Category: Publishing, Archives, and Digitization
CDL Recruiting for Publishing Support Programmer
By Lisa Schiff, Technical Lead, eScholarship Publishing Group Job Summary: The Publishing Group of the California Digital Library provides open access digital publication services to the University of California academic community, supports widespread distribution of UC research materials, and fosters […]
Issues in Applied Linguistics Now Published in eScholarship
eScholarship is pleased to announce the publication of volume 17, issues 1 & 2 of UCLA’s Issues in Applied Linguistics. Initially launched in 1989 as a print-only journal, this volume marks the journal’s first digital publication. Issues in Applied Linguistics […]
CDL Archiving Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Websites
The California Digital Library is using the Web Archiving Service to archive sites related to the gulf oil spill. While CDL’s primary role in Web archiving is to provide tools and support to collection specialists, we also use the service […]
Scripps Institution of Oceanography Library Finishes Digitization
Working together with CDL and Google, UCSD has finished digitizing nearly 100,000 volumes from the collections of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography Library (http://libraries.ucsd.edu/locations/sio/) – the world’s largest oceanographic library. Included are works on marine biology, climate science, ecology, geology, and many other subjects. The collection […]
New features for OAC Contributors: Dashboard and Search Box
Digital Special Collections is pleased to announce the release of two new features for OAC contributing institutions: the OAC contributor dashboard and an OAC search box for institution websites. OAC Contributor Dashboard The OAC contributor dashboard is a central, personalized […]
UC President’s book now available via open access in eScholarship
By Elise Proulx Publishing Group Outreach & Marketing Coordinator The Publishing Group of the California Digital Library announces the open access digital publication of Mark G. Yudof’s book When Government Speaks: Politics, Law, and Government Expression in America. The book […]
CDL Users Council: You can view this year’s sessions
By Ellen Meltzer, Information Services Manager From your desktop, you can attend sessions on CDL program activities tailored for Users Council. UC campuses and selected California institutions have a Users Council member who monitors communications to and from the CDL, […]
HathiTrust Update & Significant Milestone
By Heather Christenson, Mass Digitization Project Manager and CDL HathiTrust Project Manager HathiTrust Reaches 1.1 Million Public Domain Volumes The HathiTrust has collectively reached one of our long-anticipated goals; over 1 million volumes are now available in full view for […]
Personal Archiving: Awareness and Events
Until recently, the field of Web archiving has largely been focused on preserving Web-based government information and content surrounding historical events. The issues faced early-on by national libraries and research institutions are now making their way into the mainstream as […]
Mark Twain Project Online and the 100th Anniversary of Twain’s Death
By Elise Proulx Publishing Group Outreach & Marketing Coordinator This month marks the 100th anniversary of the death of one of America’s favorite writers, thinkers, and humorists: Mark Twain. The Mark Twain Project Online – a collaboration between the Mark […]