Guided by the CRL Collection Development Policy, GLCC acquires research materials pertaining to German language materials and other related fields of study, emphasizing but not limited to primary resource material from or about the German language and culture; promotes and facilitates the cooperative exchange of ideas and resources between research libraries related to this work; and works to improve access to German-language resources through licensing, digitization, and institutional connections. GLCC supports the acquisition, sharing, and use of German-language materials among North American libraries, and the fostering of closer collaboration with German language research libraries.
The German Language Collection Committee continues work begun by GNARP, which migrated from a project to a committee in 2025.