliance programs and communities.