About the CRL Collection
For more than 75 years, the Center for Research Libraries (CRL) has been building a shared and cooperative research collection that goes far beyond what any single library could hold on its own. What began as a Midwest consortium of a few major university libraries in 1949 has grown into a network of almost 200 research institutions committed to preserving and providing access to knowledge that might otherwise be lost or overlooked.
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Linda Hall Library Partnership with CRL
The partnership between CRL and the Linda Hall Library of Science, Engineering & Technology (LHL) began in July 2012, with the aim of preserving, expanding, and providing access to historical research collections in the fields of science, technology, and engineering (STE). CRL provides funding to LHL for services that benefit CRL’s membership.
The services provided to CRL libraries include:
- LHL will maintain the designated print collections at its Kansas City facility, ensuring proper security and climate control.
- LHL will continue subscriptions to designated serial holdings titles, in line with LHL’s budget and mutual agreement with CRL.
- Annually, LHL will deliver digital files to CRL, including issue-level holdings information for designated serial titles, to be included in the PAPR database.
- LHL provides document delivery of articles to CRL libraries through the RapidILL service.
- LHL digitizes selected STE historical journal titles not already available through HathiTrust, JSTOR, or the original publishers. On a mutually agreed schedule, CRL will transfer its holdings of serial volumes to LHL for digitization, helping to complete and enhance the designated collections. For more details, see the Collection Management Policy Executive Summary.
Access Initiatives and Collections Care Team
Marie Waltz | Head of Access Initiatives and Collections Care
Erin Boyle | Collections Care Assistant
Patrick Nowacki | Print Services Manager
Teeaye Nettles | ILL Services Manager
Rory Harkleroad | Access Initiatives Assistant
Global Collections Team
Melanie Kowalski | Global Collection Committees Program Officer
Marlies Bauhofer | Collections Services Librarian
Microform Sales
The Center for Research Libraries sells microform copies of current and retrospective newspaper titles to researchers and libraries.
These lists detail what titles are available for purchase:
- Newspapers–Currently Received
- Newspapers–Noncurrent
- CCC Camp Newspapers
Prices for microform copies are at cost for CRL members. Non-members pay an additional handling fee that covers our costs for providing this film. Postage is a separate charge. Please contact Access Initiatives or call (773) 955-4545 ext. 267 for a price quote. Please include the title and range of years. Note that it may take several months to receive your copies.