Year: 2015
Cycle 5 Collections Analysis Currently Underway
In the fall, 86 members submitted files for 109 OCLC symbols, totaling 2.4 million records. With those records, approximately 30,000 journal backfiles were identified for cycle 5 collections analysis – which is currently underway. WEST’s existing six Archive Builders will continue […]
New WEST Archive Holders Orientation Webinar
In Archive Cycle 4, WEST welcomed several more institutions to act as Archive Holders. Thank you to both our new and existing Archive Holders (now totaling 32!) for their commitment to retain print journals! To help members better understand the […]
EZID Service Update: March 2015
Recent Enhancements, News, and Activities EZID’s CrossRef service went into production this month with CDL’s own eScholarship as the first publisher to make use of the ground-breaking partnership. As a reminder, the EZID CrossRef service means that qualified EZID […]
Melvyl’s Central Index will be updated more frequently
Because OCLC recently simplified the underlying processes, CDL can now update Melvyl’s Central Index monthly rather than twice yearly (in January and July) as was previously the case. New Databases In March, OCLC added several resources that are […]
Oxford Language Dictionaries Online transition to new platform
Three campuses (Berkeley, Irvine, and San Diego) participatie in a Tier 2 license for access to six (Chinese, French, German, Italian, Russian, and Spanish; plus Arabic for UCB only) of the Oxford Language Dictionaries Online. The 3 participating campuses have […]
New ACRL workshop presenter: CDL’s Katie Fortney
Katie Fortney, CDL’s Copyright Policy expert with the Access & Publishing group, was selected as a new presenter for ACRL’s “Scholarly Communication: From Understanding to Engagement” workshop, which is offered at institutions across the country on an ongoing basis. Katie […]
Shared Cataloging Program (SCP) Monthly Update: March 2015
I’m very pleased to share the news that Becky Culbertson has been named a recipient of the annual Ulrich’s Serials Librarianship Award. The ALA press release highlights many of her contributions to the field, the benefits of which are well […]
Discovery and Delivery Services Product Manager position opens at CDL
You are experienced with managing large, end-user-facing, hosted services in digital libraries. You enjoy working in a collegial and collaborative environment with an experienced team of analysts, product managers and developers. You are experienced in maintaining strong vendor relationships, and […]
UC Davis, CDL to Lead Major Project to Build Open Access Financial Model
(Davis, CA) – The University of California, Davis and the California Digital Library (CDL) will lead a major new project, with an $800,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, to help define the future of Open Access to scholarship. […]
CDL Job Opening for Metadata Product Manager
You are an experienced metadata analyst and product manager. You have the ability to understand how metadata is mapped and transformed as it travels between discovery, delivery and decision support systems. You are deeply and creatively engaged with the digital […]