The Center for Research Libraries  
   An international not-for-profit consortium of colleges, universities and libraries that provides scholarly research resources to users everywhere. Governed by the major research libraries of North America, CRL is funded by fees, grants and contributions.
   http://wwwcrl.uchicago.edu/

Association of Research Libraries  
   A not-for-profit membership organization for libraries of North American research institutions and operates as a forum for the exchange of ideas and as an agent for collective action.
   http://www.arl.org/

Research Libraries Group  
   A not-for-profit membership corporation of institutions devoted to improving access to information that supports research and learning.
   http://www.rlg.org/

American Council of Learned Societies  
   A private non-profit federation of national scholarly organizations which promote the advancement of humanistic studies. Member of the Research Library Group (RLG).
   http://www.acls.org/jshome.htm

Association of American Universities  
   Founded in 1900. An organization which assists universities in the United States and Canada develop national policy positions on issues that relate to academic research and graduate and professional education. The site provides a discussion forum for th
   http://www.aau.edu/

Consortium of University Research Libraries  
   Information and details about the services and activities of this British library consortium.
   http://www.curl.ac.uk/

Library of the American Library Association  
   Provides resources to ALA members and others interested in information technologies; and maintains links to library resources worldwide.
   http://www.ala.org/ala/alalibrary/alalibrary.htm

Association of College and Research Libraries  
   ACRL, the largest division of the American Library Association, is a professional association of academic librarians and other interested individuals dedicated to enhancing resources that support learning, teaching, and research.
   http://www.ala.org/ACRLTemplate.cfm