The Center for Research Libraries (CRL) is an international consortium of university, college, and independent research libraries. Northwestern is a member of CRL and can borrow any of its materials through Interlibrary Loan. Below are examples of some of the CRL holdings related to Islamic Studies.

• Arabic manuscripts in the British Library. Ḥadīth [microform] British Library. Oriental and India Office Collections
  Lieden, Netherlands : IDC Publishers, [2001?]-
  Request through Interlibrary Loan from Center for Research Libraries. See instructions on requesting item from CRL below.


• Islamfiche [microform] : readings from primary sources / [produced and developed under the auspices of the] ACLC Islamic Teaching Materials Project ; [general editors, William A. Graham and Marilyn R. Waldman ; assistant editor, Miriam Rosen]
  Graham, William A. (William Albert), 1943-
  Zug, Switzerland : IDC, 1983-1987
  Request through Interlibrary Loan from Center for Research Libraries. See instructions on requesting item from CRL below.


• Arabic manuscripts in the library of the S.O.A.S, University of London [microform] /
  Zug, Switzerland : Inter Documentation Co., 1985
  Request through Interlibrary Loan from Center for Research Libraries. See instructions on requesting item from CRL below.

For more materials available at CRL see their Middle Eastern Studies Guide

Materials from the Center for Research Libraries can be sent to the Northwestern Libraries via Interlibrary Loan. To request materials from CRL please follow these steps:

1. Locate work in CRL catalog. Under Request Items from CRL select Northwestern University from the drop down list:
   
2. You will now be at a library page for Interlibrary Loan. Click on the link to the ILL form:
   
3. Select Request Article, Chapter, Etc. or Request Book, Microfilm Etc. depending on what type of material you are requesting:
   
4. Fill in appropriate form with information from CRL record:
   
5. Click on Submit Request button on bottom of page: