The Engagement and Promotion Working Group supports CERL’s outreach by providing advice on communication. Working with the CERL Secretariat, the group advises on messaging and content design, helping ensure that CERL’s work is presented clearly and consistently to its members and to the research and library communities.

The CERL Secretariat manages promotional activities and maintains CERL’s communication channels. The Working Group provides advisory support, contributing guidance on design, messaging, and guideline development. CERL members are encouraged to contribute content that highlights activities, events, publications, and collaborations.

Key focuses of the working group currently include:

  • Advising on the redesign of the CERL website
  • Providing content for CERL social media channels and generating ideas for blog content
  • Developing guidelines to support clear and effective communication

Coordinated by Charlotte Murphy, CERL Outreach and Communication Officer

  • Vera Andriopoulou, Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation, Athens
  • Cristina Dondi, CERL Secretary
  • Vicky Gerontopoulou, Onassis Foundation (2025– )
  • Marian Lefferts, CERL Executive Manage

Vacancies: CERL members are invited to nominate a member of staff to participate in this working group.

The Engagement and Promotion Working Group maintains or contributes to the following channels and resources:

• Social Media: CERL engages with its community through social media channels including LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, and BlueSky, where we share updates, announcements, highlights from activities and events, and opportunities for collaboration and engagement.

• YouTube: the CERL YouTube channel hosts recordings of online events, presentations, and other video content related to CERL projects, resources, and tools.

• Blog: the CERL Blog features articles, contributions, and reflections from the community on topics related to rare books, heritage collections, and CERL initiatives including our internship and placement programme.

• Newsletter: the CERL Newsletter provides biannual updates on activities, projects, events, and news relevant to the CERL community. You can subscribe by sending us a simple email.

Connecting the CERL Community

The Engagement and Promotion Working Group welcomes and supports initiatives that strengthen connections across the CERL community, including advice on the use of CERL’s blog and social media channels to share updates and highlight member activities.

Contact information

For more information about the Engagement and Promotion Working Group, please contact the Chair: Marian Lefferts, Consortium of European Research Libraries .