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9/26/13—CLIR Receives IMLS Grant to Identify Needs in Continuing Education for Managing Cultural Heritage Data
See news release >>

9/24/13—Applications are now being accepted for: the 2014 Mellon Fellowships for Dissertation Research in Original Sources, Postdoctoral Fellowships, and Rovelstad Scholarhip
Details >>

9/17/13—Two videos about CLIR's Postdoctoral Fellowship program
See CLIR Postdoctoral Fellowship Program page >>

9/17/13—Register Now for 2013 DLF Forum
More information >>

8/22/13—Host Institutions Sought: CLIR/DLF Fellowships in Data Curation
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8/22/13—CLIR Appoints Bethany Nowviskie Distinguished Presidential Fellow
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7/1/13—CLIR Announces Report on Open Access to Images of Museum Works
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6/27/13—Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Awards CLIR $1.55 Million Operating Grant
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4/2/13—2013 Mellon Dissertation Fellows Named
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4/1/13—CLIR Receives Sloan Foundation Grant for Data Curation Fellows
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2/27/13—DLF Supports Live Streaming from #ideadrop House, Panel at SXSWi
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2/21/13—CLIR Issues Newsletter, Number 91
View the January/February 2013 edition of CLIR Issues >>

2/13/13—National Recording Preservation Plan Provides Blueprint for Saving U.S. Recorded Sound Heritage
See news release >>

12/27/12—CLIR Announces 2012 Hidden Collections Awards
Details >>

12/27/12—CLIR Issues Newsletter, Number 90
View the November/December 2012 edition of CLIR Issues >>

11/27/12—CLIR Annual Report, 2011-2012
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11/26/12—CLIR Board Elects New Members, New Officers
See news release >>

10/29/12—CLIR Issues Newsletter, Number 89
View the September/October 2012 issue of CLIR Issues >>

10/25/12—New CLIR report: Participatory Design in Academic Libraries: Methods, Findings, and Implementations
Details >>

10/18/12—Developing Business Cases for New Services: Report Offers Recommenations for Research Libraries
See news release >>

10/11/12— CLIR and Vanderbilt University Form Committee to Examine National-scale Digital Projects in Higher Education
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10/2/12—CLIR Receives Mellon Grant for Postdoctoral Fellowships in Data Curation for Medieval Studies
See news release >>

9/18/12—Applications are now being accepted for the 2013 Mellon Fellowships for Dissertation Research in Original Sources
Details >>

9/11/12—Digital Scholarship Librarian at Northwestern University Named Rick Peterson Fellow
See news release >>

9/6/12—Applications are now being accepted for the 2013 Rovelstad Scholarship
Details >>

9/4/12—Registration for the 2012 DLF Forum is now open
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8/22/12—CLIR Issues Newsletter, Number 88
View the July/August 2012 issue of CLIR Issues >>

8/2/12—CLIR/DLF Report Highlights Need for Data Curation Education
See news release >>

7/26/12—New Report Examines Core Infrastructure Considerations for Large Digital Libraries
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7/16/12—CLIR Names New Postdoctoral Fellows
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6/29/12—CLIR Issues Newsletter, Number 87
View the May/June 2012 issue of CLIR Issues >>

6/26/12—Korey Jackson Receives ACLS Public Fellows Award; Will Join Anvil Academic
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6/12/12—How Does "Big Data" Change the Research Landscape for the Humanities and Social Sciences? New Report Provides First Public Appraisal of Digging into Data Challenge
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6/7/12—Lisa Spiro Named Program Manager for Anvil Academic
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6/7/12—Jodi Schneider Awarded 2012 Zipf Fellowship
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6/5/12—Announcing 2012 ARL/DLF/DuraSpace E-Science Institute
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5/23/12—CLIR and NITLE Accepting Nominations for Rick Peterson Fellowship
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5/14/12—Stephanie Stillo Awarded CLIR /Library of Congress Mellon Fellowship
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    4/27/12—CLIR Appoints DLF Advisory Subcommittee
    See news release >>

    4/9/12— 2012 Mellon Dissertation Fellows Named
    See news release >>

    4/3/12—CLIR, in partnership with CIC, is pleased to offer a limited number of scholarships in UNC’s upcoming DigCCurr Professional Institute
    Read more >>

