Year: 2011
EZID Client List growing
EZID (easy-eye-dee) offers a simple but powerful way to use identifiers to track research materials, including datasets, throughout their lifecycle. EZID’s unique identifiers can be highly reliable aids in data management, data sharing, and citation tracking. The service had a soft […]
HathiTrust Update, September 2011 – Constitutional Convention and much more
Read the latest about the recent HathiTrust Constitutional Convention (with wide UC library participation), HathiTrust Mobile, Authors Guild Lawsuit, and a whole host of other initiatives in the latest HathiTrust update. Constitutional Convention On October 8-10, 2011, 130 representatives from […]
Web Archiving Service Webinars: Introduction to WAS
Learn how to build web archives with CDL’s Web Archiving Service! Our introductory webinar will be offered on October 26, October 27th and again on November 10th (details below). If you are a new WAS user or if you’re just […]
CDL Position: Communications/Marketing Coordinator
University of California – California Digital Library (CDL) Communications/Marketing Coordinator (Sr. Communications Analyst) If you’re a mission-driven professional with enthusiasm for innovation in higher education, explore this position at the University of California’s California Digital Library (CDL). As Communications/Marketing Coordinator, […]
Next-Generation Technical Services Update: September 2011
Power of Three (POT) groups have generated initial task lists and timelines and are setting up Lightning Team memberships. After review and feedback from the NGTS Management Team, the POTs are now proceeding with the following tasks and will be […]
New Look/New URL for the Bibliography of Asian Studies (BAS)
(All campuses except UCR, UCSF; on the Univ. of Michigan platform) http://uclibs.org/PID/271 A new version of the Bibliography of Asian Studies was recently launched, along with an upgrade having close to 800,000 entries. This new version offers a state-of-the-art discovery system with […]
HathiTrust Constitutional Convention Ballot Proposals and More
As reported in August, a HathiTrust Constitutional Convention will be held in Washington, D.C. from October 8-10, 2011. The Constitutional Convention will consist of a series of sessions over three days, attended by delegates from each partner institution and consortium […]
Contributor Metadata Editor released for OAC/Calisphere digital objects
Digital Special Collections is pleased to announce the release of the Metadata Editor, a new tool for contributors to the Online Archive of California (OAC) and Calisphere. The Metadata Editor enables contributors to make changes to their digital objects, without […]
New Melvyl Governance in Place
By Ginny Steel, Chair, CoUL The Council of University Librarians (CoUL) is launching a new systemwide structure to manage the Melvyl WorldCat Local service. The new structure is incorporated in the CoUL Advisory Structure and consists of the following: Strategic […]
Shared Cataloging Program (SCP) Monthly Update – September 2011
By Adolfo Tarango, Head, Systemwide Collection Services The Shared Cataloging Program (SCP) provides catalog records for the University of California campus libraries. Established in January 2000, the program is based at UC San Diego. To learn more about SCP, see […]