Meet the Chicago Collections Consortium and Revs Institute

Volume 53, Issue 3 —— Summer 2026
Jerrel Horn

I was able to attend a webinar on Wednesday, July 15, 2026 talking about the Chicago Collections Consortium (CCC) and the Revs Institute, and I thought it was really fascinating and wanted to share.

The CCC is a membership organization of 60+ institutions composed of public and private universities, public libraries, special libraries, museums, and other repositories with collections that chronicle the rich history of Chicago. Ellen Keith, Executive Director, will discuss their portal, the organization’s other outreach activities, and the organization’s next steps in its second decade.

The Revs Institute is a nonprofit organization specializing in automobile history, research and related educational programs. Arthur Carlson, Director of Archives and Research Center – Revs Institute, will highlight current projects at Revs Institute including a machine learning metadata generation project, the development of a specialized large language learning model to support research, and efforts to document and share specialized at-risk knowledge and share that with the world.

Learn more: https://www.carli.illinois.edu/digital-possibilities-series-meet-chicago-collections-consortium-and-revs-institute