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Feb 9 2012
MEMP Preserves Turkish Newspapers

MEMP recently completed a long-standing project to microfilm CRL’s holdings of several Turkish newspapers from the 1940s and ’50s.

Jan 25 2012
CRL Now Hosts LIBLICENSE Site

After 15 years at Yale University, the LIBLICENSE project (including the liblicense-l discussion group and the website) has moved to the Center for Research Libraries, which now hosts and supports the site.

Jan 25 2012
Foreign Official Gazette Cataloging Completed

CRL recently completed cataloging its extensive Foreign Official Gazette collection, holdings of which date from 1665 to the 1980s and represent 161 countries.

Jan 23 2012
CRL Working with CRKN, JISC

CRL, CRKN, and JISC Collections will combine expertise and resources to improve access to primary source databases.

Jan 12 2012
GNARP Announces Scholarship for Librarian Travel

For a second year, the GNARP Scholarship will assist librarians participating in professional exchanges between North America and German-speaking areas in Europe. The amount of the stipend is $1,200.

Jan 9 2012
CRL Adds New Members

The CRL community has reached a historic high of 264 institutions, with the recent addition of three new members.

Dec 14 2011
CRL to Purchase Ten New Collections

The Center for Research Libraries will purchase several new items for this year’s Purchase Proposal Program, with a total list price value of $339,469.

Dec 12 2011
Primary Source Awards Nomination Deadline Jan. 31

CRL is now accepting online nominations for the 2012 Primary Source Awards, an annual competition designed to recognize and publicize librarians, teachers, and researchers who use or promote use of primary source materials. The nomination deadline is January 31.

Nov 7 2011
New TCA Electronic Resources Reviews

The October 2011 issue (V13N2) of The Charleston Advisor (TCA) features a comparison review of IBISWorld Global Industry Reports, Euromonitor Market Research Monitor, and Mintel Global Market Navigator, as well as reviews of Classiques Garnier Numérique, Bibliography of Linguistic Literature Database, and more.

Oct 28 2011
Vote in the 2012 Purchase Proposal Program

The deadline for voting in the CRL FY2012 Purchase Proposal program is November 22. Through this program, CRL libraries prioritize microform and reprint collections for CRL to acquire.