Category: Newsletter
UC’s Scopus database access ended January 31, 2016
Systemwide access to the Scopus database ceased on January 31, 2016. CDL and the UC Libraries conducted extensive evaluations of the database and have concluded that current budgets do not permit continuing our subscription. For more information see: http://cdlib.org/2014/12/16/scopus-access-available-through-december-2015/.
WorldCat Discovery beta: Personal lists are more robust
This month’s WorldCat Discovery installation on March 10, 2016 included the following new features, enhancements and bug fixes. The running list of release notes can be found at http://www.cdlib.org/services/d2d/melvyl/public/. (Note that many of these do not have an impact on […]
Three film resources transitioning from Chadwyck-Healey to ProQuest in late March
The American Film Institute Catalog (AFI), Film Index International (FII) and the FIAF International Index to Film Periodicals will be moving to the main ProQuest platform in late March. These databases on the ProQuest platform have been accessible via links […]
Shared Cataloging Program (SCP) Monthly Update: February 2016
Our major serial record distributions for January were for Open Access (244 titles) and the Independent Voices records from Reveal Digital (168 titles). The latter package is one that we are working on cooperatively with NSDP (National Serials Data Program) […]
New Licensed Resource – 60 MINUTES: 1997-2014
All UC campuses now have access to 60 MINUTES: 1997-2014: http://uclibs.org/PID/281255 (All campuses; on the Alexander Street Press platform) CDL fully funded this resource on behalf of all campuses. From the website: This online collection provides 350 hours of video […]
EZID Service Update: February 2016
Recent Enhancements, News, and Activities DataCite announced two draft specifications for comment. First, the DataCite to Dublin Core application profile (DC2AP) describes how to construct a Dublin Core compatible DataCite metadata record using Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (DCMI) metadata terms […]
Farewell to Colleen Whitney
Sometimes an offer comes by that is just too good to pass up. That happened to Colleen Whitney, Discovery and Delivery’s Technical Manager. Not only is she taking a long scheduled and well deserved vacation to New Zealand for most […]
Latest eScholarship Activity: Campus 4th Quarter 2015 Reports
Check out this quarter’s reports to discover eScholarship’s publishing profiles (and more). Here’s a listing of each campus’s most popular publications this quarter brought to you by the eScholarship team. UC Berkeley: “Marxist Theories of Development, the New International Division […]
UC Curation Center recruiting two senior developer positions
The UC Curation Center (UC3) is currently recruiting for two positions: Senior Developer/DevOps Administrator and Senior Developer. The Senior Developer/DevOps Administrator will be involved in Java and Ruby/Rails application-level development, maintenance, and enhancement, as well as the architectural design, operational support, and system-level […]
Virginia Sinclair to retire from CDL
It is both a privilege and a bittersweet duty to announce the retirement of one of CDL’s longest-serving employees, Virginia Sinclair. Virginia’s last working day at CDL will be March 11, 2016. It is difficult if not impossible to sum […]