The Center for Research Libraries (CRL) will participate in a program at Canisius University on September 30, 2025, where Amy Wood, Director for Collections Access and Technology, will co-present research on cooperative cataloging models with...
Join us to explore the tools and process behind CRL’s AI innovation for metadata, with an open forum for discussion
Last month, the Center for Research Libraries (CRL) shared promising pilot results from an AI-supported metadata generation workflow...
The Center for Research Libraries (CRL) is pleased to announce a new leadership structure with Andrea Duntz promoted to Chief Operating Officer (COO) and mission activities reorganized into two new Directorates under Amy Wood and Lanette Garza. In...
CRL's AI Pilot Expands Access and Speed for Members
Chicago, IL – August 20, 2025
The Center for Research Libraries (CRL) has announced promising pilot results from an AI-supported metadata generation workflow that significantly reduces processing time...
CRL’s Partnership with Coherent Digital Drives Widespread Adoption of Key Digital Resources
Chicago, IL and Alexandria, VA – July 2, 2025
The Center for Research Libraries (CRL) and Coherent Digital today announced the success of a collaborative effort...
The Center for Research Libraries (CRL) is pleased to formally announce the creation of nine new Global Collections Committees (GCCs). In a meeting last November, the CRL Board of Directors approved the implementation of a new committee structure...
Lanette Garza, CRL’s Director of Licensing & Acquisitions, opened the 2025 Annual Meeting session “Deals and Directions: A Forum on Licensing and Negotiations” with the following remarks. CRL's licensing program is not simply a service; it's our...
CRL’s textbook collection has undergone a recent resurgence of interest. Spanning the 18th to the 20th centuries, this underexplored collection of 80,000 items includes primary and secondary school books, post-high school business and trade schools...
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...