The Council or Executive Committee establish short-term ad hoc groups to address an OCUL-wide need or examine a topic of interest in the academic library landscape.
Legacy Print Collections Working Group
This short-term working group is responsible for scoping the feasibility and deliverables of a shared print and retention project that focuses on the potential creation of a shared print network for OCUL working with key partners. Read more about the Legacy Print Collections Working Group.
Future-Ready Collections Working Group
This short-term working group is responsible for scoping the feasibility and deliverables of a licensing for local load project that focuses on negotiating AI-ready content licensing for ingestion in Scholars Portal Journals and/or Books. Read more about the Future-Ready Collections Working Group.
Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee
This short-term committee serves to advise and provide feedback on the OCUL AI & Machine Learning Program and its projects and to develop a longer-term plan for advisory and engagement with AI at the consortial level. Read more about the Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee.
Strategic Planning Committee
This group guided OCUL’s strategic planning process by meeting regularly with the strategic planning consultants to provide insights and feedback and ensure that the 2025-2029 plan aligns with OCUL’s consortial goals. Read more about the Strategic Planning Committee.
Feasibility of Resource Sharing Solutions Working Group
The work of this group built on findings and recommendations from previous resource-sharing working groups at OCUL and undertook a feasibility study on shared resource-sharing solutions that resulted in recommendations for how to proceed within a resource-sharing framework. Read more about the Feasibility of Resource Sharing Solutions Working Group.
Task Force on Machine Learning and AI
This Director-level group was the lead in identifying and organizing immediate next steps to provide an informed perspective on machine learning/AI to allow OCUL to make strategic choices on utilizing and piloting aspects of this technology. Read more about the Task Force on Machine Learning and AI.