Year: 2009
California Digital Library Announces Self-Guided Tutorial for the eXtensible Text Framework (XTF)
The California Digital Library (CDL) is pleased to announce the availability of an extensive self-guided tutorial for its eXtensible Text Framework (XTF) application.
NISC Databases Transitioning to EBSCOhost Research Platform
NISC USA resources have been purchased by EBSCO and will be transitioning to the EBSCOhost Research platform on April 17, 2009.
CDL’s Director of eScholarship Publishing, Catherine Mitchell, in the News
CDL's Director of eScholarship Publishing, Catherine Mitchell, has been re-envisioning scholarly publishing, a topic that's of broad interest right now.
Calisphere’s new Themed Collection explores conquest and cultural exchange in Early California
A new Themed Collection: 1780-1880: California in Transition is now available in Calisphere.
Changes to CDL Representation on SOPAG, HOPS
Felicia Poe and Ellen Meltzer have assumed CDL representative roles in SOPAG and HOPS, respectively.
Springer Electronic Book Package
The UC campuses have recently obtained perpetual access to nearly every Springer ebook published in English and German from 2005 to 2009, including Landolt-Bornstein, the largest compilation of data in physics and chemistry.
CDL ERMS project website on InsideCDL
Interested in the progress of the CDL Electronic Resource Management System (CDL ERMS) project team? We've created a project web page on InsideCDL.
Next Generation Melvyl Pilot – February Enhancements
A description of the February install updates applied to WorldCat, including the Next Generation Melvyl Pilot supported by WorldCat Local (WCL).
CDL 2008 Profile Now Available
A PDF Version of CDL's 2008 Profile which highlights "recent accomplishments, comments from our users, and beautiful images from UC's collections" is now available from the CDL homepage.
Mass Digitization Projects Update
2008 was a busy year for our UC Libraries' book digitization activities. This article reviews those efforts.