Special Collections

Calisphere and iPods in the Classroom: New technology brings California history to life

May 30, 2008 Author: Rosalie LackCategories:

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.

UC Image Service News: Saskia collection added to UC Shared Images in ARTstor

May 2, 2008 Author: Lena ZentallCategories:

CDL has added the Saskia Art & Architecture collection to UC Shared Images in ARTstor. Saskia provides over 26,000 core art history images on Western European civilization from more than 100 museums.

New OAC Redesign Project Page

April 30, 2008 Author: Rosalie LackCategories:

A new web page has been created for the OAC Redesign Project.

UC Image Service News: Luna Insight Collections Update

April 15, 2008 Author: Lena ZentallCategories:

UC Shared Images implementation continues with CDL moving some collections from Luna Insight to ARTstor, while access to other collections is reverting to UC websites.

Counting California will be Decommissioned June 1, 2008

March 31, 2008 Author: Rosalie LackCategories:

Counting California, a single interface for accessing a variety of data and statistics about California from local, state, and federal government agencies, will be decommissioned on June 1, 2008.

UC Image Service News: AMICA

March 6, 2008 Author: Lena ZentallCategories:

Art Museum Images from Cartography Associates (AMICA) license ends June 30, 2008.

Calisphere’s First Year in Review

February 28, 2008 Author: Rosalie LackCategories:

CDL is pleased to report that in its first year, Calisphere has become a valuable resource for scholars, a popular destination for the general public, and an essential site for K-12 educators, who call it “a dream resource” and “a teacher’s dream come true.”

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