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PAN, ALA Midwinter 2013, Seattle, WA

Friday, January 25, 2013 - 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. 

Webinar: Access to News in a Digital Age

Wednesday, January 16, 2013 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm

Presenters will discuss evolving models of access to electronic news resources and scholars' changing research practices. CRL will update members on its strategy for ensuring access to current and historical news.

The Global Dimensions of Scholarship and Research Libraries: A Forum on the Future

Wednesday, December 5, 2012 - 1:00am to Thursday, December 6, 2012 - 3:00am

A two-day invitational conference at Duke University will explore connections between global scholarship and the collective ability of research libraries to support it.

Cooperative Africana Materials Project 2012 Meeting

Friday, November 30, 2012 - 3:00pm to 5:30pm

CAMP (Cooperative Africana Materials Project) will hold its fall business meeting in Philadelphia on November 30, 2012.

SEEMP 2012 Business Meeting

Saturday, November 17, 2012 - 8:00am to 9:45am

The Slavic and East European Microform Project will hold its annual business meeting in New Orleans on November 17.

MEMP 2012 Business Meeting

Thursday, November 15, 2012 - 4:00pm to 6:00pm

The Middle East Microform Project (MEMP) will hold its annual business meeting on Thursday, November 15, at the St. Cajetans Conference Center in Denver.

Webinar: Text Mining Opportunities and Challenges

Tuesday, November 13, 2012 - 1:00pm to 2:30pm

Text mining helps researchers extract valuable information and data from large bodies of text, but presents formidable technical and intellectual property challenges for libraries. This CRL webinar, featuring presenters from Elsevier and Gale Cengage, explores recent trends in text mining and how academic publishers and libraries are responding.
This CRL-sponsored panel, featuring representatives from repositories, database publishers, and research libraries, will explore what is needed to achieve sustainable archiving of digital materials, and potential near-future innovations.

Webinar: Research Access to Sources on Law and Government

Wednesday, October 24, 2012 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm

This webinar surveys accessibility of sources in law and government in the light of current research interests. Speakers will assess the coverage of legacy materials in subscription databases; the scope of the GPO's FDsys repository; and prospects for access to documents from international sources.

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Webinar: CRL Collections and Services

Wednesday, October 10, 2012 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm

The Center for Research Libraries will present a 60-minute webinar on its Collections and Services on Wednesday, October 10, 2012, from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. Central Time.

Webinar: CRL Purchase and Licensing Programs

Wednesday, August 15, 2012 - 2:00am to 3:00am

In this informative webinar, Member Liaison and Outreach Services Director Mary Wilke and Digital Program Manager Virginia Kerr explain how CRL libraries can participate in collection building through Purchase Proposal, Shared Purchase, and Electronic Licensing programs.

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Webinar: Agriculture

Wednesday, July 11, 2012 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm

In an era of growing concern about water and food supply, materials related to agriculture have increased in value. This webinar will discuss plans for the systematic archiving of agriculture print materials, as well as resources currently available in this crucial research area.

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GNARP Steering Committee Meeting

Sunday, June 24, 2012 - 8:00am to 10:00am

GNARP’s Steering Committee will meet on Sunday, June 24, as part of the ALA Annual Conference in Anaheim, California.

GNARP Librarian Exchanges Working Group Meeting

Saturday, June 23, 2012 - 4:00pm to 5:30pm

GNARP’s Librarian Exchanges Working Group will meet on Saturday, June 23, from 4:00 to 5:30 p.m. as part of the ALA Annual Conference in Anaheim, California.

TRAIL Information and Updates Session

Saturday, June 23, 2012 - 1:30pm to 3:30pm

The Technical Report Archive & Image Library (TRAIL) will hold an Information and Updates Session in Room 212A of the Anaheim Convention Center from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 23, as part of the ALA Annual Conference.

CIFNAL Steering Committee Meeting

Saturday, June 23, 2012 - 10:30am to 12:30pm

The Steering Committee of CIFNAL will meet on Saturday, June 23, as part of the ALA Annual Conference in Anaheim, California.

GNARP Collection Development Working Group Meeting

Saturday, June 23, 2012 - 8:00am to 10:00am

GNARP's Collection Development Working Group will meet at the ALA Annual Conference in Anaheim, CA.

PAN, ALA Annual 2012, Anaheim, CA.

Friday, June 22, 2012 - 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. 

LARRP Annual Meeting

Sunday, June 17, 2012 - 8:30am to 10:00am

The Latin Americanist Research Resources Project (LARRP) will meet Sunday, June 17, from 8:30 to 10:00 a.m. as part of the SALALM Conference in Port of Spain, Trinidad.

LAMP Business Meeting

Saturday, June 16, 2012 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm

LAMP will hold its Annual Business Meeting on Saturday, June 16, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. in Trinidad as part of the SALALM Conference.