Category: Newsletter
Eresource Cancellations as of January
These systemwide CDL-managed Tier 1 and Tier 2 resources have been cancelled at the systemwide level, with a subscription end date of December 31, 2025: Bibliography of British and Irish history database from Brepols. Campuses included: UCB, UCD, UCI, […]
New Pilot Initiative to Enhance Shared Print Collaboration Across Libraries
HathiTrust, the Western Regional Storage Trust (WEST), and the California Digital Library (CDL) are excited to partner on a pilot to enable […]
JSTOR Forum Becomes JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services
JSTOR Forum, the backend tool used by library staff to host, catalog, and publish archival collections (primarily image collections) to the JSTOR platform has upgraded to the new platform: JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services. This resource is used by staff at 9 […]
SCP Update – November 2025
The SCP Update is a compilation of the collaborative efforts of CDL Acquisitions, the Shared Cataloging Program, the Electronic Resource Services Manager and other members of Shared Collections and the California Digital Library. Highlights on Titles Cataloged for CDL-Managed Electronic […]
Online Archive of California (OAC) update
In July 2025, CDL launched an upgraded version of the Online Archive of California (OAC), completely rebuilt with community-supported open source technologies. This upgrade is a major milestone in OAC’s decades-long commitment to public service, and provides a new footing […]
SEG Digital Library Moves to GeoScienceWorld
On December 1, 2025, the SEG Digital Library, from the Society of Exploration Geophysicists, will migrate to the GeoScienceWorld (GSW) platform. Eight campuses have a current subscription through CDL: UCD, UCI, UCLA, UCM, UCR, UCSD, UCSB, and UCSC. The subscription […]
University of California introduces new leader for Systemwide Library Facilities
Today, the UC Berkeley Library and the UC Libraries are introducing the inaugural leader for the University of California’s Systemwide Library Facilities, which collectively preserve and share millions of treasures held by the constellation of libraries across the UC system. […]
Merritt Digital Preservation Repository – October 2025
Merritt is a digital preservation repository from the University of California Curation Center (UC3) that enables the UC community to manage, archive, and share its valuable digital content. Welcome to the Merritt service update for October 2025 Content and Collections […]
SCP Update – October 2025
The SCP Update is a compilation of the collaborative efforts of CDL Acquisitions, the Shared Cataloging Program, the Electronic Resource Services Manager and other members of Shared Collections and the California Digital Library. Highlights on Titles Cataloged for CDL-Managed Electronic […]
Newsbank Access World News Upgraded
With the recent renewal of Access World News, all of the UC campuses now have systemwide access to an upgraded version of the collection: Access World News Research Collection 2022 Edition. The UC campuses also retain access to the existing […]