CRL’s Standing and Special Committees operate under the CRL Bylaws. In addition to these formal governance bodies, program committees, advisory groups, and task forces associated with the Global Collections Committees, NERL, and TRAIL provide opportunities for participating libraries to help guide CRL’s work and the direction of these programs.
CRL and its governing bodies also rely on a number of committees, working groups, and task forces.
Executive Committee
| Larry Alford, Chair University of Toronto | Angi Faiks, Vice Chair Macalester College | Devin Savage, Secretary Lake Forest College |
| Matthew Sheehy, Treasurer Brandeis University | Jacob Nadal, ex officio President Center for Research Libraries |
Budget & Finance Committee
The Center for Research Libraries Budget & Finance Committee supports the CRL Member Community by reviewing the annual operating plan, including a budgetary total and membership fees, and makes recommendations to the Board of Directors to ensure continued financial and operational activities of CRL and therefore the survival and availability of primary source materials vital to academic research and learning.
Budget & Finance Committee Charge
| Matthew Sheehy, Chair The University of Alabama | Heather Briston University of California, San Diego | Sophie Blessitt-Sotilleo University of Maryland, Baltimore County |
| Jay Forrest Georgia Institute of Technology | Megan Hartline University of Michigan | Tracey Olanyk University of Pittsburgh |
| Melissa Levine, CRL Board Member Copyright, Museum Policy and Management | Boaz Nadav-Manes, CRL Board Member Lehigh University | Jacob Nadal, ex officio President Center for Research Libraries |
| Larry Alford, ex officio University of Toronto |
Audit Committee
The Center for Research Libraries Audit Committee oversees the Center's annual financial audit, compliance reporting, and institutional risk management, assisting the Board of Directors in discharging its fiduciary responsibilities for the organization.
Audit Committee Charge
| Donald Gilstrap, Chair The University of Alabama | Charlie Barlow Boston Library Consortium | Lisa Carter University of Michigan |
| Jacob Nadal, ex officio President Center for Research Libraries | Terry Bishop, Staff Support Leftherium LLC |
Governance Committee
The Governance Committee provides guidance to the Board and CRL management to ensure the Center's governance works in accord with CRL's bylaws, mission, vision and values, and periodically reviews these guiding principles to ensure they reflect current law and member expectations.
| Martha Whitehead, Chair Harvard University | Janet Bishop, Vice Chair Claremont Colleges | Guylaine Beaudry McGill University |
| Todd Grappone University of California, Santa Barbara | John Culshaw University of Iowa |
Nominating Committee
The Nominating Committee is responsible for nominating candidates to be elected by the Council to the Board of Directors and candidates for elective officer positions on the Board of Directors.
| Holly Mercer, Chair University of Maryland, College Park | Sian Brannon University of North Texas | John Dorr Northwestern University |
| Christina Bleyer Trinity College | Laurie Taylor University of Connecticut | Jacob Nadal, ex officio President Center for Research Libraries |
Collections and Services Committee
The Center for Research Libraries Collections and Services Committee (CSC) advises the Board on issues pertaining to the Center’s collections, management of content and related services, and develops policies relating to the same matters.
Collections and Services Committee Charge
| Devin Savage, Chair Lake Forest College | Dale Askey, Vice Chair University of Alberta Edmonton | Jax Cato Western University | Leah Dunn Columbia University |
| Dracine Hodges Duke University | Jennifer Nutefall Saint Louis University | Laurie Taylor University of Connecticut | Lidia Uziel University of California, Santa Barbara |
| Berenika Webster University of Pittsburgh | Jacob Nadal, ex officio President Center for Research Libraries | Lanette Garza, ex officio Director for Collections Acquisitions & Licensing Center for Research Libraries | Amy Wood, ex officio Director for Collections Access & Technology Center for Research Libraries |