Category: Shared Collections
New Tier 2 Licensed Resource – Late Qing Dynasty Periodical Full Text Database (1833-1911)
Six campuses (Berkeley, Irvine, Los Angeles, San Diego, Santa Barbara and Santa Cruz) are participating in the Tier 2 license of the Late Qing Dynasty Periodical Full Text Database (1833-1911). http://uclibs.org/PID/283083 (B, I, LA, SD SB, SC; on the CNBKSY […]
New Tier 2 Licensed Resource – TRIP Pro
TRIP Pro is a clinical search engine designed to allow users to quickly and easily find and use high-quality research evidence to support their practice and/or care. Five campuses (Berkeley, Davis, Irvine, Riverside, and San Diego) are participating in the […]
New Tier 2 Licensed Resource – ASCE Research Library
Eight campuses (Berkeley, Davis, Irvine, Los Angeles, Merced, Riverside, San Diego, Santa Barbara) are selectively participating in a variety of content options made available in a three year (2016-18) Tier 2 package for multiple information products from the American Society […]
Shared Cataloging Program (SCP) Monthly Update: June 2016
For May 2016, a notable new package added is ICPSR online datasets (includes: 9,261 titles of monographs, 4 titles of serials, and 5 titles of databases), thanks to UCB’s request to make it an SCP package, taking full advantage of […]
WEST passes resolution honoring Lizanne Payne
The WEST Executive Committee passed the following resolution on May 20, 2016 to thank Lizanne Payne for her leadership. Resolution Honoring Elizabeth A. (Lizanne) Payne Whereas Elizabeth A. Payne has advanced the efforts of more than 70 academic and research libraries in the Western […]
WEST libraries achieve 500,000 volumes
Member libraries of the Western Regional Storage Trust (WEST) have reached a major milestone, successfully archiving half a million journal volumes. Forum Journal 3, no. 3 (1989). Photo by Amy Watson, Arizona State University Libraries, 2016. The five hundred […]
Shared Cataloging Program (SCP) Monthly Update: May 2016
For the month of April, our major serial record distributions include EBSCO journals (78 titles), JSTOR online journals (55 titles), Superstar Chinamaxx journals (52 titles), and Open Access journals (175 titles, including Gallica online journals, a new package of 10 […]
University of Chicago Press Journals Move to the Atypon Platform
The University of Chicago Press launched of a new online home for the University of Chicago Press’s portfolio of nearly 70 journals on the Atypon platform. The new platform provides advanced search and information discovery capabilities; superior readability and accessibility; […]
New Tier 2 Licensed Resource – Nutrition Science Collection
Seven campuses (Berkeley, Davis, Irvine, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Diego, and San Francisco) are participating in a Tier 2 license for the Nutrition Science Collection from the American Society of Nutrition. The Nutrition Science Collection includes the complete content of their […]
New Open Access (OA) Resources: Luminos, Open Library of Humanities, Open Book Publishers
The UC Libraries are supporting a number of innovative open access initiatives in scholarly publishing this year. Luminos (http://www.luminosoa.org/) is the University of California Press’s new OA publishing program for monographs. The project has strong support from UC scholars as […]