Orbis Cascade Alliance Information

The Orbis Cascade Alliance is a nonprofit consortium of colleges and universities in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. Mission The Orbis Cascade Alliance enables member libraries to advance institutional missions through collaboration and innovation. Vision The Orbis Cascade Alliance is an exemplar of the 21st century library consortium. We join together in the spirit of innovation and combined expertise, seeking efficiency and productivity to strongly promote the success of students, faculty, staff, and researchers. We bring multiple perspectives together to challenge traditional thinking and elevate our ability to deliver outstanding services, programs, and collections. Values As a membership organization we value open communication, innovation, agility, discussion and collaborative decision making that elicits and includes the perspectives of each member. We value and nurture strong and lasting personal and institutional commitments to our work together. Where differences occur we value open debate, exploration, willingness to change, and the creation of solutions that serve the collective good of our member colleges and universities as a whole. For more information: www.orbiscascade.org