It is assumed that proposals originating from the university libraries will be consistent with the research goals and missions of our university libraries, and that each proposal will be evaluated by each library on the basis of local criteria. The CIC is particularly interested in proposals that address the acquisition of key resources within a given discipline, and those proposals that support the development of a critical mass of important, research oriented information resources. Acquisition of all resources is self-funded through assessments on each participating university library. The process of selection and acquisition must be coordinated by one person from a CIC university library. If a peer email list is necessary to facilitate decision making, the CIC office will create one.
Coordinator conducts a survey of peers to identify interest and conduct environmental scan.
That ERO then submits the proposal to the ERO list for final review, and indication of intent to participate. The ERO and coordinator submit the final proposal and list of interested universities to the CIC Center for Library Initiatives. The CIC negotiates with vendor, identifies final terms, and forwards the license to the EROs for final agreement and signature. The CIC signs license on behalf of participating libraries. Each ERO will identify a process for the local evaluation of all CIC proposals.