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2016 Council of Voting Members Meeting 14 Apr 2016 - 10:00am

The 2016 annual CRL Council of Voting Members Meeting will be held in downtown Chicago, at the University of Chicago's Gleacher Center. This is the main CRL governance event, at which representatives of CRL libraries review new and ongoing CRL inititatives and elect new Board members.

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Webinar: Find CRL Resources Through OCLC's Discovery Services 6 Apr 2016 - 2:00pm

This presentation will focus on optimal strategies for CRL member libraries implementing OCLC Discovery Services locally, including WorldCat and the Knowledge Base.

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Webinar: Perpetual Access, Myth and Reality 20 Jan 2016 - 2:00pm

At this point in the age of digital technologies, electronic publications can be short-lived or unstable, while our understanding of digital preservation infrastructures is in the earliest stages. Three thought leaders offer their perspectives on how effective publishers' efforts to date are likely to be in meeting the needs of libraries and scholars by ensuring long-term access.

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Discovering CRL Resources 11 Nov 2015 - 2:00pm

How to facilitate better discovery of CRL resources, to promote student and faculty success and make the most of your library's CRL investment.

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Webinar: South Asian Resources at CRL 14 Oct 2015 - 2:00pm

This webinar considers trends and challenges in collecting South Asian resources and resources available from CRL collections, in the context of current research interests.

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Webinar: CRL Collections and Services 30 Sep 2015 - 2:00pm

This introduction to CRL's collections and services serves as an excellent orientation for new staff or a refresher on how CRL can extend the resources of your library.

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Webinar: CRL Licensing and Acquisitions 2015-16 19 Aug 2015 - 2:00pm

This webinar provides an overview and updates on recent developments in e-resources licensing and cooperative collection building at CRL.

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Webinar: Text/Data Mining in the Humanities and Social Sciences -- Strategies and Tools 29 Jul 2015 - 2:00pm

This presentation on TDM strategies and practices in the humanities and social sciences is the fifth in a series of CRL webinars exploring the topic of computer-assisted analysis of electronic texts.

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PAN ALA Annual 2015, San Francisco, CA 26 Jun 2015 - 9:00am

The Print Archives Network (PAN) forum is always held the Friday morning before ALA Midwinter and Annual conferences. All are welcome to attend and hear about new and best practices from the participating shared print initiatives.

Preserving America's Print Resources II: a North American Summit 25 Jun 2015 - 10:00am

The PAPR II Summit is an invitational gathering intended to formulate a common vision for the further development and growth of shared research library collections, and to determine priorities for CRL support of same, in order to prevent the loss of critical print journals and government publications.

Webinar: CRL Collections and Services 13 May 2015 - 2:00pm

This introduction to CRL's collections and services serves as an excellent orientation for new staff or a refresher on how CRL can extend the resources of your library.

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CRL Global Resources Collections Forum: "Shared Resources / Common Vision" 24 Apr 2015 - 1:00pm

A forum on CRL cooperative collecting and licensing activities in three areas: science, technology and engineering; news; and law and government.

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2015 Council of Voting Members Meeting 24 Apr 2015 - 12:00am

At this CRL governance event, to be webcast this year, representatives of CRL libraries review initiatives, elect Board members, and vote on the annual budget.

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Webinar: CRL Collections and Services 8 Oct 2014 - 2:00pm

The Center for Research Libraries will present a 60-minute webinar on its Collections and Services on Wednesday, October 8, 2014, from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. Central Time. Participation in this event is open to all librarians, library staff, and faculty at CRL libraries.

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News Webinar: Strategies for Access 17 Sep 2014 - 2:00pm

This members-only webinar will describe CRL’s progress on strategies to address major preservation and access challenges in the news arena.

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Webinar: CRL Licensing and Acquisitions 2014–15 13 Aug 2014 - 2:00pm

Learn about recent developments in e-resources licensing and cooperative collection building in this webinar for CRL members.

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Webinar: CRL Collections and Services 11 Jun 2014 - 2:00pm

The Center for Research Libraries will present a 60-minute webinar on its Collections and Services on Wednesday, June 11, 2014, from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. Central Time. Participation in this event is open to all librarians, library staff, and faculty at CRL libraries.

Linda Hall Webinar: Expanding Access for CRL Members 5 Mar 2014 - 2:00pm

Print serials from the Linda Hall Library of Science, Engineering & Technology are now available electronically to CRL libraries through on-demand digitization and traditional document delivery via the RapidILL service. This special webinar for CRL members offers more information about this partnership and the vast shared collection among CRL and Linda Hall.

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Text/Data Mining Webinar: Supporting Researcher Needs 19 Feb 2014 - 2:00pm

Continuing CRL's webinar series on text and data mining, this session will explore the complex needs and interests of scholars engaged in TDM, and how librarians can help meet those needs.

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PAN, ALA Midwinter 2014, Philadelphia, PA 24 Jan 2014 - 9:00am

The Print Archive Network (PAN) Meeting at ALA is a semi-annual forum for discussion of Print Archiving activities across the United States and Canada.