Visit CRL During ALA Midwinter in Chicago

Event Logistics

Date: 
Friday, January 30, 2015
Time: 
2:00-4:30 p.m.
Location: 
CRL
Contact: 
Virginia Kerr - vkerr@crl.edu

Librarians and library staff visiting Chicago for ALA Midwinter 2015 are invited to participate in a CRL collections and facility tour. Don't miss this informative look at CRL operations and collections. CRL staff will be on hand to discuss new developments in our services, including digitization and offers for electronic resources, as well as expanded access to primary source collections.

This tour is scheduled for Friday, January 30. Transportation will be provided on a shuttle bus , departing from Chicago's Hyatt Regency Hotel, 151 East Wacker Drive, at 2:00 p.m.  The bus will leave CRL at 4:30 to return downtown.

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