Center for Research Libraries

Strategically investing in vital resources to support research.

What Turkish provincial newspapers at CRL revealed about the emergence of a Muslim national identity. Read full story

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Ensuring the survival and integrity of primary evidence and documentation.

CRL’s Official Gazettes and Civil Society Documentation website offers published versions of new laws, legislative debates, and court decisions from at-risk regimes. Read full story

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Leveraging knowledge and expertise to connect researchers to global resources.

Cornell University utilized CRL resources to support its Latin American Journals project, a digital portal to political, cultural and popular serials from the region. Read full story

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Events

2025 CRL Council of Voting Members Meeting

Tuesday, May 20, 2025 - 8:00am to Wednesday, May 21, 2025 - 5:00pm

Save the date! On May 20–21, 2025, the CRL community will come together in the annual convening of the Council of Voting Members. The Council of...

News

Introducing Jacob Nadal, CRL’s New President
16 Dec 2024

Two weeks into his tenure as CRL President, Jacob Nadal sat down with Jen Jenkins, Head of Membership Engagement and Communications, to chat about...

CRL Call for Service: Board of Directors Nominations (2025-2028)
16 Dec 2024

The Center for Research Libraries (CRL) is an international membership organization of research libraries committed to building, stewarding, and...

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CRL Impact

South African Newspapers: Indispensable for 'Mapping Consumers' Project

MSU PhD fellow used South African newspapers preserved by the Cooperative Africana Materials Project (CAMP) to research and map Black consumerism.