Year: 2020
SAVE THE DATE: WEST Virtual Members’ Meeting January 28 9:30-11am PT – Registration Open!
WEST will hold its 2021 winter members’ meeting virtually, outside of the ALA Midwinter virtual conference, on Thursday January 28 from 9:30-11am PT. Please register in advance for this meeting at https://UCOP.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwof-qvqjsvGNVUp6m9lPnu3EzdapIXcPBh. Information for joining the meeting will be shared […]
SCP Update – November 2020
For the detailed list of net increase or decrease of titles from CDL licensed and selected open access collections, see the distribution statistics report for October 2020. SCP Overview Monthly Updates The following chart and table show the overall SCP […]
New Articles on Shared Print in Library Literature
In the past month, several articles dedicated to discussing shared print, its history and impacts, and how various library operations can support the goals of shared print have been published. Sherri Michaels and Becca Neel (2020) published an article in […]
Update from the CDL, CRL & HT Collaboration – First Small Project to Realize Open, Collaborative Infrastructure for Shared Print + Webinars!
Earlier this year in July, we shared news with the WEST membership that California Digital Library (CDL, administrative host for WEST), the Center for Research Libraries (CRL), and HathiTrust released a set of framing documents that would guide their collaborative […]
Ivy Anderson to retire from UC in June 2021
It’s with excitement about a new adventure for a dear colleague – and some anticipatory grief – that I share with you news of an upcoming CDL transition: Ivy Anderson, CDL’s Collection Development & Management Director/Associate Executive Director, will be […]
Preview of new Web of Science interface
The UC Libraries will soon have access to a preview of the new interface for the Web of Science platform. Beginning in mid-November, look for a message highlighted in purple in the top right corner of the screen, you may […]
SCP Update – October 2020
For the detailed list of net increase or decrease of titles from CDL licensed and selected open access collections, see the distribution statistics report for September 2020. SCP Overview Monthly Updates SCP made further changes to the format of the […]
EarthArXiv Preprint Server Re-Launches on CDL-Hosted Janeway Platform
California Digital Library (CDL) is excited to announce the official re-launch of the EarthArXiv preprint server, now hosted by CDL on the Janeway platform. The site provides access to nearly 1,500 recent preprint publications covering a wide range of topics […]
Effective Data Practices: new recommendations to support an open research ecosystem
We are pleased to announce the release of a new report written with our partners at the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), the Association of American Universities (AAU), and the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU): Implementing Effective Data […]
SCP Update – September 2020
For the detailed list of net increase or decrease of titles from CDL licensed and selected open access collections, see the distribution statistics report for August 2020. SCP Overview Monthly Updates We added a chart to illustrate the monthly total […]