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TRAIL - TRAIL works to ensure preservation, discoverability, and persistent open access to government technical publications regardless of form or format. TRAIL identifies, acquires, catalogs, digitizes...

FOCUS

CRL’s quarterly publication examining the challenges of preservation and access for primary source materials in various fields.

Access to News in the Digital Era, Summer 2013 - CRL’s recent roundtable Beyond the Fold: Access to News in the Digital Age explored new scholarly uses of news databases, and the role of libraries in ensuring long-term access to news in all its...

Preserving Electronic News, Fall 2009 - The Fall 2009 issue of our quarterly newsletter highlights CRL activities and initiatives that support the development of preservation systems for electronic news.

The Manhattan Project, Fall 2008 - The Fall 2008 issue of FOCUS on Global Resources highlights CRL resources that support research and teaching on the Manhattan Project and development of the Atomic Bomb.

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Chronopolis Audit Report 2012 - The Center for Research Libraries (CRL) conducted a preservation audit of Chronopolis (chronopolis.sdsc.edu) between November 2010 and December 2011, and on the basis of that audit certifies...

Long-Lived Digital Collections - Funded by the National Science Foundation under its Strategic Technologies for Cyberinfrastructure Program, CRL initiated a two-year project (Jan. 2008-Dec. 2009) to analyze established, "long-...

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CRL Digital Resources for Those Working Remotely
16 Mar 2020

Automotive Serials Digitized by CRL and Linda Hall Library
16 Apr 2018

Technology Serials Digitized by CRL and Linda Hall Library
20 Apr 2017

CRL expands member benefits from Linda Hall Library
5 Oct 2016

CRL and Linda Hall Library to Digitize Historical Serials
20 Jan 2016

Past Events

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

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

2013 Annual Council of Voting Members Meeting and Collections Forum
19 Apr 2013 - 10:00am

61st Annual Council of Voting Members Meeting
23 Apr 2010 - 12:00am

TRAIL Annual Members Meeting
27 May 2020 - 11:00am

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A Sea Change (2): The Terms of Stewardship
10 Mar 2017

Big Data: The View from Above
1 Nov 2016

Teleconferences on Gale Cengage
31 May 2013

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