Category: Publishing, Archives, and Digitization
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.
New Collection in Calisphere and the OAC: AFL-CIO Papers and Proceedings
Approximately, 350 proceedings and papers dating back to 1901 from the records of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) are now available in Calisphere and the Online Archive of California (OAC).
Reporting problems with Google Books
Occasionally, book links in the catalog records link incorrectly to another book via the Google Books Search API. The best way to report these mis-links and other problems with the Google Books content is to use the Melvyl Catalog and WCL implementation feedback links to report the problem to CDL.
CDL Receives 2008-2009 LSTA Funding for the Local History Digital Resources Program
The CDL was awarded $111,000 in grant funding through 2008-2009 from the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) to provide preservation and access services as part of the "Local History Digital Resources Program" (LHDRP).
UC Image Service News: Collection liaisons appointed
The UC Libraries Collection Development Committee (CDC) has appointed collection liaisons for UC Shared Images – one from each campus, to facilitate collection building in ARTstor.
CDL Staff at ELPUB2008 Conference
The Publishing Group had a very successful trip to the ELPUB2008 conference in Toronto where CDL staff presented a workshop and paper.
UC Image Service News: More Luna Insight collections
Thirteen additional Luna Insight image collections were recently made available by CDL for the UC Image Service.
UC Image Service News: Preparing for UC Shared Images strategic collection building
CDL and campus stakeholders have been working hard behind the scenes to lay the foundation for collection building in UC Shared Images. This has included developing metadata submission guidelines for campuses to structure their metadata, and a collection development program proposal to help campuses manage collection building.
Counting California Decommissioned
This is a reminder that Counting California has been decommissioned; see previous CDLINFO article (dated March 31, 2008) for details.
Calisphere and iPods in the Classroom: New technology brings California history to life
Recently, Bay Area K-12 teachers learned simple and practical ways to team a cutting-edge technology — an iPod touch, PowerPoint, and online tools such as MovieMaker and Garageband — with Calisphere’s thousands of primary source images to bring history to life in the classroom.