Category: Publishing, Archives, and Digitization
California Digital Library Announces Self-Guided Tutorial for the eXtensible Text Framework (XTF)
The California Digital Library (CDL) is pleased to announce the availability of an extensive self-guided tutorial for its eXtensible Text Framework (XTF) application.
CDL’s Director of eScholarship Publishing, Catherine Mitchell, in the News
CDL's Director of eScholarship Publishing, Catherine Mitchell, has been re-envisioning scholarly publishing, a topic that's of broad interest right now.
Calisphere’s new Themed Collection explores conquest and cultural exchange in Early California
A new Themed Collection: 1780-1880: California in Transition is now available in Calisphere.
Mass Digitization Projects Update
2008 was a busy year for our UC Libraries' book digitization activities. This article reviews those efforts.
UC Libraries and Springer Sign Pilot Agreement for Open Access Journal Publishing
CDL Collections and eScholarship in partnership with the UC Scholarly Communication Officers (SCOs) are piloting a ground-breaking open access publishing arrangement with Springer on behalf of UC faculty.
Elise Proulx joins CDL’s eScholarship Publishing Program
It is with delight that I announce the arrival of Elise Proulx, eScholarship's new Outreach and Marketing Coordinator. Elise comes to us with a remarkable convergence of extremely relevant and promising professional experiences.
New UC Shared Images Collections are Now Available via ARTstor
Select art and architecture images from UC Berkeley and UC Santa Barbara image collections are now available in ARTstor to all 9 ARTstor-participating UC campuses. These collections are listed on the ARTstor home page under Institutional Collections.
Library of Congress, Internet Archive, and CDL Team Up with Middle and High Schools for Web Archiving Project
The Library of Congress, Internet Archive, and CDL are collaborating on a project to archive web sites -- from the perspective of middle and high school students -- with a view toward preserving and integrating primary resources into the K-12 teaching curriculum.
Calisphere – Share it with your students!
Now that fall has returned and UC students are streaming back to campus, it's a good time to take another look at Calisphere with undergraduate students in mind.
New Collections in Calisphere and the OAC: Local History Digital Resources
Over 2,000 new digitized primary resources are now available in the CDL's Calisphere and Online Archive of California (OAC) websites as of September 2008. The collections offer unique glimpses into California local history, and were assembled by a range of institutions throughout the state.