Category: Shared Collections
WEST Begins AGUA Development Phase 6
October marks the beginning of the sixth AGUA Development phase (Phase 6)! Every other year, when not conducting the biennial collections analysis, WEST undertakes systems development on AGUA, the WEST collection analysis and decision support tool. Planning began in early […]
Welcome Jason Chodur!
Please join me in welcoming Jason Chodur to the California Digital Library. Jason Chodur joins the Shared Cataloging Program (SCP) of the Shared Collection as a Metadata and Extraction, Transformation & Loading Specialist, beginning October 3, 2022. In his new […]
JRNL Pilot Project – Expanding Access to Facilitate Gap Filling
One of the many tools available to WEST members is the Journal Retention and Needs Listing tool (JRNL), a shared print retention database and gap filling marketplace developed and maintained by the University of Florida. This tool allows WEST Archivers […]
WEST Cycles 12 & 13 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 2021 WEST members began the process for the next archiving cycles, Cycles 12 & 13, […]
SCP Update – September 2022
Highlights on Titles Cataloged for CDL-Managed Electronic Collections in August 2022 ACM Digital Library Complete: 150 Airiti Books (華藝中文電子書) (Local-L DDA): 414 American Society of Civil Engineers ASCE E-books and Standards 2022: 20 (New) CNPe-Reading (易阅通) (Local-L DDA): 492 Cambridge […]
Welcome Miranda Bennett, CDL’s new Director of Shared Collections!
It is my great pleasure to announce that Miranda Bennett has been appointed as CDL’s new Director of Shared Collections, with a start date of October 3rd 2022. In collaboration with the ten University of California campuses, this program licenses […]
Cycle 11 (2022) Collection Comparison Reports Now Available
One of the many benefits of WEST membership is the regular collection analysis that feeds our archiving activity; we also share the results of our analysis with members in yearly collection comparison reports as well as the On Demand Comparison […]
SCP Update – August 2022
Highlights on Titles Cataloged for CDL-Managed Electronic Collections in July 2022 ACM Digital Library Complete: 133 CNPe-Reading (易阅通) (Local-L DDA): 166 Cambridge eBooks without Partner Presses: 2022 All Books: 676 (GOBI) JSTOR Books DDA: 241 National Academies Press: 6691 (brought […]
Staff Recruitment: CDL Acquisitions Coordinator
DESCRIPTION Primarily reporting within the Content Acquisitions and Resource Sharing (CARS) Program at UC San Diego Library, with an additional dotted line connection to the Library Business Services (LBS) Program, this position leads and coordinates the California Digital Library (CDL) […]
Mat Willmott appointed first Assistant Director for Open Access Agreements
We are thrilled to announce that CDL’s Mat Willmott has been appointed the first Assistant Director for Open Access Agreements, a position that is responsible for stewarding California Digital Library activities related to publisher agreements for open access, including analysis, […]