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CRL appoints Samantha Abrams as Collections & Partnerships Coordinator
March 29, 2021
The new position will leverage Abrams' expertise in digital curation and coalition building to advance CRL's collection programs and major collaborations focused on digital access to international resources for academic research and teaching.
Thomas Padilla Named Director of Information Systems and Technology Strategy at the Center for Research Libraries (CRL)
March 8, 2021
The Center for Research Libraries (CRL) is delighted to announce that Thomas Padilla, currently Interim Head of Knowledge Production at the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) has been named the new Director of Information Systems and Technology Strategy at CRL
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CRL Signs OA2020 Expression of Interest
April 5, 2021The Center for Research Libraries (CRL) has aligned with leading organizations committed to realizing an open scholarly information environment by signing OA2020’s Expression of Interest. With this declaration, CRL stands with its member signatories and libraries across the globe to call on all parties involved in scholarly publishing to “collaborate on a swift and efficient transition for the benefit of scholarship and society at large.”
The RDDM Advisory Committee, composed of a broad cross-section of documentation, civil society, and human rights expertise, in addition to representatives of families of the disappeared, will strengthen the ability of the Repository to gather facts and information, which will enable researchers and policy makers to implement solutions to the humanitarian crisis regarding the more than 80,000 officially recognized disappeared persons in Mexico.
NERL Issues “NERL Demands a Better Deal” Statement to Guide Negotiations with Publishers
March 3, 2021The NERL Consortium issued a statement, “NERL Demands a Better Deal,” articulating the values NERL will adopt in negotiating agreements with publishers.
TRAIL's Winter 2021 Newsletter
February 25, 2021The University System of Maryland and Affiliated Institutions (USMAI) Library Consortium has joined CRL under CRL's new consortia membership model, adding 17 academic and specialized libraries from 15 institutions to the CRL community.
CRL Purchase Proposal Program Results
February 17, 2021The Center for Research Libraries (CRL) is pleased to announce the results of the 2021 Purchase Proposal Program ballot. This year, CRL members voted to acquire four new collections representing a broad range of research interests across the membership.
SAOA Publishes Sri Lankan Newspaper "Morning Star"
February 15, 2021TRAIL Celebrates 15 Years
February 8, 2021Shared Print Collaboration Expands in North America: CRL formally joins both The Partnership and the Rosemont Alliance
January 14, 2021The Center for Research Libraries (CRL), where students, faculty, and researchers at over 200 member institutions benefit from a wealth of scholarly resources in CRL collections, has joined both The Partnership and the Rosemont Alliance.