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Annual Meeting 2020 23 Apr 2020 - 8:30am

The 2020 CRL Annual Members Meeting, taking place at the Hyatt Regency Chicago on April 23-24, 2020, will explore how CRL can best leverage its resources to project its mission into a radically altered knowledge ecosystem and continue to serve as a leading North American consortium for building and stewarding the collective collection.

Strategies for Strengthening Collective Dealings: an eDesiderata Forum 30 Oct 2019 - 12:00pm

Focusing on leveraging member engagement within (and among) consortia, CRL's 2019 eDesiderata Forum will explore strategies to achieve greater scale and strength in collective dealings with producers of primary source databases and data sets. 

Webinar: CRL Updates / September 25 Sep 2019 - 2:00pm

CRL quarterly webinars are open to all librarians, staff, and faculty at CRL member institutions. Most are recorded and available for later access.

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Webinar: Making the Most of CRL Collections 24 Jul 2019 - 2:00pm

This CRL quarterly webinar will serve as an excellent staff orientation tool (or a refresher) on how to best utilize CRL collections to enhance your library's services. CRL webinars are open to all librarians, staff, and faculty at CRL member institutions.

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2019 Council of Voting Members Meeting 23 May 2019 - 9:00am

The main CRL governance event for representatives of CRL voting member libraries will be held in downtown Chicago on Thursday, May 23, 2019.

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Credible Sources: Libraries and the Integrity of Knowledge - Global Resources Forum 2019 23 May 2019 - 8:30am

The 2019 Global Resources Forum will be held in downtown Chicago, following CRL's 2019 Council of Voting Members meeting,

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Webinar: CRL Updates / April 17 Apr 2019 - 2:00pm

This quarterly CRL webinar will provide updates in the areas of shared print efforts, digitization, and licensing of online resources.

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Webinar: CRL Updates / February 13 Feb 2019 - 2:00pm

This quarterly CRL webinar will provide updates in the areas of shared print efforts, digitization, and licensing of online resources.

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Webinar: CRL Updates / November 14 Nov 2018 - 2:00pm

This quarterly CRL webinar will provide updates in the areas of shared print efforts, digitization, and licensing of online resources.

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Investing in Open Primary Sources: an eDesiderata Forum 18 Oct 2018 - 12:00pm

The 2018 eDesiderata Forum will explore library options for investing in Open Access primary source collections and data.

Webinar: CRL Updates 25 Jul 2018 - 9:00am

This quarterly CRL webinar will provide updates in the areas of shared print efforts, digitization, and licensing of online resources.

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The New Global Resources Supply Chain: CRL Collections Forum 2018 17 May 2018 - 8:30am

The 2018 Global Resources Collection Forum, in Chicago on May 17-18, 2018, will explore how changes in the global information supply chain are affecting scholarly access to news, government information, and economic and geospatial data. and other vital materials for research.

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2018 Council of Voting Members Meeting 17 May 2018 - 4:00am

The 2018 Annual Council of Voting Members will be held in Chicago on May 17, 2018, in conjunction with the Global Resources Collections Forum.

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Webinar: CRL Updates 18 Apr 2018 - 2:00pm

This quarterly CRL webinar will provide updates on CRL shared print efforts, digitization, and licensing of online resources.

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Webinar: Updates on CRL Initiatives 24 Jan 2018 - 2:00pm

This quarterly CRL webinar will provide updates on current initiatives in three segments: developments in shared print efforts, digitization of Latin American collections, and licensing of online news sources.

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Investing in the Persistence of News: an eDesiderata Forum 4 Oct 2017 - 12:00pm

The 2017 eDesiderata Forum will focus on access to news in a changing media and publishing landscape. Presentations will highlight the challenges and explore opportunities for libraries in this arena.   

Webinar: Making the Most of CRL Collections 23 Aug 2017 - 2:00pm

This new webinar will serve as an excellent tool for new staff orientation, or as a refresher, on how to best utilize CRL collections to enhance your library's services.

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Visit CRL During the ALA Annual Conference in Chicago 23 Jun 2017 - 2:00pm

You are invited to tour CRL's rich collections and hear about recent developments in services.

Expanding the Shared Collections Network, A CRL Forum at ALA 23 Jun 2017 - 11:00am

A forum for CRL-wide discussion of the objectives of the CRL shared print agenda, and sharing of thoughts and viewpoints on the scope of that effort.  

Shaping CRL's Agenda for Licensing and Digitization: Global Resources Collections Forum 2017 21 Apr 2017 - 1:00pm

This webcast event will explore terms for purchase and subscription access to key global databases, and also will review the problems and challenges academic libraries face in securing access to those resources for constituents.

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