Dear Colleagues, We are writing to invite you to participate in a growing community of libraries interested in Controlled Digital Lending (CDL). CDL is an emerging method that allows libraries to loan print books in digital formats to patrons in a "lend like print" fashion. CDL allows patrons remote access to a book that the library has in print. The library would lend a digital version of the book while taking the print book out of circulation until the digital version is returned or expires. While the use of CDL preceded the pandemic, its value was underscored by the pandemic, which forced the closure of libraries to patrons and to the general public. Through CDL, libraries use technical controls to ensure a consistent "owned-to-loaned" ratio, meaning the library circulates the exact number of copies of a specific title it owns, regardless of format, putting controls in place to prevent users from redistributing or copying the digitized version. Below are a few specific ways you can learn more about CDL and participate in the growing CDL community. 1. Review the CDL White Paper<https://dash.harvard.edu/handle/1/42664235> (September 2018), written by Duke's Dave Hansen and Harvard's Kyle K. Courtney, and other resources on the CDL web site<https://controlleddigitallending.org/>. 2. Review the CDL Future Thinking Resource Guide<http://www.aserl.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Future_Thinking__ASERL_Resource_Guide__March-2021.pdf> (March 2021), developed by the Association of Southeastern Research Libraries (ASERL). 3. Participate in an upcoming CDLI forum and review past forums<https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1CaA7objYfn1Arf0p4zcactX_MwsO8k_p>. (Next forum is September 22.) 4. Join the CDL Implementers Google Group<https://sites.google.com/view/cdl-implementers/request-to-join?authuser=0>. (Forums are announced on this Google Group.) 5. Read this Internet Archive post<http://blog.archive.org/2021/02/24/howard-university-joins-open-libraries-embraces-digital-access-for-students/> about Howard University's decision to join the Open Libraries Program If any of you already are using or considering using CDL, we would appreciate hearing from you about your experiences. Please send any questions or ideas to the CDLI Secretariat (cdli-secretariat@googlegroups.com<mailto:cdli-secretariat@googlegroups.com>, 10 members) or to the broader CDL Implementers group (cdl-implementers@googlegroups.com, 360 members)<https://groups.google.com/g/cdl-implementers>. Thank you, Dr. Theodosia Shields Director of Library Services, North Carolina Central University Executive Committee member, Triangle Research Libraries Network (TRLN) Lisa Croucher Executive Director, Triangle Research Libraries Network (TRLN) Sandra M. Phoenix HBCU Library Alliance Executive Director Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library 111 James P. Brawley Drive SW Atlanta GA 30314 404-978-2118 (office) 404-702-5854 (cell) http://www.hbculibraries.org<http://www.hbculibraries.org/> sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> Honor the ancestors, honor the children and those yet to come. Building Capacity for Humanities Special Collections at HBCUs - Become an ally and partner with us to protect, preserve and share a more authentic record of American history. Follow this link http://hbculibraries.org/humanities-2019.html for more information. Follow this link http://hbculibraries.org/ and click on the Donate Now button to invest in this project. Your support is appreciated. Follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/hbculibraryalliance1/ and Twitter at https://twitter.com/HBCULibAlliance Check out "PULSE!" The HBCU Library Alliance's News Source! - https://hbculibraryalliance.wordpress.com/