Draft:Oberlin Group
Organization of American liberal arts colleges and universities
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The Oberlin Group of Libraries, also known as the Oberlin Group, is an American 501(c)(3) organization[3] of 92 liberal arts colleges and small private universities in the United States.[6] The group aims to provide a forum for member directors and staff to discuss issues of common concern, particularly those pertaining to best practices in library and publishing services and liberal arts education.[6][7] As such, members of the Oberlin group cooperate in inter-library lending agreements,[8] consortium-wide vendor contracts,[9] open publishing,[10] and open access initiatives.[11]
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Submission declined on 12 May 2026 by HitroMilanese (talk). This draft's references do not show that the subject meets Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion for organizations and companies. The draft requires multiple published secondary sources that:
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This draft is not adequately supported by reliable sources. Wikipedia's verifiability policy requires that all content be supported by reliable sources.
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Comment: Of the sources added since last decline, none of them meet WP:CORPDEPTH. CNMall41 (talk) 19:11, 12 May 2026 (UTC)
- Comment: Please see WP:NCOMPANY and demonstrate notability accordingly. Currently, the submission is largely depended on primary sources. Hitro talk 05:56, 12 May 2026 (UTC)
- Comment: Basically the draft needs sources outside the Oberlin group itself. Please use Annapolis Group as a general guide for references from outside oberlingroup.org. I look forward to the draft meeting those requirements. Naraht (talk) 19:48, 11 May 2026 (UTC)
Background
The Oberlin Group was founded out of two conferences attended by the presidents of 50 liberal arts colleges at Oberlin College in 1985 and 1986.[1] Following a conference on the importance of liberal arts colleges for scientific education, Bill Moffett, then library director at Oberlin, formed a steering committee comprised of himself and library directors from Amherst College, Colorado College, Franklin and Marshall College, Grinnell College, Kalamazoo College, Reed College, and Trinity University to plan a meeting of 60 liberal arts college library directors.[1] The first official Oberlin Group meeting convened in November 1986 under the "Oberlin Group of Libraries" title.[1][12]
The consortium initially functioned informally, consisting primarily of annual conventions.[12] However, the Oberlin Group has developed substantially since its founding, with its first cooperative projects launched in the 1990s, a formal organizational structure introduced in 2011, and a formal incorporation in 2016.[1]
As of 2026, all members of the Oberlin Group are also members of the Annapolis Group, founded in 1993 to expand upon the Oberlin Group.[13] Membership to the Oberlin Group is by invitation only.[9]
Presidents are elected to one-year terms.[5] The current president is K. T. Vaughan, elected in 2025 to serve for the 2026 year.[5]
Member institutions
| Institution[14] | Religious affiliation | Location | Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegheny College | Methodist (UMC) | Meadville, Pennsylvania | Northeast |
| Amherst College | None | Amherst, Massachusetts | Northeast |
| Bard College | Episcopalian | Annandale-on-Hudson, New York | Northeast |
| Bates College | None | Lewiston, Maine | Northeast |
| Bowdoin College | None | Brunswick, Maine | Northeast |
| Bryn Mawr College | None (formerly Quaker) | Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania | Northeast |
| Bucknell University | None (formerly Baptist) | Lewisburg, Pennsylvania | Northeast |
| Colby College | None | Waterville, Maine | Northeast |
| Colgate University | None (formerly Baptist) | Hamilton Villiage, New York | Northeast |
| College of the Holy Cross | Catholic (Jesuit) | Worcester, Massachusetts | Northeast |
| Connecticut College | None | New London, Connecticut | Northeast |
| Dickinson College | None | Carlisle, Pennsylvania | Northeast |
| Drew University | Methodist (UMC) | Madison, New Jersey | Northeast |
| Franklin and Marshall College | None (formerly Reformed) | Lancaster, Pennsylvania | Northeast |
| Gettysburg College | Lutheran (ELCA) | Gettysburg, Pennsylvania | Northeast |
| Hamilton College | None | Clinton, New York | Northeast |
| Haverford College | None (formerly Quaker) | Haverford, Pennsylvania | Northeast |
| Hobart and William Smith Colleges | None | Geneva, New York | Northeast |
| Lafayette College | None (formerly Presbyterian) | Easton, Pennsylvania | Northeast |
| Manhattan University | Catholic (Lasallian) | New York City, New York | Northeast |
| Mount Holyoke College | None | South Hadley, Massachusetts | Northeast |
| Muhlenberg College | Lutheran (ELCA) | Allentown, Pennsylvania | Northeast |
| Sarah Lawrence College | None | Yonkers, New York | Northeast |
| Skidmore College | None | Saratoga Springs, New York | Northeast |
| Smith College | None | Northampton, Massachusetts | Northeast |
| St. Lawrence University | None (formerly Universalist) | Canton, New York | Northeast |
| Swarthmore College | None (formerly Quaker) | Swarthmore, Pennsylvania | Northeast |
| Trinity College | None (formerly Episcopalian) | Hartford, Connecticut | Northeast |
| Union College | None | Schenectady, New York | Northeast |
| Vassar College | None | Poughkeepsie, New York | Northeast |
| Wellesley College | None | Wellesley, Massachusetts | Northeast |
| Wesleyan University | None (formerly Methodist) | Middletown, Connecticut | Northeast |
| Williams College | None | Williamstown, Massachusetts | Northeast |
| Albion College | None (formerly Methodist) | Albion, Michigan | Midwest |
| Alma College | Presbyterian (PCUSA) | Alma, Michigan | Midwest |
| Augustana College | Lutheran (ELCA) | Rock Island, Illinois | Midwest |
| Beloit College | None (formerly Congregational) | Beloit, Wisconsin | Midwest |
| Carleton College | None (formerly Congregational) | Northfield, Minnesota | Midwest |
| Coe College | Presbyterian (PCUSA) | Cedar Rapids, Iowa | Midwest |
| College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University | Catholic (Benedictine) | St. Joseph, Minnesota | Midwest |
| College of Wooster | None (formerly Presbyterian) | Wooster, Ohio | Midwest |
| Colorado College | None (formerly Presbyterian) | Colorado Springs, Colorado | Midwest |
| Denison University | None (formerly Baptist) | Granville, Ohio | Midwest |
| DePauw University | None (formerly Methodist) | Greencastle, Indiana | Midwest |
| Earlham College | Quakers | Richmond, Indiana | Midwest |
| Grinnell College | None (formerly Congregational) | Grinnell, Iowa | Midwest |
| Gustavus Adolphus College | Lutheran (ELCA) | St. Peter, Minnesota | Midwest |
| Hope College | Reformed (RCA) | Holland, Michigan | Midwest |
| Kalamazoo College | None (formerly Baptist) | Kalamazoo, Michigan | Midwest |
| Kenyon College | None (formerly Episcopalian) | Gambier, Ohio | Midwest |
| Knox College | None (formerly Calvinist) | Galesburg, Illinois | Midwest |
| Lake Forest College | None (formerly Presbyterian) | Lake Forest, Illinois | Midwest |
| Lawrence University | None (formerly Universalist) | Appleton, Wisconsin | Midwest |
| Luther College | Lutheran (ELCA) | Decorah, Iowa | Midwest |
| Macalester College | None | Saint Paul, Minnesota | Midwest |
| Oberlin College | None | Oberlin, Ohio | Midwest |
| Ohio Wesleyan University | Methodist (UMC) | Delaware, Ohio | Midwest |
| St. Olaf College | Lutheran (ELCA) | Northfield, Minnesota | Midwest |
| Wabash College | None | Crawfordsville, Indiana | Midwest |
| Agnes Scott College | Presbyterian (PCUSA) | Decartur, Georgia | South |
| Berea College | None | Berea, Kentucky | South |
| Centre College | Presbyterian (PCUSA) | Danville, Kentucky | South |
| Davidson College | Presbyterian (PCUSA) | Davidson, North Carolina | South |
| Eckerd College | Presbyterian (PCUSA) | St. Petersburg, Florida | South |
| Furman University | None (historically Baptist) | Greenville, South Carolina | South |
| Hampden–Sydney College | Presbyterian (PCUSA) | Hampden Sydney, Virginia | South |
| Hendrix College | Methodist (UMC) | Conway, Arkansas | South |
| Morehouse College | None (formerly Baptist) | Atlanta, Georgia | South |
| Randolph–Macon College | Methodist (UMC) | Ashland, Virginia | South |
| Rhodes College | Presbyterian (PCUSA) | Memphis, Tennessee | South |
| Rollins College | None (formerly Congregational) | Winter Park, Florida | South |
| Sewanee: The University of the South | Episcopalian | Sewanee, Tennessee | South |
| Trinity University | Presbyterian (PCUSA) | San Antonio, Texas | South |
| University of Richmond | None (formerly Baptist) | Richmond, Virginia | South |
| Washington and Lee University | None | Lexington, Virginia | South |
| Claremont McKenna College (as a Claremont College) | None | Claremont, California | West |
| Harvey Mudd College (as a Claremont College) | None | Claremont, California | West |
| Lewis & Clark College | None (formerly Presbyterian) | Portland, Oregon | West |
| Occidental College | None (formerly Presbyterian) | Los Angeles, California | West |
| Pitzer College (as a Claremont College) | None | Claremont, California | West |
| Pomona College (as a Claremont College) | None | Claremont, California | West |
| Reed College | None | Portland, Oregon | West |
| Scripps College (as a Claremont College) | None | Claremont, California | West |
| University of Puget Sound | Methodist (UMC) | Tacoma, Washington | West |
| Whitman College | None | Walla Walla, Washington | West |
| Willamette University | None (formerly Methodist) | Salem, Oregon | West |
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