Center for Research Libraries

Strategically investing in vital resources to support research.

UC Berkeley graduate student uses CRL’s extensive collection of South Vietnamese newspapers for his dissertation on the social history of the interregnum period, 1963-1967.. Read full story

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Ensuring the survival and integrity of primary evidence and documentation.

CRL’s Official Gazettes and Civil Society Documentation website offers published versions of new laws, legislative debates, and court decisions from at-risk regimes. Read full story

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Leveraging knowledge and expertise to connect researchers to global resources.

How CRL documentation on the Cold War helped Carthage College students "touch history” in their research. Read full story

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Events

2025 CRL Council of Voting Members Meeting

Tuesday, May 20, 2025 - 8:00am to Wednesday, May 21, 2025 - 5:00pm

Save the date! On May 20–21, 2025, the CRL community will come together in the annual convening of the Council of Voting Members. The Council of...

News

CRL's Leadership Transition: Reflecting on Greg Eow's Presidency
14 Nov 2024

As the Center for Research Libraries prepares for a leadership transition, we sat down with CRL President Greg Eow to talk about the accomplishments...

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CRL Impact

Brazilian Human Rights Evidence Preserved in the Nunca Mais project

Evidence of atrocities in 1960s–70s Brazil, housed at CRL for 25 years, are now available online.