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Recent TCA Electronic Resource Reviews
10 Dec 2014

The latest issue (V16N2) of The Charleston Advisor, a publication of peer-reviewed critiques of electronic resources for libraries, includes several reviews and an interview of interest: Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers, “Deciding on Databases: Strategies for Selecting in Latin American and Spanish Language Studies,” and an interview with Bonnie Tijerina, Fellow at the Data and Society Institute.

CRL and Partners Publish New e-Resources Model License
3 Dec 2014

The newly revised LIBLICENSE Model License Agreement incorporates best practices of the library profession and the best advice of legal and publishing professionals in negotiating licensing agreements.

CRL Welcomes Eight New Members
1 Dec 2014

Since July, CRL has welcomed eight new member organizations.

CAMP Preserves Newspapers from Liberia
17 Nov 2014

The Cooperative Africana Materials Project (CAMP) has microfilmed 13 Liberian newspaper titles from the collection of Michigan State University.

Voting Now Open for CRL Purchase of New Collections
3 Nov 2014

CRL welcomes representatives of member libraries to vote in this year’s CRL Purchase Proposal Program. Voting on CRL acquisition of major microform and reprint collections is open until Friday, November 21.

CSPC Appoints Five New Members
21 Oct 2014

New members bring diverse backgrounds and deep expertise to primary governance committee on CRL collections.

Simon New CRL Vice President of Collections and Services
20 Oct 2014

On September 29, 2014, James Simon was named CRL Vice President of Collections and Services. Simon is now responsible for CRL departments that build and care for CRL collections and that directly serve CRL members and constituencies: Access Services, Stack Management, Facilities, and Technical Services. 

CRL to Digitize Endangered Foreign Government Publications
6 Oct 2014

CRL will digitize and expose official gazettes from several countries where the integrity of the public record may be at risk.

Primary Source Award Nominations Now Open
1 Oct 2014

The Primary Source Awards recognize librarians, faculty, and researchers for innovative and creative uses of primary source materials. Nominate colleagues (or yourself) for CRL’s annual award program.

Deadline Extended for 2015 Purchase Proposal Program
1 Oct 2014

The deadline for nominations for collection purchases in the CRL FY15 Purchase Proposal Program has been extended until October 7.

SEEMP Acquires Russian Satirical Journal Krokodil
23 Sep 2014

SEEMP (Slavic and East European Materials Project) has acquired microfilm of the Russian satirical journal Krokodil for the years 1923–44.

CRL Supports AMPs’ Digital Turn
22 Sep 2014

CRL’s six Area Materials Projects increasingly embrace digitization as a mechanism for preservation and access.

Digital Delivery System Upgraded
15 Sep 2014

CRL recently upgraded its Digital Delivery Systems (DDS) website. Since its initial release in 2006, new content as well as system features have been added to DDS continuously. The site now hosts 22,000 plus titles, with 5.5 million pages total, digitized from CRL collections to support advanced research and teaching by scholars at CRL member institutions.

Project Ceres Funds Michigan Grange Visitor Digitization
15 Sep 2014

The Grange Visitor, the official newspaper of the Michigan State Grange from 1875 to 1896, is online as a Michigan State University Digital Collection with support from Project CERES. With funding from the Center for Research Libraries, twenty-one volumes, 402 issues, and 3,239 pages are now preserved and accessible to researchers.

NEH Award to Upgrade CRL Collections Environment
3 Sep 2014

The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded CRL an implementation grant of $159,720 to improve monitoring and control of the temperature and humidity in CRL’s 93,750 square feet of collection storage space. This will be the latest in a series of major improvements made recently by CRL to the environment and security of its unique and valuable collections.

SEEMP Acquires Russian Newspaper Zapoliar'e
19 Aug 2014

The Slavic and East European Materials Project (SEEMP) has acquired the Russian newspaper Zapoliar'e for the years 1971-1990.

CRL Releases Purchase Proposal Video Tutorial
6 Aug 2014

CRL has released a short video on its Purchase Proposal Program for CRL librarians interested in cooperative collection building. This “how-to” video outlines the steps for nominations and voting.

Recent TCA Electronic Resource Reviews
28 Jul 2014

New reviews in The Charleston Advisor, an online review of electronic resources, include Cold War Intelligence: The Secret War Between the U.S. and the USSR, 1945-1991; J.P. Morgan Research; Thomson Reuters RIA Checkpoint; and Women's Wear Daily Online.

CRL Releases CLOCKSS Audit Report
25 Jul 2014

CRL has released the findings of its preservation audit, and has certified CLOCKSS as a trustworthy digital repository. The certification applies to the repository’s ability to preserve and manage digital content deposited with CLOCKSS by participating e-journal publishers as of May 2014. 

CRL Welcomes Seven New Members
2 Jul 2014

Seven libraries became CRL members on July 1, bringing the number of CRL member institutions overall to 204.