Year: 2007
Critical Information on UC/OCLC Pilot
This article provides a status report on the UC/OCLC Pilot (or Next Generation Melvyl) Project including information on the task groups being formed, the planning process and an introduction to the University of Washington's WorldCat Local pilot that was just publicly launched.
Annual Resource Liaisons Meeting: You Can Be There Now
Didn't make it to the Resource Liaisons Meeting in Newport Beach? Have no fear. The meeting notes, presentations, and audio files are now up on the CDL Resource Liaisons web page.
New Resource: Academe Today
Academe Today, The Chronicle of Higher Education's daily email report (formerly premium content), is now freely available.
Findings and Recommendations from the CDL Spring 2006 Assessment Project
A full report of the findings and recommendations from the CDL Spring 2006 assessment project, entitled “Communication and Collaboration: Priorities and Perspectives on the UC Libraries-CDL Partnership” has been released and is available at:
http://www.cdlib.org/inside/assess/evaluation_activities/docs/2007/cdl_spring2006.pdf
UC-eLinks UCSD Assessment Report
On behalf of Head of Public Services (HOPS) and the UC-eLinks project team, CDL's assessment unit traveled to UCSD to assess a prototype version of the UC-eLinks window. The main purpose of this assessment was to determine if the changes made to the UC-eLinks user interface improved the usability of the interface.
American West Status Report
American West (AmWest) is a three-year William and Flora Hewlett Foundation grant to assemble a virtual collection drawing from the resources of major research institutions. Learn more at http://www.cdlib.org/inside/projects/amwest/.
New Licensed Resources: CiNii, Times Digital Archive, Journal of Pathology
All UC campuses now have access to CiNii, the Times Digital Archive, and the Journal of Pathology backfile as part of CDL consortial licenses.
Welcome to CDLINFO!
Welcome to the new and improved CDLINFO. Written primarily for University of California librarians and staff, this electronic newsletter provides updates about California Digital Library projects, initiatives, and newly available electronic resources. Beginning in 2007, CDLINFO was reformatted in order […]
CDL recruiting for Shared Print Manager
The California Digital Library (CDL) seeks an innovative and proactive Manager of Shared Print to plan and oversee projects that allow the University of California libraries to share and coordinate printed collections.
Shared Print is a major collaborative effort of the 10 campuses of the University of California (UC) designed to enable the UC libraries to meet the complex information needs of an outstanding faculty and student body in the 21st century through creative and effective sharing of printed materials. The Shared Print program assumes a leadership role in planning sustainable systems for millions of printed library materials, develops mechanisms for effective and creative resource sharing, and provides a focus for the development of strategies and initiatives that guide the University’s libraries through the transition to a more collaborative approach to building and sustaining library collections.
JARDA Site Re-Designed
The Japanese American Relocation Digital Archives (JARDA) was recently re-designed and updated to be an integral part of the Calisphere Web site. JARDA’s more than 10,000 government and personal photographs, official documents, transcribed oral histories, paintings, diaries, and other primary sources bring you inside the story of Japanese American incarceration during World War II.