CDLINFO News
New content: Updates to Women and Social Movements in the United States
UC users now have access to updated content from 2021-2024 in the database Women and Social Movements in the United States Since 1600. These updates provide new and unique content within the journal and primary source archival materials, and adds […]
WEST Program Refresher – New Demo of On Demand Comparison & Analytics Reports!
On January 22nd WEST hosted an hour-long webinar that provided a refresher on the WEST program and an info session on WEST Archiving. The first half of the webinar covered the history of WEST as well as the vision, mission, […]
Merritt Digital Preservation Repository – January 2026
Merritt is a digital preservation repository from the University of California Curation Center (UC3) that enables the UC community to manage, archive, and share its valuable digital content. Welcome to the Merritt service update for January 2026 Content and Collections […]
International Water Association Publishing ebooks
The University of California users now have access to 2002-2025 ebooks from the International Water Association (IWA). Term access (not perpetual) to these books has been granted by the publisher, in association with the UC’s journal access. From IWA […]
Advancing Open Monograph Opportunities at UC: New Pathways for the Future
Photo by Caleb Jones on Unsplash The University of California (UC) Libraries have released a new report, Advancing Open Monograph Opportunities at UC, outlining a values-based framework, key recommendations, and practical strategies for advancing open access (OA) monograph publishing. Developed within UC, the […]
Open Access for UC-Authored Monographs – A UC Libraries Pilot Project
Photo by Katerina on Unsplash Starting in 2025, UC Libraries are supporting several projects intended to broaden access to University of California research and scholarship by making UC-authored books open access. Following on successful efforts to open UC-authored journal articles, these projects will enable […]
SCP Update – January 2026
The SCP Update is a compilation of the collaborative efforts of CDL Acquisitions, the Shared Cataloging Program, the Electronic Resource Services Manager and other members of Shared Collections and the California Digital Library. Highlights on Titles Cataloged for CDL-Managed Electronic […]
WEST Office Hour – January 8th, from 10am-11am PT
WEST will be holding its monthly office hour on January 8th, from 10am-11am PT! This month we will start with a demo of the location review functionality in AGUA, but as usual, all topics are welcome! If you have any […]
SCP Update – December 2025
The SCP Update is a compilation of the collaborative efforts of CDL Acquisitions, the Shared Cataloging Program, the Electronic Resource Services Manager and other members of Shared Collections and the California Digital Library. Highlights on Titles Cataloged for CDL-Managed Electronic […]
Deselection Deep Dives Recap and Roundup
The WEST Executive Committee and Operations and Collections Council members requested that the Project Team explore ways to showcase members’ specific journal review stories, as a way to highlight how members are employing WEST in managing their collections, and hopefully […]