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USMAI Is First Consortium to Join CRL Under New Consortium Membership Model
18 Feb 2021
The University System of Maryland and Affiliated Institutions (USMAI) Library Consortium has joined CRL under CRL's new consortia membership model,...
Shared Print Collaboration Expands in North America: CRL formally joins both The Partnership and the Rosemont Alliance
14 Jan 2021
The Center for Research Libraries (CRL), where students, faculty, and researchers at over 200 member institutions benefit from a wealth of scholarly...
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Events
GNARP Meeting
Friday, February 26, 2021 - 10:00am
The German-North American Resources Partnership (GNARP) will meet Friday, February 26, 2021 from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. Central Time.
2021 CRL Annual Council of Voting Members Meeting
Thursday, April 22, 2021 - 7:00am
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CRL Impact

Unique Arab Diaspora Materials Saved for Future Scholars
In FY 2018 the Middle East Materials Project (MEMP) microfilmed Arab-language publications from several diaspora communities in non-Arab countries, including the UK, Japan, the U.S., and Poland. These resources continue to affirm MEMP’s role as a provider of rare and distinctive documentation for scholars.FOCUS, CRL’s semi-annual publication, examines the challenges of preservation and access for primary source materials in various fields.
Recent Issues
- Spring 2019: CRL Primary Source Awards
- Winter 2019: Preserving Web Resources for Research: Latin America as a Microcosm
- Spring 2018: CRL Primary Source Awards
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