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Guidelines for Common Knowledge Groups (Rev. April 2022) [PDF]
CKG Administriva (Rev. March 2018) [PDF]
UCLAS Project Proposal Template (Jan 2017) [Word]
Decision Making Rubric for UC Libraries Projects (Jan 2017) [XLS]
Decision Making Rubric for UC Libraries – Tips (Jan 2017) [PDF]
CKG Chairs (google sheet)
Questions about CKGs? Contact DOC’s CKG Liaison listserv at CKG-LIAISON-L@ucop.edu
Overview
Common Knowledge Groups (CKGs) are standing groups of experts or pioneers in areas of interest to the University of California Libraries (UCL). The intention of CKGs is to foster innovation and continuous improvement by providing a venue for staff across campuses and from various levels to exchange ideas and collaborate on systemwide initiatives. Although CKGs may communicate with groups in the UCL Advisory Structure, they are not intended to make systemwide policy decisions, manage projects or project teams, or oversee ongoing services. CKGs are proposed by UC Libraries’ staff who identify an issue, topic, subject, or content format that would benefit from the creation of a cross-‐campus community. The Direction and Oversight Committee (DOC) provides broad oversight for the CKGs and their registration process.
Key Expectations
- Maintain an email list for use by the CKG open to all interested UC Libraries staff.
- Post and maintain a historical record of meeting minutes and reports, accessible to all interested UC Libraries staff.
- Gather and share information about the environment, opportunities, new technologies, best practices, content, and local campus developments within a defined knowledge area.
- Provide input and information to other UC Libraries groups as requested.
- Conceive and advance innovative ideas and improvements relevant to the UC Libraries’ Systemwide Plan and Priorities. Ideas for new projects should be presented to DOC for approval through the Project Proposal Template
| Active Common Knowledge Group (CKGs) | Public Workspace |
|---|---|
| 3D Data CKG Charter [PDF] | Workspace |
| African Studies CKG Charter [PDF] | Workspace |
| Archival Collection Management Group CKG Charter [PDF] | Workspace |
| Art & Architecture CKG Charter [PDF] | Workspace |
| Born Digital Content CKG Charter [PDF] | Workspace |
| British / U.S. History and Gender Studies CKG Charter [PDF] | Workspace |
| Cataloging and Metadata CKG Charter [PDF] | Workspace |
| Circulation CKG Charter [PDF] | Workspace |
| Collection Strategies CKG Charter [PDF] | |
| Course Reserves CKG | Workspace |
| Digital Humanities CKG Charter [PDF] | Workspace |
| Digital Reformatting and Preservation CKG Charter [PDF] | Workspace |
| Digital Repository Metadata (DRMD) CKG Charter [PDF] | Workspace |
| East Asian Studies CKG Charter [PDF] | Workspace |
| eBook Usability CKG Charter [PDF] | Workspace |
| Education CKG Charter [PDF] | Workspace |
| English and American Literature CKG Charter [PDF] | Workspace |
| Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion CKG Charter [PDF] | Workspace |
| Ethnic Studies CKG Charter [PDF] | Workspace |
| European History, Languages & Literature CKG Charter [PDF] | Workspace |
| Government Information Libraries (GILS) CKG Charter [PDF] | Workspace |
| Heads of Special Collections CKG Charter [PDF] | Workspace |
| Health & Life Sciences CKG Charter [PDF] | Workspace |
| Instructional Design CKG Charter [PDF] | Workspace |
| Interlibrary Lending CKG Charter [PDF] | Workspace |
| Latin American Studies Charter [PDF] | Workspace |
| Law CKG Charter [PDF] | Workspace |
| Maps & Geospatial Data CKG Charter [PDF] | Workspace |
| Middle East Studies CKG Charter [PDF] | Workspace |
| Music CKG Charter [PDF] | Workspace |
| Open Educational Resources CKG Charter [PDF] | Workspace |
| Performing Arts and Media Studies CKG Charter [PDF] | Workspace |
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (PSE) CKG Charter [PDF] | Workspace |
| Physical Preservation CKG Charter [PDF] | Workspace |
| Preservation CKG Charter [PDF] | Workspace |
| Public Services in Special Collections CKG Charter [PDF] | Workspace |
| Reference CKG Charter [PDF] | Workspace |
| Regional Library Facilities (RLF) CKG Charter [PDF] | Workspace |
| Research Data Services (RDS) CKG Charter [PDF] | Workspace |
| Research Methods CKG Charter [PDF] | Workspace |
| Reserves CKG Charter [PDF] | |
| Scholarly Communications CKG Charter [PDF] | Workspace |
| Shared Visual Resources CKG Charter [PDF] | Workspace |
| Social Sciences CKG Charter [PDF] | Workspace |
| Special Collections Cataloging & Metadata CKG Charter [PDF] | Workspace |
| Teaching and Learning Coordinators CKG Charter [DOCX] | Workspace |
| UC Archivists Council CKG Charter [PDF] | Workspace |
| Web Archiving CKG Charter [PDF] | Workspace |
| Inactive Common Knowledge Group (CKGs) | Public Workspace |
|---|---|
| Archival Collection Management Systems User Group CKG Charter [PDF] | Workspace |
| Business & Economics (former Bibliographer Group merged with current Social Sciences CKG) | |
| Digitization CKG Charter [PDF] (merged with Preservation CKG) | |
| Library IT CKG Charter [PDF] | Workspace |
| Linguistics (former Bibliographer Group) | |
| News (former Bibliographer Group) | |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies (former Bibliographer Group) | |
| Political Science (former Bibliographer Group merged with current Social Sciences CKG) | Workspace |
| Project Management CKG Charter [PDF] | Workspace |
| Psychology (former Bibliographer Group merged with current Social Sciences CKG) | Workspace |
| Social Science Data (former Bibliographer Group merged with current Social Sciences CKG) | Workspace |
| Sociology & Anthropology (former Bibliographer Group merged with current Social Sciences CKG) | Workspace |
| Statistics CKG Charter [PDF] | Workspace |