Category: Newsletter
SCP Update – May 2025
Highlights on Titles Cataloged for CDL-Managed Electronic Collections in April 2025 JSTOR Books: 414 Oxford Scholarship Online Complete: 607 US Government Documents: 604 Wiley Online Library Frontlist All English Titles 2025: 62 Collection level bibliographic records: 1 Link to the […]
New Resource: BungeiShunju Archives Phase 2
The UCs now own BungeiShunju Archives Phase 2 (Bungei Shunjū Archives), with access for all UC campuses. This latest purchase builds off of our UC-wide access to Phase 1, purchased in 2020 for all campuses as part of our tier […]
In memoriam ~ Lisa Mackinder
On March 19, 2025, CDL lost a beloved colleague and dear friend when Lisa Mackinder died after an extended illness. Lisa was the Assistant Director for Systemwide Licensing in the Shared Collections Program, a position she assumed in 2022 after […]
New Resource: CloudRead Chinese Contemporary Newspaper Database
The UC campuses have started a new Tier 2 subscription to the CloudRead Chinese Contemporary Newspaper Database. Participating campuses include UC Berkeley (inc LBL), UC Davis, UC Irvine, UCLA, UC Merced, UC San Diego, and UC Santa Barbara. This subscription […]
CDL Public Statement on Signing the Barcelona Declaration
California Digital Library (CDL) is proud to formally sign the Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information and commit to supporting and participating in open, transparent and community-governed research information systems. The values articulated in the Barcelona Declaration – openness, transparency, inclusivity […]
SCP Update – April 2025
Highlights on Titles Cataloged for CDL-Managed Electronic Collections in March 2025 Apabi Nian jian ku (Local-L): 101 CNPe-Reading (易阅通) (Local-L DDA): 119 China Statistical Yearbooks (CSYD 1949-) (Local-L): 1839 JSTOR Books: 364 Taylor & Francis eBooks Complete: 226 Wiley Online […]
New Presses at De Gruyter and De Gruyter Brill Merger
New ebook packages at De Gruyter The UCs have recently purchased titles from several University Presses at De Gruyter, which are new for systemwide access. These collections were purchased on behalf of all 10 UC campuses: University of Chicago Press […]
Alloy Phase Diagram transitions to Materials Platform for Data Science
ASM International’s Alloy Phase Diagram Database has recently transitioned to a new platform, now under the name Materials Platform for Data Science (MPDS). Subscribers of the Alloy Phase Diagrams at MPDS remain the same: UCB, UCD, UCI, UCLA, UCM, and […]
Ebook Usability Report on Aggregator Platforms: A Case Study of EBSCO and ProQuest
Following the University of California Ebook Usability Common Knowledge Group’s (EUCKG) analysis of 3 publisher platforms (Cambridge, Elsevier, and Wiley) and the publication of an initial report, the EUCKG received feedback to evaluate ebook aggregators to see how they perform […]
Merritt Digital Preservation Repository – March 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 March 2025 Content and Collections […]