Category: Shared Collections
Morgan & Claypool Synthesis Digital Library Collection Six is Available
Morgan & Claypool (M&C) Publishers has two fulltext series of short books acquired as a Tier 2 purchase. The Synthesis Series (http://www.morganclaypool.com/page/browseLbS.jsp) currently has completed its sixth collection and includes a total of 46 series in Collections 1-6 that span […]
Challenges to Licensing – MD Consult Update
The vast majority of publishers and vendors who enter into negotiations with CDL demonstrate an open-minded, flexible approach and are more than willing to reach common ground in pricing and licensing terms. It is rare that after a long period […]
Complete DNSA Collection is Now Available
CDL has reached an agreement for consortial access to the complete collection of the Digital National Security Archive for all ten campuses. DNSA offers access to primary documents from the National Security Archive, and is the most comprehensive collection available […]
MD Consult ends on December 31, 2014
Elsevier will be discontinuing the MD Consult product as of December 31, 2014. Access to the site and content will cease at that time. For questions, please contact the MD Consult Resource Liaison, Bethany Harris (beharris@ucsd.edu) or your local campus […]
Staff in Print—Emily Stambaugh co-authors "Shared Print Programs"
CDL is pleased to announce that a new book, Shared Print Programs, SPEC Kit 345, by Rebecca Crist and Emily Stambaugh, CDL’s Manager of Shared Print, was just published and is available at http://publications.arl.org/Shared-Print-Programs-SPEC-Kit-345/. Here is a brief blurb on […]
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 […]