    3/29/12—CLIR/DLF Announce Data Curation Fellowships
    See press release >>

    3/15/12—Assessment 360: Mapping Undergraduates and the Library at the University of Connecticut. By Susanna M. Cowan.
    See the executive summary or the full report (both in .pdf format)

    2/14/12—CLIR and NITLE to Launch Academic Publishing Program
    See press release >>

    1/10/12—CLIR Accepting Proposals for 2012 Cycle of Cataloging Hidden Special Collections and Archives Grant Program
    See press release >>

    12/29/11—CLIR Board Elects Members Leslie Weir and Herman Pabbruwe

    See press release >>

    12/15/11—CLIR Announces 2011 Hidden Collections Awards, 2012 Funding Cycle
    See press release >>

    11/15/11—View David Weinberger Keynote Address – 2011 DLF Forum
    Link to video >>

    11/9/11—CLIR's Annual Report for 2010-2011 now available.
    Details >>

    10/27/11— CLIR publishes Linked Data for Libraries, Museums, and Archives: Survey and Workshop Report
    Details >>

    10/18/11— CLIR publishes second report in our series, "Ruminations," Supporting Humanities Doctoral Student Success: A Collaborative Project between Cornell University Library and Columbia University Libraries
    Details >>

    10/5/11—DLF/DCC DPLA Beta Sprint Effort to be Presented at DPLA Plenary
    See press release >>

    8/24/11—CLIR Publishes "Rome Wasn't Digitized in a Day": Building a Cyberinfrastructure for Digital Classicists by Alison Babeu.
    See press release >>
    The report is available online. Details >>

    8/23/11—Application period now open for Mellon Fellowships, Postdoctoral Fellowships, Rovelstad Scholarship, and Zipf Fellowship for 2012
    Details>>

    7/13/11—CLIR and CIC to offer symposium on "The Future of the Liberal Arts College Library," to be held October 10-12 at Alverno College
    Details >>

    6/2/11—CLIR/DLF Receives Mellon Foundation Funding for Digital Public Library of America Prototype
    See press release >>

    5/24/11—DLF Funds Project on Business Cases for New Service Development in Research Libraries
    See press release >>

    5/24/11—New Fellowship Honors Rick Peterson
    See press release >>

    5/24/11—Kathleen Fear Awarded 2011 Zipf Fellowship
    See press release >>

    4/11/11—CLIR/DLF Receives Sloan Foundation Grant for Research on Building Data Curation Skills
    See press release >>

    4/1/11—2011 Mellon Dissertation Fellows Named
    See press release >>

    3/24/11—Application period is now open for "Archives for Non-Archivists Workshop," June 2011
    See details >>

    3/15/11—CLIR and Stanford Receive Mellon Grants for Study and Workshop on Linked Data
    See press release >>

    3/15/11—Digital Library Federation Affiliates with CenterNet
    See press release >>

    3/7/11—Digital Library Federation Launches New Web Site
    See press release >>

    2/17/11—CLIR and DLF are pleased to launch a new publication series, "Ruminations."
    See first report by John P. Wilkin >>

    2/15/11—Frye Institute 2011 Participants Named
    See press release >>

    1/19/11—CLIR Requests Preproposals for Hidden Collections Grant
    See press release >>

    12/22/10—CLIR 2011 Sponsors' Symposium. "Collaborative Opportunities Amidst Economic Pressures." April 6, 2011.
    Details >>

    12/21/10—CLIR Announces Hidden Collections Awards for 2010
    See press release >>

    12/15/10—CLIR Publishes Digital Forensics and Born-Digital Content in Cultural Heritage Collections.
    See press release >>
    The report is available online. Details >>

    11/29/10—CLIR's Annual Report for 2009-2010 now available.
    Details >>

    11/5/10—New videos feature research of CLIR Postdoctoral Fellows Ali Anooshahr and Janet Kaaya.
    Details >>

    10/7/10—What can digital humanists learn from tool building in the intelligence community? Amelia Acker and Katie Shilton share the results of their investigation in A Distant Symmetry.
    The report is available online. Details >>

    8/26/10—CLIR is now accepting applications for two workshops in its "Leadership Through New Communities of Knowledge" program
    Details >>

