To guide its auditing and assessment of repositories, CRL consults a panel of advisers who represent the various sectors of its membership. The Certification Advisory Panel will ensure that the certification process addresses the interests of the entire CRL community, and includes leaders in collection development, preservation, and information technology.

Past and present members of the CRL Certification Advisory Panel :

• Perry Willett (Chair)
  Digital Preservation Services Manager
  California Digital Library
• Winston Atkins
  Preservation Officer
  Duke University
• Martha Brogan (Past Chair, 2009-2011)
  Director of Collection Development & Management
  University of Pennsylvania
• Pascal Calarco
  Associate University Librarian, Digital & Discovery Services
  University of Waterloo
• Catherine Davidson 
  Associate University Librarian, Collections 
  York University Libraries
• Jon Dunn
  Director and Interim Assistant Dean for Library Technologies and Digital Libraries 
  Indiana University Bloomington
• Bart Harloe (2009-2010)
  University Librarian
  St. Lawrence University
• Barbara McDonald
  Associate University Librarian (Collections & Liaison Services)
  Brock University
• Maliaca Oxnam
  Scholarly Publishing and Data Management (SPDM)
  University of Arizona
• William Parod
  Architect, Software Development Group
  Academic and Research Technologies
  Northwestern University Information Technology (NUIT)
• Mark Phillips
  Assistant Dean for Digital Libraries
  University of North Texas Libraries
• Anne Pottier
  Associate University Librarian
  McMaster University
• Oya Y. Rieger
  Associate University Librarian, Digital Scholarship and Preservation Services
  Cornell University Library
• Brian Schottlaender (2010-2011)
  University Librarian 
  University of California San Diego
• Bill Sudduth
  Head of Government Information, Microforms, Newspapers and Maps Departments
  University of South Carolina Libraries