Category: Newsletter
SCP Monthly Update – June 2019
SCP has posted the distribution statistics report for the month of May 2019. This monthly report shows the net increase or decrease of titles from CDL licensed and selected open access collections. For serials, major distributions were EBSCO journals (25 […]
Mike Thwaites swims with the fishes (retires)
In July, for the first time in its history, CDL will be without Mike Thwaites. Mike has been integral to the success of many of CDL’s core programs and to the creation of its unique culture. He’s a great programmer, […]
UC Merced transitions from WorldCat Local to WorldCat Discovery
On Wednesday, May 22, 2019, UC Merced transitioned from WorldCat Local (WCL) to WorldCat Discovery (WCD) as the basis of their Melvyl instance. All 11 Melvyl WorldCat Local instances must be transitioned to the WorldCat Discovery interface by August 9, […]
Royal Society (London) moves to Atypon’s Literatum platform
At the end of 2018, the Royal Society’s digital publishing platform migrated from HighWire to the Literatum platform from Atypon. The move enabled the Royal Society to host the same high quality content but do so in a way that […]
ACS Publications debuts new platform: ACS Axial
On May 22, 2019, ACS Publications is rolling out their new digital publishing platform, with improved features and functionality. According the recent announcement, the new site will improve the article research experience with a simplified, modern interface. Key features include: […]
New Resource: Sabin Americana, 1500-1926
All UC campuses now have access to Sabin Americana, 1500-1926; some campuses may have already had access via local subscriptions: http://uclibs.org/PID/330933 All campuses + LBNL & LLNL; on Gale’s InfoTrac platform Sabin Americana, 1500–1926 offers an up-close perspective on […]
New Resource: Maruzen eBook Library Demand-Driven Acquisition (DDA)
This is a Demand-Driven Acquisition (DDA) program for Japanese ebooks with Maruzen eBook Library. Nine UC campuses, excluding UCSF, are sharing the costs so that access is available for all 10 campuses and UCOP. http://uclibs.org/PID/330947 (All campuses; on the […]
Job Alert: Publications Manager, eScholarship
The Publishing & Special Collections Group at the California Digital Library is seeking candidates for our Publications Manager position. If you have publishing experience and are looking for an exciting opportunity to help work toward open and sustainable scholarly communication […]
New resources in Melvyl's Central Index
Seven resources have been added to Melvyl’s Central Index. They are: CDL now activates CDL-managed Tier 2 resources in Melvyl’s Central Index so each campus will have different resources listed in their Central Index, depending on the resources they license. […]
New Resource: Archives of Sexuality & Gender, Parts I-III
All UC campuses now have access to Gale’s Archives of Sexuality & Gender, Parts I-III. These are Part I – LGBTQ History and Culture since 1940: This collection consists of 20 individual collections, with a total page count of nearly […]