Category: Newsletter
Irvine Adds to UC Shared Images in ARTstor
UC Shared Images in ARTstor continue to grow with the addition of over 600 images from the Irvine campus, with approximately 1,200 more to be added later in May. The new UCI collection is available, along with collections from UCB, UCSB, and UCSC, from the ARTstor home page under "Institutional Collections".
CDL welcomes new Resource Liaisons
CDL is pleased to welcome the following group of librarians to the Resource Liaisons (RL) program. Resource Liaisons provide a crucial link between the UC system and our licensed resource vendors, as well as providing a link between CDL and the campuses.
Next Generation Melvyl – April Enhancements
Over the weekend of April 19th, a number of changes were brought into Next Generation Melvyl, supported by WorldCat Local (WCL). These changes are especially noticeable on the detailed record display.
University of California Libraries Evaluation of Scopus
The University of California Libraries will be evaluating Scopus
Want to know what’s happening at the CDL? Here’s your chance!
Attendees at this year's lively Users Council meeting in Oakland (April 10, 2009) learned about an array of CDL programs and services and how they interact with our campuses, partners, and other national and international initiatives.
INSPEC moving from Ovid to Web of Science Platform
INSPEC, the premier database for computer science, information technology, physics and electronics engineering, will move from Ovid to the ISI Web of Knowledge platform.
New UC Shared Images Metadata Guidelines
The UC Shared Images program recently revised and published its guidelines for shareable metadata. Version 2.0 of the "Metadata Submission Guidelines" (MSG) is now available on Inside CDL.
Columbia Earthscape to be Discontinued June 30, 2009
Columbia University Libraries and Columbia University Press have announced that Columbia Earthscape: An Online Resource on the global environment will cease on June 30, 2009.
New Licensed Resources: Asahi Kikuzo II; The Sixties
UC campuses now have access to Asahi Kikuzo II and The Sixties: Primary Documents and Personal Narratives, 1960 to 1974 as part of Tier 2 licenses.
UC/Springer Open Access Journal Publishing Pilot – Resources for Campus Use
A task force appointed by the Scholarly Communications Officers (SCO) worked with the California Digital Library (CDL) to prepare information on the UC/Springer Open Access Journal Publishing Pilot, originally announced in January, for distribution to UC authors on each campus. The information can be found on the Reshaping Scholarly Communication site.