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Year: 2011

HathiTrust Mid-Year Review of Achievements & Activities

The HathiTrust Communications Working Group has prepared a summary of HathiTrust achievements and activities for the first part of 2011.  Learn details about this year’s activities, including orphan works, new partners, new content, images, datasets, Shibboleth and much, much more.

Staff Retirements – June 2011

With very mixed feelings, we bid farewell to three of our colleagues this summer: Phyllis Baker, Bob Brandriff, and Randy Lai. Phyllis Baker, Executive Director Laine Farley’s Executive Assistant, has been one of the key people making sure that CDL […]

Perspectives from HathiTrust: John Wilkin on discovery

HathiTrust has launched a new blog, Perspectives from HathiTrust.    The first post comes from John Wilkin, Associate University Librarian, University of Michigan, and Executive Director, HathiTrust, on the topic of discovery. The HathiTrust Communications Working Group welcomes your ideas […]

UC Librarians in Print – UC Library Homepages

“Academic library Web sites are complex mixes of information gateways and links to resources and services. Hours, staff directories, research guides, room reservation systems, catalogs, databases, and donor information are just a handful of the many things users look for […]

New versions of LibX are here

Updated versions of the LibX Browser Toolbar for Firefox and Internet Explorer (IE) are now available from the CDL website.  The new versions of the UC Melvyl and Campus Libraries Edition (The UC Melvyl LibX Edition has been discontinued. Please […]

Position for Metadata Analyst at CDL

Job Opportunity at the California Digital Library (CDL): Be part of a metadata team shaping the future of discovery & delivery. Position:  Metadata Analyst  (2 positions: 1 filled, 1 open) About you You are a metadata analyst with the ability […]

Taylor & Francis Journals move to the Atypon platform

The Taylor and Francis Journals (T&F) will migrate platforms beginning Saturday, June 25, 2011 with expectations that the process will be completed Monday, June 27.  The journals will then be on the Atypon platform.  Current URLs for all journals will […]

UC Libraries Academic e-Book Usage Survey Report

In a period of economic challenges, the University of California Libraries must have high quality information and analysis to guide their collection decisions. A new report, UC Libraries Academic e-Book Usage Survey, presents the results of a 2010 survey of 2,569 […]

Ensuring Digital Formats Remain Usable: CDL Partnering on Unified Digital Formats Registry

The CDL, with funding from the Library of Congress, is working collaboratively to develop a Unified Digital Formats Registry (UDFR).  A post describing this international project is on the LC digital preservation site. For those not familiar with the project […]

HathiTrust May 2011 Update: Orphan Works, New UC Members on Advisory Board and More

The May 2011 HathiTrust update has been posted on the HathiTrust website.  This month’s top news items include research on orphan works and new UC members on the Strategic Advisory Board. Orphan Works Research With funding from HathiTrust, the University […]