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Enriching research. Expanding possibilities. Since 1949.

What Turkish provincial newspapers at CRL revealed about the emergence of a Muslim national identity. Read full story
Nearly 5,000 historical Puerto Rican court documents dating from 1844 to 1900 are now available online. Read full story
Wendy Singer, Kenyon College professor, explains how CRL collections supported her original research on South Asian women. Read full story
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Mining Serials Reformatting Data for Preservation
29 Jan 2018


Through an NEH-funded planning effort, CRL will mine bibliographic records for historical print serials reformatted through major humanities...

ccAdvisor Database Review Available to all CRL Voting Members
9 Feb 2018


As of January, 2018, CRL voting member libraries have access to the new online review ccAdvisor, a collaboration between Choice and the Charleston...
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CRL Global Resources Collections Forum 2018
17 May 2018 - 1:30pm


The 2018 Global Resources Collection Forum, in Chicago on May 17-18, 2018, will explore how changes in the global information supply chain are...

2018 Council of Voting Members Meeting
17 May 2018 - 9:00am


The 2018 Annual Council of Voting Members will be held in Chicago on May 17, 2018, in conjunction with the Global Resources Collections Forum.
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Teaching Modern History of India With CRL Newspapers

CRL's extensive holdings of Indian newspapers proved highly valuable for University of Iowa history professor's undergraduate course, "Imperialism and Modern India."
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FOCUS, CRL’s semi-annual publication, examines the challenges of preservation and access for primary source materials in various fields.

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A Sea Change (9): Investment in Open Access and Shared Digital Resources
27 Mar 2018


Proactive investment in Open Data and shared digital resources might serve CRL libraries and researchers worldwide better than continuing to focus...
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Certification Report on the Canadiana.org Digital Repository
1 Jul 2015


The Center for Research Libraries (CRL) conducted a preservation audit of Canadiana.org (hereafter referred to as “Canadiana”) between January and...
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