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CRL Working with CRKN, JISC
January 23, 2012CRL, CRKN, and JISC Collections will combine expertise and resources to improve access to primary source databases.
GNARP Announces Scholarship for Librarian Travel
January 12, 2012For a second year, the GNARP Scholarship will assist librarians participating in professional exchanges between North America and German-speaking areas in Europe. The amount of the stipend is $1,200.
CRL Adds New Members
January 9, 2012The CRL community has reached a historic high of 264 institutions, with the recent addition of three new members.
CRL to Purchase Ten New Collections
December 14, 2011The Center for Research Libraries will purchase several new items for this year’s Purchase Proposal Program, with a total list price value of $339,469.
Primary Source Awards Nomination Deadline Jan. 31
December 12, 2011CRL is now accepting online nominations for the 2012 Primary Source Awards, an annual competition designed to recognize and publicize librarians, teachers, and researchers who use or promote use of primary source materials. The nomination deadline is January 31.
New TCA Electronic Resources Reviews
November 7, 2011The October 2011 issue (V13N2) of The Charleston Advisor (TCA) features a comparison review of IBISWorld Global Industry Reports, Euromonitor Market Research Monitor, and Mintel Global Market Navigator, as well as reviews of Classiques Garnier Numérique, Bibliography of Linguistic Literature Database, and more.
Vote in the 2012 Purchase Proposal Program
October 28, 2011The deadline for voting in the CRL FY2012 Purchase Proposal program is November 22. Through this program, CRL libraries prioritize microform and reprint collections for CRL to acquire.
Okerson New CRL Senior Advisor on Electronic Strategies
October 6, 2011CRL has engaged Ann Okerson as Senior Advisor on Electronic Strategies, to help ensure persistent and affordable access for CRL libraries to electronic resources in the humanities and social science.
CRL Partners with Borrow Direct
September 16, 2011The Center for Research Libraries has forged a close partnership with Borrow Direct, a patron-initiated, rapid book request and delivery system. The partnership will allow researchers at CRL member institutions in Borrow Direct to have direct access to discover and request material from CRL’s extensive collections.
New TCA Electronic Resource Reviews
August 22, 2011The July 2011 issue (V13N1) of The Charleston Advisor (TCA) features reviews of several foreign-language databases, an article on the recent CRL-NDIIPP preservation analysis of electronic news, Mapping the Newspaper Industry in Transition, and much more.
CRL Upgrades Collections Facility
August 10, 2011CRL is undergoing major upgrades of its collections facility, to enhance the efficiency of the climate-control system and to improve the integrity of the facility’s exterior “envelope” with a more energy-efficient and eco-friendly system.
LAMP Digitizing 19th-Century Puerto Rican Documents
August 8, 2011LAMP is funding the digitization of Puerto Rican court documents at the University of Connecticut.
CRL invites nominations for cooperative purchases in the FY 2012 Purchase Proposal Program until September 30.
CIFNAL’s Bibliothèque Bleue Project Adds Texts
June 27, 2011Thirty-two Bibliothèque Bleue texts from the University of California at Berkeley’s Bancroft Library were recently added to CIFNAL’s Bibliothèque Bleue project, hosted by ARTFL.
CRL Digital Delivery Surpasses Three Million Pages
June 13, 2011CRL’s digital production program has now digitized over three million pages for scholars at CRL libraries, representing the digital conversion of approximately 16,000 items to date.
CRL Membership Reaches Historic Level
June 13, 2011As of July 1, the CRL community will include 260 institutions, with 14 libraries joining since the beginning of 2011.
Find CRL Staff at ALA Annual Conference
June 11, 2011CRL staff members will attend this year’s ALA Annual Conference in New Orleans, June 23–26, on a limited basis to report on, and gather input for, CRL programs. Schedule a time to meet with one of our team, or plan to attend a Global Resources Network meeting.
Records of Brazil’s Supreme Military Tribunal, protected by LAMP for 25 years, will be digitized in Brazil.
CRL is working with the California Digital Library to develop a Print Archives Preservation Registry (PAPR). This registry will support research library and consortium efforts to archive and manage critical print serial collections in an informed and cost-effective manner.
New CRL Board and CSPC Members
May 16, 2011CRL announces the election of two new board members and additions to the Collections and Services Policy Committee.