Category: Shared Collections
New Tier 2 Licensed Resource – IEEE Smart Grid Research
Four campuses (Berkeley, Davis, Los Angeles, and San Diego) have purchased the IEEE Smart Grid Research package. Prepared by the IEEE Standards Association, these reports compile “smart grid-related intelligence” in five technology sector bundles including power, computing, communications, control systems, […]
Shared Cataloging Program (SCP) Monthly Update: December 2014
The UCSD campus will be closed from Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2014 through Sunday, Jan. 4, 2015. SCP operations will cease entirely during this time period. The last file of SCP records for the year will be posted on Dec. 22. […]
Scopus Access Available through December 2015
CDL is pleased to be able to fund another year of Scopus access for the UC campuses. Scopus (http://www.scopus.com/) is a large interdisciplinary abstract and citation database of research literature and selected web sites developed by the publisher Elsevier. Following […]
CRL and Partners Publish New e-Resources Model License
The Center for Research Libraries (CRL) has just released the latest upgrade to the LIBLICENSE Model License Agreement (“LMLA”). Version 5.0 of the LMLA offers up-to-date language reflecting changes in licensing issues faced by higher education. Among the new provisions […]
WorldCat Discovery beta: Tell Us What You Think
What’s happening with the WorldCat Discovery Beta? The WorldCat Discovery Services beta launched in April 30, 2014 and is currently slated to conclude in April 2015. WorldCat Discovery merges WorldCat Local and FirstSearch on a new platform with major […]
WEST member meeting at ALA Midwinter in Chicago: Please RSVP if you plan to attend
The ALA Annual WEST Member Meeting is happening on Sunday, Feb. 01, 2015 from 1-2:30 pm in the Hilton Chicago (Continental C). Please RSVP to our poll (found here) (http://doodle.com/u7rqy5mrktpf8pm6) if you plan to attend. Please list your institution next to your […]
Shared Cataloging Program (SCP) Monthly Update: November 2014
For monographs, our major distributions included titles for Springer (1,269 titles), SuperStar (238 titles), YBP/Ebrary DDA (177 titles), Airiti PDA (153 titles), Open Access (106 titles), IEEE (101 titles) and Apabi (99 titles). For serials, our major distributions were for […]
Call for WEST Cycle 3 (2013/14) statistics underway
WEST cycle 3 statistics gathering is well underway! Thank you to everyone who has responded to our call – we greatly appreciate it. Following each cycle, WEST collects deselection, archiving and lending/borrowing statistics from our members and Archive Holders. These […]
Announcing University of California Libraries’ Shared Print RoadMap 2014-2018
The University of California Libraries recently adopted a roadmap for UC shared print activities for the next few years. Key projects and policies that our libraries will pursue and explore include: Coordinated print serials archiving to UCs two Regional Library […]
New Licensed Resource – JSTOR Jewish Studies
Nine UC campuses (all except UCSF) now have access to JSTOR Jewish Studies. [B, D, I, LA, M, R, SB, SC, SD; on the JSTOR platform] The Jewish Studies Archive Collection features journals that cover a unique range of historical […]