    8/24/10—CLIR Publishes The State of Recorded Sound Preservation in the United States: A National Legacy at Risk in the Digital Age
    The report is available online. Details >>

    8/17/10—Taiga and CLIR/DLF Align for Broader Community Benefit.
    Press release >>

    6/2/10—CLIR Publishes The Idea of Order: Transforming Research Collections for 21st Century Scholarship
    See press release >>
    The report is available online. Details >>

    5/3/10—Rachel Frick to Lead Digital Library Federation.
    Press release >>

    3/16/10—CLIR Preproposal Application for Hidden Collections Grant Now Available
    Press release >>

    2/18/10—CLIR, in partnership with CIC, is offering scholarships for participation in the University of North Carolina's upcoming DigCCurr Professional Institute.
    Details >>

    2/18/10—CLIR Board Elects New Members W. Joseph King and Joachim Küpper
    Press release >>

    12/29/09—Position available: Senior Program Officer, Digital Library Federation.

    12/17/09—Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Awards CLIR $1.4 Million Operating Grant.
    Press release >>

    12/2/09—CLIR's Annual Report for 2008-2009 now available.
    Details >>

    11/30/09—CLIR Announces Hidden Collections Awards
    See press release >>

    9/17/09—CLIR 2009 Sponsors' Symposium. "A Virtual Compass: Digital Technology and Resources as an Impetus for Change in Higher Education." December 16, 2009.
    Details >>

    9/3/09—CLIR Publishes Protection for Pre-1972 Sound Recordings under State Law and Its Impact on Use by Nonprofit Institutions: A 10-State Analysis
    The report is available online. Details >>

    6/30/09—IMLS Awards CLIR $713,000 for Project to Develop Leadership Capacity
    Press release >>

    6/23/09—CLIR Receives Grant to Explore Applications for Digital Humanities Research Derived from Intelligence Gathering Communities
    Press release >>

    4/14/09—Digital Library Federation to Continue Programs in Council on Library and Information Resources
    Press release >>

    4/1/09—CLIR Publishes Working Together or Apart: Promoting the Next Generation of Digital Scholarship
    The report is available online. Details >>
    Press release >>

    3/11/09—CLIR Publishes Copyright and Related Issues Relevant to Digital Preservation and Dissemination of Unpublished Pre-1972 Sound Recordings by Libraries and Archives by June M. Besek
    The report is available online. Details >>

    1/13/09—CLIR Publishes Archival Management Software by Lisa Spiro
    The report is available online. Details >>

    12/22/08—G. Sayeed Choudhury Appointed CLIR Senior Presidential Fellow
    See press release >>

    12/15/08—CLIR Announces Hidden Collections Awards
    See press release >>

    11/13/08—CLIR Publishes A Survey of Digital Humanities Centers in the United States by Diane M. Zorich
    The report is available online. See abstract page >>

    11/12/08—CLIR's Annual Report for 2007-2008 now available.
    Details >>

    11/12/08—CLIR is moving on November 15, 2008.
    New address >>

    11/12/08—"Promoting Digital Scholarship: Formulating Research Challenges in the Humanities, Social Sciences and Computation," CLIR/NEH symposium held September 15, 2008. Details and background papers now available >>

    10/20/08—CLIR to Receive 2008 Award for Outstanding Support of Archives
    See press release >>

    10/1/08—CLIR 2008 Sponsors' Symposium. "Emerging Fields of Study: New Research, Environments, and Credentials." December 10, 2008.
    Details >>

    8/13/08—CLIR Publishes No Brief Candle: Reconceiving Research Libraries for the 21st Century
    See press release >>
    The report is available online. Please view the report's abstract page >>

    6/30/08—CLIR has opened the application period for its new grant program, Cataloging Hidden Special Collections and Archives
    See press release >>

    4/17/08—CLIR Publishes The Seamless Cyberinfrastructure: The Challenges of Studying Users of Mass Digitization and Institutional Repositories by Dawn Schmitz.
    The report is available as a PDF download >>

    3/17/08—Mellon Grants CLIR $4.27 Million for Program to Catalog Hidden Collections
    See press release >>

