Grinnell Partners in Program to Unite Area College Libraries

Drake University announced recently the Central Iowa Collaborative Collections Initiative (CI-CCI), partnering with Grinnell College, Grand View University, Central College and Simpson College.

The initiative, as outlined in the formal announcement, aims to "responsibly reduce the size of local print collections, create and maintain a distributed, shared collected of these titles, coordinate acquisitions with the goal of developing a shared collections and establish an environment where exploration and additional collaborations can flourish."

With the program, there will be more free space for student study spaces and learning areas.