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Videos of conference presentations are available on Columbia University’s web site.
CRL Global Resources Network sponsors "Human Rights Archives and Documentation" conference.
October 3, 2007Sponsored by CRL's Global Resources Network, Columbia University’s Center for Human Rights Documentation and Research, and the University of Texas Libraries, the conference focused on "Human Rights Archives and Documentation: Meeting the Needs of Research, Teaching, Advocacy, and Justice," and was held at Columbia University’s Kellogg Conference Center in New York City.
Historic Polish newspaper digitized and accessible in CRL e-collections.
September 27, 2007The Center for Research Libraries has digitized the initial 10 years (1908-17) of Dziennik Zwiazkowy, a Polish-language newspaper published in Chicago, and is making it Internet-accessible to researchers at CRL member institutions and a number of Illinois public libraries as part of CRL’s growing corpus of electronic resources. See Digital Collections.
CRL nominated for UK Preservation Award.
July 19, 2007CRL's work with the Digital Curation Center (DCC), nestor, and Digital Preservation Europe has resulted in a joint nomination for an award by the UK's Institute of Conservation for extraordinary work in the field of conservation.
CRL awarded an NEH preservation grant for improving access to ICON’s Latin American newspapers
June 7, 2007CRL has been awarded a $350,000 National Endowment for the Humanities Preservation and Access grant to support the next phase of the International Coalition on Newspapers (ICON) project.
Global Resources Spring Newsletter Available
April 17, 2007This issue highlights recent activities of the Latin Americanist Research Resources Project (LARRP). Articles describe the portal that provides access to social science reports from Peru and other countries, and the advantages and examples of the distributed collecting efforts of LARRP.
Changes in Global Collection Patterns in ARL Libraries
April 13, 2007A report analyzing Association of Research Libraries (ARL) member library cataloging data in the OCLC WorldCat database presents evidence of changing patterns of collecting books with foreign imprints. This analysis of book records and holdings in WorldCat finds that the overlap of global book collections among ARL libraries is not as extensive as expected. The analysis found that, on average: • For all countries combined, fewer than five ARL libraries own copies of any foreign-imprint book represented in WorldCat.
7 Titles Purchased Through Shared Purchase Program
April 6, 2007CRL is pleased to announce the results of this year's Shared Purchase Program.
Library System Upgrade
February 27, 2007During the next six months, CRL will upgrade its integrated library system (ILS) from a character-based legacy system to Innovative Interfaces’s Millennium. The upgrade will advance CRL’s digital delivery effort and the strategic directions adopted by the Board.
FY07 Shared Purchase Program
February 22, 2007The Center for Research Libraries is pleased to announce the FY2007 Shared Purchase Program.
58th Council of Voting Members Annual Meeting
February 19, 2007Mark your calendar: CRL's upcoming Annual Council of Voting Members is scheduled for April 19-20th in Chicago.
Winter 2006-07 Focus Newsletter Available
January 5, 2007This issue highlights CRL resources and activities in support of scholarly research on Eastern and Southeastern Europe. The articles include a profile of the Slavic and East European Microform Project (SEEMP); human rights activities that document recent conflicts in the region; and highlights of CRL collections and resources that support research and teaching.
LAMP acquires O Correio Paulistano
January 3, 2007The Latin American Microform Project (LAMP) has acquired the microfilm of the oldest daily newspaper of Sao Paulo, for Jan 1, 1929–July 31, 1963.
FY2007 Purchase Proposal Ballot Complete
December 12, 2006Nominations are being accepted for next year’s Purchase Proposal Ballot via the online nomination page. The user name and password have been sent to each institution’s Purchase Proposal contact.
CRL receives "Gold Record" plaque for contributing the 71 millionth record to the OCLC WorldCat catalog
December 8, 2006CRL contributed the 71 millionth record to the Online Computer Library Center’s WorldCat catalog and received a "Gold Record" plaque to mark the event.
FY2007 Purchase Proposal Ballot
October 30, 2006The Center for Research Libraries announces the FY2007 Purchase Proposal Ballot. CRL is pleased to share a detailed list of items on this year's Purchase Proposal Ballot. Voting members have until November 17, 2006 to return their ballot. If you have questions about the Purchase Proposal Program, please contact Mary Wilke.
Fall 2006 Issue of FOCUS Available
September 19, 2006The Fall 2006 Focus newsletter highlights the International Coalition on Newspapers and marks the 50th Anniversary of the Foreign Newspaper Microfilm Project. Also: news aggregators, news archiving, and recent CRL acquisitions.
Loading CRL Records Into Member Library OPACs
June 22, 2006MARC 21 electronic records from CRL's catalog are now available for downloading. All of these records are free of charge to our members.
Summer 2006 Issue of FOCUS Available
June 20, 2006The Summer 2006 Focus newsletter highlights a pair of Women’s Studies research projects—including the Modern Girl Around the World project at the University of Washington—that have mined CRL resources.
Nominations currently are being accepted for the FY07 Purchase Proposal Program. All CRL member institutions are eligible to nominate materials for this cooperative acquisition program, which last year acquired 14 collections valued at $195,505.