    2/6/08—CLIR Publishes Preservation in the Age of Large-Scale Digitization, A White Paper by Oya Y. Rieger
    See press release >>
    The report is available online. Please view the report's abstract page >>

    7/24/07—Michael Keller Appointed CLIR Senior Presidential Fellow
    See press release >>

    7/10/07—Mellon Foundation Awards CLIR Grant To Examine Scholarly Utility of Large-Scale Digitization Projects
    See press release >>

    7/10/07—CLIR's 2007 Sponsors' Symposium "The Architecture of Knowledge: How Research Programs and New Courses are Built." December 12, 2007.
    Details >>

    5/1/07—Charles J. Henry Receives Fulbright Senior Specialist Award for China
    See press release >>

    4/9/07—Amy Friedlander Named CLIR Director of Programs
    See press release >>

    3/19/07—Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Awards CLIR Operating Grant
    See press release >>

    2/23/07—CLIR Publishes Census of Institutional Repositories in the United States: MIRACLE Project Research Findings by Karen Markey, Soo Young Rieh, Beth St. Jean, Jihyun Kim, and Elizabeth Yakel
    The report is available online. Please view the report's abstract page >>

    1/25/07—CLIR Publishes Library Workflow Redesign: Six Case Studies by Marilyn Mitchell, editor
    The report is available online. Please view the report's abstract page >>

    1/3/07—Peter Brantley appointed DLF Executive Director
    See press release >>

    12/12/06—Invitation for Comments on Mid-Career Library Leadership Training
    Details >>

    11/6/06—CLIR Board Elects New Chair, Vice Chair
    See press release >>

    11/3/06—Charles J. Henry Named CLIR President
    See press release >>

    10/2/06—CLIR Publishes E-Journal Archiving Metes and Bounds: A Survey of the Landscape by Anne R. Kenney, Richard Entlich, Peter B. Hirtle, Nancy Y. McGovern, and Ellie L. Buckley
    The report is available online. Please view the report's abstract page >>

    8/21/06—Nepal Organization Receives International Award for Development of Rural Community Library System Providing No-Cost Access to Information Technology
    See press release >>

    6/21/06—Oxford University Joins the Digital Library Federation
    See press release >>

    6/13/06—The CLIR Board seeks an energetic and articulate leader with a broad vision for libraries and the management of information resources

    6/8/06—Susan Perry Appointed CLIR Interim President
    See press release >>

    5/3/06—Nancy Davenport Steps Down as President of the Council on Library and Information Resources
    See press release >>

    3/22/06—CLIR and Library of Congress Publish Capturing Analog Sound for Digital Preservation: Report of a Roundtable Discussion of Best Practices for Transferring Analog Discs and Tapes
    See press release >>
    The report is available online. Please view the report's abstract page >>

    3/8/06—CLIR Publishes Shidhulai Swanirvar Sangstha: Bringing Information Technology to Rural Bangladesh by Boat
    Shidhulai Swanirvar Sangstha is the 2005 recipient of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Access to Learning Award. This report is a case study of of how Shidhulai Swanirvar Sangstha approached formidable obstacles and documents the success of the project.
    Please view the report's abstract page >>

    12/16/05—DLF Aquifer Invites Public Review of Metadata Guidelines
    Press release >>

    12/5/05—CLIR and Library of Congress Publish Copyright Issues Relevant to Digital Preservation and Dissemination of Pre-1972 Commercial Sound Recordings by Libraries and Archives
    See press release >>
    The report is available online. Please view the report's abstract page >>

    11/30/05—Geneva Henry Named Distinguished Fellow
    Press release >>

    10/20/05—CLIR and DLF Publish Acquiring Copyright Permission to Digitize and Provide Open Access to Books by Denise Troll Covey. This report begins with a brief overview of U.S. copyright laws, licensing practices, and technological developments in publishing that serve as the backdrop for the current environment. It then recounts in detail three efforts undertaken at Carnegie-Mellon University to secure copyright permission to digitize and provide open access to books with scholarly content.
    See press release >>
    The report is available online. Please view the report's abstract page >>

    10/19/05—CLIR's Annual Report 2004-2005 now available
    Details >>

    10/4/05—The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Awards CLIR Operating Grant
    Press release >>

