Category: Newsletter
Uncommonly In Common
Colleagues from JISC (Joint Information Systems Committee) Rachel Bruce and Neil Jacobs visited CDL on October 29. We have often met with various representatives from JISC who have been engaged in many of the initiatives, services and issues that are […]
Publishing Group Director Catherine Mitchell on the University as Publisher
By Elise Proulx Publishing Group Outreach & Marketing Coordinator California Digital Library Publishing Group Director Catherine Mitchell sees local publishing services as key for universities to reclaim their primary intellectual asset – the scholarly output of faculty. By getting involved […]
HathiTrust Search Widget
By Heather Christenson, CDL HathiTrust Project Manager CDL has developed a search box that can be placed on any web page to search the HathiTrust Digital Library directly from websites, learning management systems, library guides and more. There are a […]
STAT-USA Ceased Operation on October 1st
By Jayne Dickson, CDL Information Services Analyst The STAT-USA/Internet website ceased operation on October 1, 2010. STAT-USA focused on providing international trade information and U.S. economic statistics. The Shared Cataloging Program (SCP) will be de-activating the PID for this resource […]
Access to Landolt-Börnstein Content Changes on November 1st
By Jayne Dickson, CDL Information Services Analyst Previously, UC had licensed the Landolt-Börnstein content (data collection in all areas of physical sciences and engineering) from Springer-Verlag. At the beginning of 2010, Springer introduced a new database (SpringerMaterials: The Landolt-Börnstein Database) […]
Two Library Reviews Underway
Ellen Meltzer, Information Services Manager Two reviews of UC’s libraries are currently underway: one of the California Digital Library (CDL), and a second of all UC Library services. All of the programs in Academic Planning, Programs and Coordination at the […]
UC Libraries Digitize 3,000,000 Books
The Mass Digitization team at CDL is proud to announce that the 3,000,000th volume has been digitized from the collections of the University of California libraries! Reaching this milestone has involved the work of many dedicated people across the UC […]
UC HathiTrust Update
By Heather Christenson, CDL HathiTrust Project Manager HathiTrust has released an update that summarizes activities and work during the month of September 2010. UC continues to make substantial contributions to this collaborative effort. Some highlights of the UC Libraries’ involvement: […]
New Licensed Resources – BBIH, Duxiu, Morgan & Claypool, TBRC
By Ellen Meltzer, Information Services Manager UC campuses now have access to these electronic resources as part of CDL consortial or Tier 2 licenses. (Some campuses may already have had access to these titles through previous local campus subscriptions.): Bibliography […]
UC Systemwide Library Tutorial Launched: Begin Your Research
By Ellen Meltzer, Information Services Manager Under the leadership of UC Heads of Public Services (HOPS), the UC libraries have collaborated on a UC-wide library tutorial entitled “Begin Your Research” (http://www.lib.uci.edu/uc-research-tutorial/begin.html). (Each campus will eventually have its own URL.) The […]