Category: Shared Collections
Momentum Press Ebooks move to iG Library platform
Momentum Press ebooks are moving from the ProQuest ebrary platform to the iG Library platform, which is the same platform that hosts the Business Expert Press ebooks. A Tier 2 resource, Momentum Press was purchased as individual collections. Individual availability […]
WEST Members Meeting at ALA Midwinter in Denver, Colorado – Please RSVP if you plan to attend!
The ALA Midwinter WEST Members Meeting is happening on Sunday, February 11, 2018, from 1-2:30 pm (MT) in the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Room Centennial H. Please RSVP to our poll (found here) (https://doodle.com/poll/4cei792qgs3b6udh) if you plan to attend. Please list your institution […]
Si ku quan shu EastView access ceasing December 31; new platform starting in January
Si ku quan shu 四庫全書 (complete library in four sections), compiled in the Qianlong period of the Qing dynasty, was the largest collection of texts in pre-modern China and has an important historical place in the histories of cultural texts and […]
Nexis Uni debuts; January webinars are available
As mentioned in a previous CDLINFO article, LexisNexis Academic Becomes Nexis Uni, Nexis Uni is now the platform for LexisNexis Academic online content. The PID that previously pointed to LexisNexis Academic (http://uclibs.org/PID/20081) has been redirected to the Nexis Uni platform. […]
WEST passes resolution honoring Emily Stambaugh
On November 17, 2017, the WEST Executive Committee passed the following resolution honoring Emily Stambaugh for her many contributions to shared print and the WEST program. Resolution Honoring Emily Stambaugh WHEREAS, Emily Stambaugh has served as Shared Print Manager for […]
CDL Staff in Print – SCP Article in Cataloging & Classification Quarterly
Congratulations to CDL’s current Shared Cataloging Program (SCP) staff and former SCP staff member, Renee Chin, on the recent publication of their article, “One for Nine Ten: Cataloging for Consortia Collections, a UC model”, in the journal Cataloging & Classification […]
HathiTrust Reaches 16 Million Volumes + Most Popular UC Books of 2017
On December 5th, 2017, the 16 millionth volume was deposited into HathiTrust. That’s an elephant-sized accomplishment for an organization that has only existed for nine years! The University of California Libraries have played a significant role in building HathiTrust to […]
SCP Monthly Update, December 2017
SCP has posted the distribution statistics report for the month of November. This monthly report shows net increase or decrease of titles from CDL licensed and selected open access collections. Here are the highlights of our major record distributions. For […]
Duke University Press Journals move to Silverchair platform
On Monday, November 20, 2017, Duke University Press Journals transitioned from Highwire to the Silverchair platform. According to Duke University Press, the transition to Silverchair will provide an integrated user experience for all humanities and social sciences content from Duke […]
Oxford updates Biography & Music/Art databases
Oxford Biography Resources On Monday, November 27, 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP) updated their Biography resources: American National Biography Online: UCB, UCI, UCLA, UCM, UCR, UCSB, UCSC, and UCSD Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: UCB, UCD, UCI, UCLA, UCM, UCR, […]