Category: Technology
Meet Virtual Martin
We here at the California Digital Library (CDL) are very serious when it comes to all things digital. Some of our colleagues work virtually so we’ve explored the gamut of long-distance communication solutions. The latest solution, a robot, has been […]
Web Archiving Service Tech News – Code4Lib
Web Archiving Service developers Erik Hetzner and Scott Fisher will present at this year’s Code4Lib conference on the tools they used to re-index over 600 million files in the web archives: “Indexing Big Data with Tika, Solr & MapReduce”. The […]
CDL Security guidelines adopted and posted
By John Ober, Manager, Infrastructure and Applications Support The CDL has adopted and published a set of Information Technology Key Security Guidelines & Baseline Supporting Practices, along with a companion System Access and Account Management Policy. The guidelines are available […]
Reading 5 Million Books at Once: Google N-Grams at TEDxBoston
Google has digitized millions of books from libraries across the world, including the UC Libraries. While our digitized books are great for traditional reading and research, the corpus also offers a unique opportunity for new kinds of inquiry. For instance: […]
California Digital Library Announces Release of XTF Version 3.0
The California Digital Library (CDL) is pleased to announce the release of version 3.0 of XTF (http://xtf.cdlib.org/), an open source, highly flexible software application that supports the search, browse and display of heterogeneous digital content. XTF provides efficient and practical […]
eXtensible Text Framework (XTF) Website Launched
By Elise Proulx, Publishing Group Marketing & Outreach Coordinator The Publishing Group of the California Digital Library (CDL) announces the launch of the eXtensible Text Framework (XTF) website (http://xtf.cdlib.org/), supporting a robust open-source application for providing access to digital content. […]
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.
Digital Library Federation (DLF) releases Technical Recommendation from ILS Discovery Interface Task Group
The Digital Library Federation is pleased to announce the release of the technical recommendation of its ILS Discovery Interface (ILS-DI) Task Group. This document recommends standard interfaces for integrating the data and services of the Integrated Library System (ILS) with new applications supporting user discovery.
Bagit: Transferring Digital Content
The CDL Digital Preservation Group, under the leadership of John Kunze, has co-developed with the Library of Congress a format for transferring digital content.
California Digital Library Announces New Release of the eXtensible Text Framework (XTF)
The California Digital Library (CDL) is pleased to announce a new release of its search and display technology, the eXtensible Text Framework (XTF) Version 2.1. XTF is an open source, highly flexible software application that supports the search, browse and display of heterogeneous digital content.