The Center for Research Libraries (CRL) is launching a pilot project to explore a new data model for cooperative cataloging, grounded in matching theory. This approach focuses on creating chains or cycles of cataloging exchanges, rather than...
Jacob Nadal closed out CRL's 2025 Annual Meeting — his first at the CRL helm since joining the Center in November 2024 — with a Presidential Address that touched on themes including viewing CRL as a joint venture with its members, the importance of...
Amy Wood, CRL’s Director of Discovery & Technology, opened the session “Charting the Course: A Forum on Collective Action Strategy” at the 2025 CRL Annual Meeting (Chicago, IL, May 20–21), with the following presentation.
Over the past 76 years...
The newly-minted CRL prospectus, including our audited FY24 financial documents, describes the activities of the organization, lays out our guiding principles and business model, and outlines CRL’s emerging strategic directions.
The PAN Forum will take place at the June 2025 ALA Annual Meeting in Philadelphia.
PAN is a free and open platform for sharing information about shared print programs. Anyone interested in shared print is welcome to attend and participate.
The...
As previously reported, the Center for Research Libraries (CRL) Board of Directors has been focused on updating organizational governance. Last fall the Board approved new Mission and Vision Statements for CRL and at its recent meeting adopted six...
The Center for Research Libraries (CRL), an international consortium of academic and research libraries, is excited to announce the launch of its new website, debuting on Friday, January 31, 2025. This milestone reflects CRL’s ongoing commitment to...
The Center for Research Libraries is pleased to announce its new Mission and Vision statement, one of the results of a comprehensive review of CRL’s institutional goals and governance.
This statement has been developed by the CRL Board in tandem...
The Center for Research Libraries (CRL) is an international membership organization of research libraries committed to building, stewarding, and sharing a wealth of resource materials from all world regions to support research and teaching. As a...