Category: Licensed Resources
Springer eBook Shared Cataloging Update
By Adolfo Tarango, Head, Shared Cataloging Program As a general rule, the UC Shared Cataloging Program located at San Diego, is now keeping current cataloging 2010 English language Springer eBook titles as they get posted at the SpringerLink site. Our ability […]
End-of-Year Funds Provide New Resources
By Wendy Parfrey, CDL Shared Content Coordinator CDL and a number of campuses were able to make significant purchases for perpetual rights on behalf of all UC campuses with end-of-year funds in 2010. The acquisitions cover many important resources across […]
All Things Mobile
By Rachael Hu, User Experience Design Manager Here at CDL, we’ve been working hard all summer immersing ourselves in all things mobile. And we’re excited to share with you our findings and next steps for mobile support and development for […]
July-August 2010 Vendor Transitions
By Jayne Dickson, CDL Information Services Analyst Does your favorite resource look different? Many of our licensed resources have undergone (or are about to undergo) changes due to interface upgrades or transitions to another publishing platform or vendor platform. The […]
Four World Bank databases are now freely available
By Jayne Dickson, CDL Information Services Analyst Beginning immediately, four of the World Bank databases that previously were restricted to several campuses as part of the World Bank e-Library license are now freely available. The databases include Africa Development Indicators, […]
UC Continues to Support Open Access Resources
As part of UC’s continuing support of Open Access journals and alternatives to traditional publishing practices, UC campuses are now institutional supporting members of the two resources listed below. arXiv.org The University of California is now an institutional supporting member […]
Nature Publishing Group Price Increases Controversy Continues
The Nature Publishing Group has issued a response to a letter to UC faculty describing inflated price increases for the Nature Publishing Group’s (NPG) 67 journals (including Nature) that UC licenses. CDL Executive Director Laine Farley; Richard Schneider, Associate Professor, […]
Letter to UC Faculty on Nature Publishing Group Subscription Increases
A letter dated June 4, 2010 describing exorbitant subscription increases on the part of the Nature Publishing Group (NPG) for the 67 journals UC licenses (including Nature) was distributed to UC faculty by campus librarians with the support of faculty […]
Immediate Change: Time, Inc. Titles Removed from LexisNexis Academic
LexisNexis has informed us that Time Inc. has decided to withdraw its publications from all LexisNexis services, effective immediately. Previously, LexisNexis Academic was restricted to rolling coverage of the most recent 2 years for the titles shown below. As of […]
CDL Users Council: You can view this year’s sessions
By Ellen Meltzer, Information Services Manager From your desktop, you can attend sessions on CDL program activities tailored for Users Council. UC campuses and selected California institutions have a Users Council member who monitors communications to and from the CDL, […]