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Oberlin Group Of Libraries
The Oberlin Group of Libraries is a consortium of American liberal arts colleges, led by a board elected from its members' libraries' directors. The group evolved from meetings of college presidents in 1985 and 1986 at Oberlin College. , it has 80 members. Its activities include facilitating interlibrary loans and other collaboration. History The first meeting of the Oberlin Group was held at Oberlin College in November 1986. Their initial shared cause was getting more funding for their college libraries. During the 1990s the group finalized an interlibrary loan agreement. Activities Membership #Agnes Scott College (GA) #Albion College (MI) #Allegheny College (PA) #Alma College (MI) #Amherst College (MA) # Augustana College (IL) #Austin College (TX) #Bard College (NY) #Barnard College (NY) #Bates College (ME) #Beloit College (WI) #Berea College (KY) #Bowdoin College (ME) #Bryn Mawr College (PA) #Bucknell University (PA) #Carleton College (MN) #Claremont McKenna Colleg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Liberal Arts Colleges
Liberal arts colleges in the United States are undergraduate institutions of higher education in the United States that focus on a liberal arts education. The ''Encyclopædia Britannica Concise'' defines liberal arts as a "college or university curriculum aimed at imparting general knowledge and developing general intellectual capacities, in contrast to a professional, vocational, or technical curriculum". Generally, a full-time, four-year course of study at a liberal arts college leads students to earning the Bachelor of Arts or the Bachelor of Science. These schools are American institutions of higher education which have traditionally emphasized interactive instruction (although research is still a component of these institutions) at the undergraduate level. While there is no nationwide legal standard in the United States, the term "university" is primarily used to designate graduate education and research institutions, and is reserved for doctorate-granting institutions, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
