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WEST Consulting Services Pilot Update and Timeline Extension
In June of this year, we announced that WEST was engaging in a consulting services pilot aimed at offering support to WEST member institutions currently undergoing, or planning, a deselection project. The original timeline for this pilot was one year […]
Shared Print Partnership Call for Committee Members – Apply Now Through November 10th!
The Shared Print Partnership (SPP), a federation of monograph and serial shared print programs across the United States and Canada, which WEST and UC Libraries Shared Print participates in, has recently put out a call for members to join one […]
Cancelled resource: Toyo Keizai DCL
The UC campuses have had access to the Toyo Keizai Digital Content Library through UC Berkeley’s subscription. This resource has been cancelled, with the term officially ending August 31, 2026 and access ceasing at the end of September 2026. This […]
SCP Update – September 2026
The SCP Update is a compilation of the collaborative efforts of CDL Acquisitions, the Shared Cataloging Program, the Electronic Resource Services Manager and other members of Shared Collections and the California Digital Library. Highlights on Titles Cataloged for CDL-Managed Electronic […]
WEST Cycles 16 & 17 Archiving Proposals Now Available for Review and Commitment
Every other year WEST conducts an analysis of members’ print journal and serial holdings to identify archiving priorities for the next two years. In fall 2025 WEST members began the process for the next archiving cycles, Cycles 16 & 17, […]
SCP Update – August 2026
The SCP Update is a compilation of the collaborative efforts of CDL Acquisitions, the Shared Cataloging Program, the Electronic Resource Services Manager and other members of Shared Collections and the California Digital Library. Highlights on Titles Cataloged for CDL-Managed Electronic […]
Exploring Open Research Information Infrastructure: Joining the OpenAlex Community and Launching Our Systemwide Pilot
CDL is committed to supporting open research information infrastructure and exploring building open systems. Last year, through our Open Research Information (ORI) Connect initiative, we examined the mix of open and proprietary tools that CDL uses to support business intelligence, discovery, and […]
Merritt Digital Preservation Repository – July 2026
Merritt is a digital preservation repository from the University of California Curation Center (UC3) that enables the UC community to manage, archive, and share its valuable digital content. Welcome to the Merritt service update for July 2026 Content and Collections […]
2026 WEST Member Meeting Recap – Shared Print, Shared Future: The Path Forward for WEST
Thank you to everyone who was able to join us Thursday, 7/23/2026, for our annual WEST Member Meeting! For those of you who were not able to attend, or for those who’d like to review some of the presentations or […]
SCP Update – July 2026
The SCP Update is a compilation of the collaborative efforts of CDL Acquisitions, the Shared Cataloging Program, the Electronic Resource Services Manager and other members of Shared Collections and the California Digital Library. Highlights on Titles Cataloged for CDL-Managed Electronic […]