CLIR forges strategies to enhance research, teaching, and learning environments in collaboration with libraries, cultural institutions, and communities of higher learning. We foster collaboration by investing in cross-disciplinary intellectual leadership, strategic programs, and professional development opportunities.
CLIR is delighted to announce that Shaneé Yvette Willis will join CLIR as the new Senior Program Officer for DLF, beginning September 2, 2025. With over 14 years
CLIR Now Accepting Applications for Digitizing Hidden Collections: Amplifying Unheard Voices Grant Program August 5, 2025, Alexandria, VA: The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) is now
CLIR Funds 21 Digital Reformatting Projects Through Recordings at Risk Alexandria, VA, August 4, 2025: The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) has awarded $814,332 in grants
Supporting Software Preservation Services in Research and Memory Organizations Co-published by CLIR and the Software Preservation Network Jessica G. Benner, Seth Erickson, Wendy Hagenmaier, Monique
A Message from the President This post is also available in: Arabic, French, German, Italian, Māori, Spanish, and Swahili Hope, defined in general terms as
Travel to Nashville, Tennessee, “the cradle of student protest,” to learn about Fisk University’s activist legacy–from the Jubilee Singers in the 1800s to the sit-ins of the 1960s to Black Lives Matter today.
We believe the future depends on the preservation, organization, and accessibility of knowledge. Through collaboration with cultural institutions across the globe, we foster cross-disciplinary thought leadership, tactical programs, and professional development opportunities.