Center for Research Libraries

Strategically investing in vital resources to support research.

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

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Ensuring the survival and integrity of primary evidence and documentation.

Evidence of atrocities in 1960s–70s Brazil, housed at CRL for 25 years, are now available online. Read full story

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Leveraging knowledge and expertise to connect researchers to global resources.

Students of Professor Davis Houck at Florida State University consulted CRL resources to examine media bias covering the death of civil-rights icon Emmett Till. Read full story

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Events

CRL Webinar: Curation as Misinformation (Prof. Cailin O’Connor, UC Irvine)

Wednesday, October 16, 2024 - 12:00pm

Dr. Cailin O'Connor, Chancellor's Professor in the Department of Logic and Philosophy of Science at the University of California, Irvine, and co-...

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

CRL Welcomes New President Jacob Nadal
3 Sep 2024

The Center for Research Libraries is excited to announce that Jacob Nadal, currently the Director for Preservation at the Library of Congress, will...

CRL Welcomes Newest Member: Saint Louis University
6 Aug 2024

The Center for Research Libraries and Saint Louis University Libraries are pleased to announce that SLU has joined CRL as its newest full-voting...

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CRL Impact

Afghan Documentation Spans Tumultuous Century

Daily newspapers and cultural journals collected by LC's Field Office in Islamabad have been preserved through the efforts of MEMP and SAMP.