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CLIR Statement on Ukraine
The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) stands with the people of Ukraine as they struggle against the unprovoked invasion of their country by
March 3, 2022
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Application Period Open for CLIR Institutes New Zealand
Application Period Open for CLIR Institutes, New Zealand. CLIR is now accepting applications for CLIR Institutes, New Zealand (Aotearoa), to be held in Auckland and
January 31, 2022
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Apply Now for 2022 Community Data Fellowships
Apply Now for 2022 Community Data Fellowships New postdoctoral fellowships offer chance to work on projects to ethically capture and share data relevant to underrepresented
January 24, 2022
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CLIR Announces Awards for New Publication Series
CLIR today announced award recipients for its new “Pocket Burgundy” publication series. The series, which derives its name from the deep red covers of CLIR’s
December 13, 2021
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Digital Library of the Middle East Implements Major Upgrades
Improvements to the platform’s interface provide enhanced capabilities for browsing, searching, and organizing content The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR), Qatar National
June 21, 2021
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CLIR Becomes Administrative Home for International Internet Preservation Consortium
CLIR has become the administrative home of the International Internet Preservation Consortium (IIPC) with the move of its senior program officer, Olga Holownia, to the
May 18, 2021
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CLIR Announces 2020 Digitizing Hidden Special Collections and Archives Awards
Washington, DC, March 31, 2021—The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) today announced the award of $4.02 million to fund 16 digitization projects through
March 31, 2021
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Mellon Foundation Funds CLIR’s Digitizing Hidden Collections and Archives: Amplifying Unheard Voices
The award supports a shift in thematic focus to collections of historically marginalized people, has a shortened application period, and opens eligibility to Canadian nonprofit
February 17, 2021
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CLIR Publishes Symposium Report and Recommendations for Working with Archives and Libraries in Latin America and the Caribbean
A new CLIR report presents recommendations from a symposium focused on equitable practices for enhancing engagement with librarians, archivists, and other cultural heritage professionals in
February 16, 2021
(Re)Collections
Share Your Reflections: One Year with COVID-19
In March 2020 CLIR started the COVID (Re)Collections blog series to help people in the information field process COVID-19 and share their responses as
February 3, 2021
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CLIR Receives $2.01 Million Mellon Foundation Grant to Extend Data Curation Fellowships in African American and African Studies
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded CLIR $2.01 million to extend Data Curation Fellowships in African American and African Studies. This funding will support
January 15, 2021
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Redwoods and Material Memory, with Nicole Kang Ferraiolo
Note: this blog is reposted from the CLIR Grants & Programs Fall 2020 newsletter, released November 18. The second season of CLIR’s podcast Material Memory
November 19, 2020