Michael Skaggs is a doctoral candidate in the Department of History at the University of Notre Dame. He studies religion in the American Midwest, and is particularly interested in how interfaith organizations addressed social problems.

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CRRA Update
Fall 2015
(September, October, November)
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Feature Article: Interview with Jim McCartin

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Spring 2015
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Fall 2014
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Summer 2014
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Spring 2014
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CRRA Update
Winter 2014
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SAVE THE DATE
CRRA All Member Annual Meeting at Marquette University on May 7-8, 2014, in Milwaukee. Details are posted to the CRRA News and Events page.

CRRA Update
September, October, November, 2013
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CRRA Update
July/August 2013
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• From the Board, by Tyrone Cannon, Chair. Welcome to the new year …
• Committee briefs. We are fortunate to have the leadership of our experienced and energetic committee chairs, all of whom are continuing this year.
• New Subcommittee on Subject Guides, by Evelyn Minick,Chair. We have set up a new subcommittee to carry out our goal of developing a subject guide framework to embed the portal and newspapers program into library websites, library instruction and reference tools.
• Collection Spotlight. “Catholic Church Extension Records” by Kathy Young, University Archivist, Loyola University Chicago
• Treasures from the CRRA: Women Religious, An online exhibit of images from 13 of our member institutions. The digital exhibit, Treasures from the Catholic Research Resource Alliance: Women Religious, began with the idea of highlighting some of the rare and unique resources that are available as bibliographic citations and finding aids through the Catholic Portal.
• Highlights from the CRRA Annual Meeting in Chicago – July, 2013. Over 40 CRRA members and guests participated in lively and informative discussions on priorities and goals in Chicago.
• Catholic Newspaper Program. Current activities are focused on choosing the directory platform, identifying and engaging partners for digitizing as well as for other assistance in moving forward.
• CRRA Member News. Invitation to Participate in the Catholic Archives in the Digital Age: A Conference for Reports, Archivists, and Scholars. You are invited to join in discussions (in person or via livestream) for this first-ever conference of Catholic press and Catholic archivists on October 9, 2013 at the Catholic University of America. Registration is free.
• Regis University Announces A Scholarly Online, Open Access Journal
  Welcome to Jesuit Higher Education: A Journal (JHE), a scholarly online, open access journal
• Who is Visiting the CRRA Website and How Are They Using It? – A Report from Google Analytics for the Period of May-July 2013
• Position Announcements from DePaul University (Chicago) and Duquesne University (Pittsburgh)

 CRRA Update
May/June 2013
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• CRRA Annual Meeting in Chicago - Monday and Tuesday, July 1-2, 2013
• ·CRRA is the LEAD STORY in the Cushwa Center’s spring 2013 American Catholic Studies Newsletter
• FROM THE BOARD, Janice Welburn on CRRA 501c3 status and more
• Collection Spotlight “Fun and Facts: the Treasure Chest Collection at the American Catholic History Research Center and University Archives at Catholic University”
  by Dr. Maria Mazzenga, Education Archivist
• Shout outs to Margaret Heller (Loyola University Chicago) and Marta Deyrup (Seton Hall University)
• VuFind Tip #2: Tagging a Record

CRRA Update
March/April 2013

• From the Board: Janice Welburn, chair, announcing CRRA as a nonprofit corporation
• From the Membership Committee: Evelyn Minick , chair, welcomes Mount St. Mary’s University
• Member News: Congratulations to Joe Lucia (Villanova), Morgan McIntosh Hodgetts (DePaul) and Maria Mazzenga (Catholic University)
• Feature Article: Indexing and displaying Encoded Archival Description files in the Catholic portal
• Committee Updates: From the Collections Committee on Treasures from the Catholic Research Resources Alliance: Women Religious; Newspapers Task Force on Survey of Member Holdings
• From the CRRA: Annual plan update and Member holdings in the portal
• CRRA in the News: Thanks to Diane Maher (University of San Diego)
• Portal Tech Tip: Using the comments feature
• Upcoming events: Catholic Legacies in Victoria (May 28-29, 2013)

This month's update includes:

• From the Board: Janice Welburn, chair, on Becoming a nonprofit federally tax-exempt corporation
• Member News:  Villanova wins ACRL Excellence in Libraries Award!; Congratulations to Carol Johnson, Bob Skinner, and Stephanie Clark; CRRA in the Spotlight
• Feature Article: Learning more about our collection through selecting materials for CRRA, by Lisa Gonzalez, Catholic Theological Union
• Committee Updates:  From The Collections Committee on Updating the collection policy; the Digital Access Committee on EAD records, the website, and more; and the Newspapers Task Force on the List of Catholic Newspapers Online
• Grant opportunities: CLIR Hidden Collections proposals due March 22, 2013
• Upcoming events: The CRRA Annual Meeting (July 2)

FROM THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Janice Welburn, Chair

Last year, we adopted an inspiring vision describing what we want to achieve and an ambitious, actionable plan for getting there.  In this context, members, committees and the Board develop an annual strategic plan. The Board met on December 12, 2012 at Lauinger Library, Georgetown University. Committee chairs joined us for a discussion of goals and current activities for this year, which we all agreed was informative and helpful in creating a broad understanding of how the goals and activities of each group fit into the overall directions. 

CRRA Update
October 2012

• Please Join Us for a Sneak Preview of the CRRA Updated Website
• CRRA Collections Spotlight: New Jersey Catholic Historical Commission Newsletter Digitization, by Alan Delozier (Seton Hall University)
• Re-indexing EAD Files, by Eric Morgan (ND)
• DePaul Hosts Catholic Research Resources Alliance Symposium, by Scott Walter, (DePaul University)
• Might be of interest: 2012 Chicago Colloquium on Digital Humanities & Computer Science

The August Update highlights the fall symposium, our newest member and CRRA liaisons.
Please mark your calendars for the upcoming CRRA/Depaul Symposium, and consider attending too the Loyola University Chicago Colloquium just days following the Symposium.

• Call for Posters for the CRRA/DePaul Fall Symposium – Deadline is Wednesday, September 19
• Announcing a Colloquium with John Padberg, S.J. Thursday, October 18, 2012, 3:30-5:30. Loyola University Chicago Lakeshore Campus
• The CRRA Welcomes Regis University (Denver, Colorado)
• Introducing CRRA Liaisons
• CRRA All Member Meeting Highlights (Anaheim)

CRRA UPDATE

April 2012