Year: 2010
UC HathiTrust Update
By Heather Christenson, CDL HathiTrust Project Manager HathiTrust has released an update that summarizes activities and work during the month of September 2010. UC continues to make substantial contributions to this collaborative effort. Some highlights of the UC Libraries’ involvement: […]
Earthquake weather
It’s a beautiful, warm October day here in the Bay Area. And yet, I have to admit, that warm autumn days can sometimes give me a slight sense of foreboding, because they remind me of the seasons when we’ve had […]
New Licensed Resources – BBIH, Duxiu, Morgan & Claypool, TBRC
By Ellen Meltzer, Information Services Manager UC campuses now have access to these electronic resources as part of CDL consortial or Tier 2 licenses. (Some campuses may already have had access to these titles through previous local campus subscriptions.): Bibliography […]
Three Ways The Public Library Can Change Your Life
Sometimes the simplest and most obvious things in life elude us. With a degree in library and information science, I should be the first one to realize the virtues of the public library, but it took a New Year’s resolution […]
UC Systemwide Library Tutorial Launched: Begin Your Research
By Ellen Meltzer, Information Services Manager Under the leadership of UC Heads of Public Services (HOPS), the UC libraries have collaborated on a UC-wide library tutorial entitled “Begin Your Research” (http://www.lib.uci.edu/uc-research-tutorial/begin.html). (Each campus will eventually have its own URL.) The […]
Repeating patterns
Using patterns as the basis for creativity is common in the world of design. It seemed counter-intuitive to me until I read Designing Social Interfaces, a book that calls itself “a family of social web design principles and interaction patterns.” […]
UC Libraries eBook Survey
By Jacqueline Wilson, CDL Senior Associate for Shared Content University of California Libraries Academic eBook Reader Survey – Monday, October 11 through Monday, October 25, 2010 The UC Libraries charged the Springer eBook Task Force to create a survey to […]
Springer eBook Shared Cataloging Update
By Adolfo Tarango, Head, Shared Cataloging Program As a general rule, the UC Shared Cataloging Program located at San Diego, is now keeping current cataloging 2010 English language Springer eBook titles as they get posted at the SpringerLink site. Our ability […]
New feature on Calisphere: Local History Mapped
Travel through California history with Calisphere’s newest feature: a set of interactive maps with hundreds of images from the past century, plotted at the locations they depict. With Local History Mapped, users can explore their neighborhoods and beyond by browsing […]
End-of-Year Funds Provide New Resources
By Wendy Parfrey, CDL Shared Content Coordinator CDL and a number of campuses were able to make significant purchases for perpetual rights on behalf of all UC campuses with end-of-year funds in 2010. The acquisitions cover many important resources across […]