Category: Shared Collections
Reporting problems with Google Books
Occasionally, book links in the catalog records link incorrectly to another book via the Google Books Search API. The best way to report these mis-links and other problems with the Google Books content is to use the Melvyl Catalog and WCL implementation feedback links to report the problem to CDL.
CDL's Recently Acquired Scholarly Content in 2008
Every year CDL purchases perpetual rights to scholarly digital content using end-of-year funds. This growing collection of content provides permanent digital rights on behalf of future generations of UC faculty and students in varied disciplines across the sciences and humanities.
New Resources – C19: The Nineteenth Century Index and Karger Online Journals
UC campuses now have access to C19: The Nineteenth Century Index and Karger Online Journals as part of CDL consortial licenses.
Application deadline for the Electronic Resource Analyst position extended
The closing date for the Electronic Resource Analyst position has been extended to July 10, 2008. See original article for details.
Upcoming Platform and Database Changes
On July 1, 2008, Blackwell Publishing will merge with John Wiley and Sons; all Wiley-Blackwell's online products will be combined onto a single Wiley InterScience platform. Additionally, EBSCO's Academic Search Complete will replace Gale's Expanded Academic ASAP database.
Read more-->CDL recruiting for Electronic Resource Analyst
By Ivy Anderson, Director of CDL Collection Development & Management CALIFORNIA DIGITAL LIBRARY UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT ELECTRONIC RESOURCE ANALYST Salary: $53,136 – $74,352 (Minimum of Range – Midpoint of Range) Job #: 20080168 Close Date: 06/19/2008 […]
Wiley-Blackwell: Newly Licensed Titles for 2008
As part of the 2008 contract renewal for the Blackwell online journals, 213 titles have been added to the CDL's license. These include the titles in Blackwell's 2008 Full Collection model not previously licensed plus 22 recommended titles excluded from the Full Collection.
Additional EBSCO Databases
Due to the recent licensing of EBSCO's Academic Search Complete, the UC libraries have received free access to several additional EBSCO databases. The new titles (in addition to Academic Search Complete) are available now, and can be accessed from the EBSCO dropdown menu.
Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins: Newly Licensed Title for 2008
As part of the 2008 renewal process for the LWW online journals, Journal of Investigative Medicine has been added to the CDL's agreement with Ovid.