Category: Shared Collections
CDL Job Opening for Library Data and Services Analyst
The California Digital Library, University of California, invites applications for the position of Library Data and Services Analyst. Overview: As a member of the Licensed Content Team within the CDL’s Collection Development and Management Program, the Library Data and Services […]
Shared Cataloging Program (SCP) Monthly Update: April 2016
For the month of March, our major serial record distributions includes four new packages: American Society for Nutrition online journals (4 titles), ASCE [America Society for Civil Engineers] Library online journals (39 titles), Open Library of Humanities online journals (5 titles), and Trans Tech Publications […]
Shared Cataloging Program (SCP) Monthly Update: March 2016
Our major serial record distributions for February were Open Access (449 titles), which included DOAJ 279 titles, and JSTOR online journals (67 titles). For monographs, we have added Elsevier monographs (106 titles), IEEE conference proceedings (212 titles), Naxos music records […]
Welcome Mihoko Hosoi as CDL’s New Assistant Director for Systemwide Licensing
Following an extensive national search, CDL’s Collection Development and Management Group is delighted to welcome Mihoko Hosoi as Assistant Director for Systemwide Licensing. Mihoko will report to Collections Director Ivy Anderson and begins her new position on March 23, 2016. […]
Farewell to SCP Head Adolfo Tarango
It is with mixed emotions that we announce that Adolfo Tarango, Head of the Shared Cataloging Program (SCP) at UC San Diego, is leaving UC to take an exciting new position as the head of technical services at the University […]
Heather Christenson joins HathiTrust Digital Library
Heather Christenson, Manager of Digital Content Development and Strategy within the CDL Collections Program, has taken a new position with HathiTrust as Program Officer for Federal Documents & Collections. This is an exciting opportunity to lead a major new initiative […]
UC’s Scopus database access ended January 31, 2016
Systemwide access to the Scopus database ceased on January 31, 2016. CDL and the UC Libraries conducted extensive evaluations of the database and have concluded that current budgets do not permit continuing our subscription. For more information see: http://cdlib.org/2014/12/16/scopus-access-available-through-december-2015/.
Three film resources transitioning from Chadwyck-Healey to ProQuest in late March
The American Film Institute Catalog (AFI), Film Index International (FII) and the FIAF International Index to Film Periodicals will be moving to the main ProQuest platform in late March. These databases on the ProQuest platform have been accessible via links […]
Shared Cataloging Program (SCP) Monthly Update: February 2016
Our major serial record distributions for January were for Open Access (244 titles) and the Independent Voices records from Reveal Digital (168 titles). The latter package is one that we are working on cooperatively with NSDP (National Serials Data Program) […]
New Licensed Resource – 60 MINUTES: 1997-2014
All UC campuses now have access to 60 MINUTES: 1997-2014: http://uclibs.org/PID/281255 (All campuses; on the Alexander Street Press platform) CDL fully funded this resource on behalf of all campuses. From the website: This online collection provides 350 hours of video […]