Global Press Archive CRL Alliance Phase 2

Launched in 2018 by East View Information Services and the Center for Research Libraries, Phase 1 of the Global Press Archive CRL Alliance developed a series of thematically designed newspaper collections to meet the priorities of CRL members. Phase 1 of the CRL Alliance will features hundreds of titles across nine thematic collections (six of which are completely open-access totaling 4.5 million pages of content. 

To build on this groundbreaking academic-commercial partnership, planning for Phase 2 of the Global Press Archive CRL Alliance is underway. Like the previous iteration of the Alliance, Phase 2 highlights the same commitment to open-access and contemporary content, enabling new research in areas previously bounded, and increasing diverse perspectives while providing the broadest accessibility possible to rare, vernacular-language newspaper content from around the world. Content for Phase 2 will be identified by CRL and contributing institutions, and prioritized by an advisory group and multiple selection teams with vast subject expertise drawn from across the CRL membership. Phase 2 will culminate in the creation of six new collections — four open-access and two CRL-wide — totaling up to 3 million pages over two years. Phase 2 also includes:

• Hosting of files on East View's Global Press Archive platform, featuring full image and text content interoperable among all open-access and commercially delivered content.
• Support for innovative use of digitized content on request.
• Discounts on non-Alliance Global Press Archive resources, as well as favorable pricing on custom digitization projects for members.