Year: 2008
UC Image Service News: Preparing for UC Shared Images strategic collection building
CDL and campus stakeholders have been working hard behind the scenes to lay the foundation for collection building in UC Shared Images. This has included developing metadata submission guidelines for campuses to structure their metadata, and a collection development program proposal to help campuses manage collection building.
Counting California Decommissioned
This is a reminder that Counting California has been decommissioned; see previous CDLINFO article (dated March 31, 2008) for details.
Users Council 2008 Annual Meeting – Catching Up
On Friday, May 9, the Users Council met in downtown Oakland for its annual meeting. The group, representing all of the UC campuses, the national labs, and a group of other California partners, heard about and discussed a host of issues. Meeting notes and PowerPoint presentations are now available.
Upcoming Platform and Database Changes
On July 1, 2008, Blackwell Publishing will merge with John Wiley and Sons; all Wiley-Blackwell's online products will be combined onto a single Wiley InterScience platform. Additionally, EBSCO's Academic Search Complete will replace Gale's Expanded Academic ASAP database.
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By Ivy Anderson, Director of CDL Collection Development & Management CALIFORNIA DIGITAL LIBRARY UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT ELECTRONIC RESOURCE ANALYST Salary: $53,136 – $74,352 (Minimum of Range – Midpoint of Range) Job #: 20080168 Close Date: 06/19/2008 […]
Calisphere and iPods in the Classroom: New technology brings California history to life
Recently, Bay Area K-12 teachers learned simple and practical ways to team a cutting-edge technology — an iPod touch, PowerPoint, and online tools such as MovieMaker and Garageband — with Calisphere’s thousands of primary source images to bring history to life in the classroom.
Wiley-Blackwell: Newly Licensed Titles for 2008
As part of the 2008 contract renewal for the Blackwell online journals, 213 titles have been added to the CDL's license. These include the titles in Blackwell's 2008 Full Collection model not previously licensed plus 22 recommended titles excluded from the Full Collection.
Next Generation Melvyl Pilot — Tell us what you think!
How will the Next Generation Melvyl Pilot be evaluated, and how can users provide input? This article provides information on the feedback and evaluation process.
Additional EBSCO Databases
Due to the recent licensing of EBSCO's Academic Search Complete, the UC libraries have received free access to several additional EBSCO databases. The new titles (in addition to Academic Search Complete) are available now, and can be accessed from the EBSCO dropdown menu.
California Digital Library Announces New Release of the eXtensible Text Framework (XTF)
The California Digital Library (CDL) is pleased to announce a new release of its search and display technology, the eXtensible Text Framework (XTF) Version 2.1. XTF is an open source, highly flexible software application that supports the search, browse and display of heterogeneous digital content.