    9/1/05—CLIR and DLF Publish A Kaleidoscope of Digital American Literature
    This report by Martha L. Brogan offers a sampling of the types of digital resources currently available or under development in support of American literature; and identifies the prevailing concerns of specialists in the field as expressed during interviews conducted between July 2004 and May 2005. See press release >>
    The report is available online. Please view the report's abstract page >>

    8/25/05—CLIR Publishes Survey of Reissues of U.S. Recordings
    The purpose of this study was to determine the legal accessibility of sound recordings published in the United States. The survey was designed to quantify the degree to which rights holders of historical sound recordings have made available, either directly or through licensees, past recordings that they control.
    The report is available online. Please view the report's abstract page >>

    8/17/05—Managing Digital Assets: Strategic Issues for Research Libraries
    This one-day forum, sponsored by ARL, CNI, CLIR, and DLF, will take place Friday, October 28, 2005, at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC, from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. Details >>

    8/16/05—Bangladeshi Organization Receives Award for Using Traditional Boats and River Networks to Deliver Access to Information Technology
    Press release >>

    8/3/05—CLIR Publishes Århus Public Libraries: Embracing Diversity, Empowering Citizens in Denmark
    The Århus Public Libraries in Denmark received the 2004 Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Access to Learning Award. This report focuses on the progress the Libraries have made in reaching out to immigrant and refugee communities with library services based on the latest in information technology.
    Please view the report's abstract page >>

    7/27/05—CLIR Publishes EVERGREEN Bringing Information Resources to Rural China
    The China Evergreen Rural Library Service (CERLS) received the 2004 Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Access to Learning Award for placing computers in rural public high schools in China. CLIR manages the Access to Learning Award.
    Please view the report's abstract page >>

    6/1/05—Bibliotheca Alexandrina Joins Digital Library Federation
    Press release >>

    5/9/05—CLIR Board Elects New Members
    Press release >>

    2/24/05—CLIR Publishes Library as Place: Rethinking Roles, Rethinking Space
    What is the role of a library when users can obtain information from any location? And what does this role change mean for the creation and design of library space? Six authors explore these questions in a CLIR report published February, 2005. Please view the report's abstract page, which contains links to an Executive Summary and the complete report in both full text HTML and PDF formats. There is also a press release >>

    2/9/05—Managing Digital Assets: A Primer for Library and Information Technology Administrators
    A reading list and speakers' presentation slides from this workshop held February 4–6, 2005 are now available on the workshop's summary page >>

    2/5/05—Katherine Kott Named Aquifer Director
    Press release >>

    11/1/04—CLIR Board Elects New Officers
    The CLIR Board elected three new officers at its semiannual meeting October 29. See press release for details.

    10/20/04—JISC Joins the Digital Library Federation
    The Executive Committee of the Digital Library Federation (DLF) has announced that the United Kingdom's Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) has joined the DLF as its first Ally from outside the United States. JISC is a joint committee of the UK further and higher education funding councils and is responsible for supporting the innovative use of information and communication technology to support learning, teaching, and research. See press release for details.

    10/13/04—Managing Digital Assets: A Primer for Library and Information Technology Administrators
    In February 2005, CLIR will offer a three-day workshop for library and information technology administrators who need in-depth information about the planning, purchase, implementation, and management of digital assets.

    8/24/04—Gates Foundation Awards Libraries in Denmark and China for Providing Free Information Technology to Underserved Communities
    Press release >>.

    8/16/04—CLIR Publishes Survey of the State of Audio Collections in Academic Libraries
    CLIR performed a survey in 2003 to study the state of audio recordings in academic libraries. The results are in a new report published August, 2004 and available on this Web site. Please view the report's abstract page, which contains links to an Executive Summary and the complete report in both PDF and HTML formats. Print copies can be ordered by using the dialog at the bottom of the abstract page >>.

    6/17/04—Study Cites Long-Term Cost Savings from Electronic Journals
    Electronic journals are fast replacing print in many academic and research libraries. And at most libraries, it seems inevitable that this format transition will run to completion. What effects will these developments have on library operations and nonsubscription expenditures? This question is addressed in a new report from CLIR, titled The Nonsubscription Side of Periodicals: Changes in Library Operations and Costs between Print and Electronic Formats.