Category: Shared Collections
Becky Culbertson to retire after decades of service
June 30, 2026, will mark the end of an era for CDL Shared Collections with the retirement of metadata librarian Becky Culbertson. Becky has worked for CDL since 1999 and for UCSD for thirty-two years before that, making her one […]
New Resource: Nanboku-cho Ibun
Our UC campuses have access to a new collection at JapanKnowledge! The collection Nanboku-cho Ibun 南北朝遺文 （Collection of Historical Materials of the Nanboku-cho Period）contains 22 original volumes with over 20,000 historical documents from the Nanboku-cho era. From the publisher’s site: […]
SCP Update – June 2026
Becky Culbertson Becky Culbertson will retire at the end of this month. With great appreciation we celebrate all her accomplishments, knowledge and contributions to SCP, CDL and UC libraries. Her diligent work enabled discovery and access to systemwide resources including […]
Planning a deselection project between June 2026 and May 2027? Join the WEST Consulting Services Pilot!
We are very excited to announce that this year, WEST will be engaging in a consulting services pilot aimed at offering support to WEST member institutions currently undergoing, or planning, a deselection project! Below we’ve included key details to help […]
AGUA is getting a new name! “Shared Print Decision Suite”
As you know, WEST is partnering with California Digital Library (CDL) and HathiTrust to ingest and make available HathiTrust monographic shared print data in AGUA, which will allow the participating libraries and program staff to track and manage commitments on one […]
SCP Update – May 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 […]
Oxford Bibliographies Move to Oxford Academic
Oxford Bibliographies Online (OBO) is moving to the Oxford Academic platform. Oxford Bibliographies will be available at Oxford Academic beginning May 7, 2026, and the previous platform will formally retire on May 21, 2026 at which point URLs will redirect. […]
Save the Date for the 2026 WEST Member Meeting!
WEST will hold its 2026 summer member meeting virtually this year on Thursday July 23 from 9-10:30am PT. Please register in advance for this meeting. Information for joining the meeting will be shared automatically after registering.* Please share this information […]
SCP Update – April 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 […]
More New Resources on J-DAC
The University of California campuses now have access to two new databases at the J-DAC platform, with thanks to our lead tier 2 campus UC Berkeley for coordinating the purchase. Many thanks go out to UCLA who graciously funded these […]