Building on the established libraries and research collections of
its twenty-three constituent centers, the Council
of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC) in 1999 launched
the American Overseas Digital Library (AODL). The AODL is as a cost-effective,
efficient, centralized, Internet-based mechanism for the standardization
and electronic delivery of important bibliographic and full-text
primary and secondary source information from all CAORC member centers,
covering both print collections and research collections in other
media. The initial resources for the AODL program were located in
overseas centers in Europe, the Near and Middle East, South and
Southeast Asia, and West Africa. The program now includes bibliographic
materials from Inner Asia and the New World, as well as from other
collections in countries that host centers. To reflect this new
level of participation and coverage, in November 2004 the program's
name was changed to Digital Library for International Research (DLIR).
The
keystone of the Digital Library for International Research, and
the first of its goals to be completed, is the on-line public access
catalog containing the records of all the holdings in all participating
libraries. From 1999 until 2008 the DLIR's Online
Catalog, was maintained at the University of Utah's Marriott
Library. In 2008 it was migrated to the Center
for Research Libraries, in cooperation with CRL's Global Resources
Network. DLIR's catalog continues to grow rapidly as new materials
are acquired and cataloged. Additional components of the DLIR program
are brought online as they are completed. Please see the e-Resources
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| Council
of American Overseas Research Centers
The
Council of American
Overseas Research Centers (CAORC) is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit
consortium of American Overseas Research Centers that themselves
are consortia of U.S. universities, colleges, museums, and research
institutes. CAORC's twenty-three
member centers in Europe, the Near and Middle East, South and
Southeast Asia, West Africa, and the New World maintain a permanent
international presence in the host countries where they operate
and are the primary vehicle through which American scholars carry
out research vital to our understanding of and interaction with
other cultures. Some centers have existed for over a century while
others were founded in the decades following World War II in response
to American scholarly needs and host country invitations. Member
centers promote humanistic research, primarily through sponsorship
of fellowship programs, foreign language study, and collaborative
research projects. They facilitate access to research resources,
provide a forum for contact and exchange, offer library and technical
support and accommodation, and disseminate information to the scholarly
and general public by means of conferences, seminars, exhibitions,
and publications.
American
Institute for Yemeni Studies
The
American Institute
for Yemeni Studies (AIYS) is a 501(c)3 consortium of U.S. institutions
of higher education, museums, and research institutes dedicated
to educational and cultural exchange between the U.S. and Yemen.
Acting in cooperation with CAORC and the Center for Research Libaries,
AIYS was the primary sponsor of the initial phases of the DLIR program.
AIYS Executive Director, Dr. Maria deJ. Ellis is DLIR's Project
Director.
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