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Center for Research Libraries (CRL)

Centre for Research Libraries logo The Center for Research Libraries purchases specialized primary source materials rarely held by North American libraries. McMaster faculty and students can obtain these resources via extended interlibrary loan.

 

How can I search for CRL materials?


What kinds of material does CRL collect?

Digital Collections
 E-Collections

Area Studies

Area Studies: Print and Microform Collections

  • Latin America
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Middle East
  • South and Southeast Asia
  • Slavic and Eastern Europe
  • Western Europe

Includes journals, newspapers, government documents, statistical series, foreign bank publications.
Foreign Journals and Newspapers

Foreign Journals and Newspapers

  • 6500+ newspapers from every region of the world
  • Journals rarely held by North American libraries

U.S. Newspapers

  • 2000+ ethnic titles
  • 2500+ general circulating newspapers

 

Foreign Dissertations

Foreign Dissertations

  • more than 750, 000 dissertations from outside the U.S. and Canada
  • titles not held by CRL can be ordered if requested by a member institution

New: Latin American Newspapers—a World Newspaper Archive collection

Latin American Newspapers represents the initial result of the partnership between the Center for Research Libraries (CRL) and Readex, a division of NewsBank, to systematically create the world's largest Web-based collection of international newspapers. On completion, Latin American Newspapers will include approximately 35 fully searchable newspapers printed throughout this region in the 19th and 20th centuries. CRL will guarantee the long-term persistence and continued functionality of the news content for the CRL community. The preliminary release of the first collection is now available, consisting of El Mercurio (1914-1922), a Spanish-language paper published in Santiago, Chile; O Estado de São Paulo (1876-1914), which traces Brazil’s history from an empire to a republic; La Razon fromArgentina; and Mexican Herald, an English-language title bringing international and local news to the American expatriate community in Mexico.

McMaster University is a charter participant in CRL's World Newspaper Archive.


How do I obtain materials from CRL?

You can borrow materials via RACER (Interlibrary Loan). Although subject to recall after two weeks, items are generally available for long-term use. You can fill in a Blank Request Form (on the left toolbar) or follow the steps below to search CRL from within RACER:

    • Log into RACER
    • Under Standard Search, use the pulldown to select Current Profile: International Cat

      CRL Search in RACER
    • Uncheck all catalogues except Center for Research Libraries.
    • Search for the items needed. Click on Get It and submit form as normal.

Hear how patrons at Carleton University use CRL


CRL Video 2008 from Christine Taylor on Vimeo.

All images courtesy of the Center for Research Libraries.