Category: UC Libraries News
Advancing Open Monograph Opportunities at UC: New Pathways for the Future
Photo by Caleb Jones on Unsplash The University of California (UC) Libraries have released a new report, Advancing Open Monograph Opportunities at UC, outlining a values-based framework, key recommendations, and practical strategies for advancing open access (OA) monograph publishing. Developed within UC, the […]
Open Access for UC-Authored Monographs – A UC Libraries Pilot Project
Photo by Katerina on Unsplash Starting in 2025, UC Libraries are supporting several projects intended to broaden access to University of California research and scholarship by making UC-authored books open access. Following on successful efforts to open UC-authored journal articles, these projects will enable […]
Preserving Born-digital Government Information & Revisiting the Scopes Trial with Primary Sources – The latest UC Libraries HathiTrust Help Center Newsletter Now Posted!
The latest UC Libraries HathiTrust Help Center Newsletter has posted, it features these new articles: Preserving Born-Digital Government Information: What Librarians Can Do A query from a faculty member led CDL’s Digitization team on a quest to discover where government […]
University of California introduces new leader for Systemwide Library Facilities
Today, the UC Berkeley Library and the UC Libraries are introducing the inaugural leader for the University of California’s Systemwide Library Facilities, which collectively preserve and share millions of treasures held by the constellation of libraries across the UC system. […]
Millions of materials, one mission: University of California Libraries’ facilities chart unified course
For decades, two understated yet indispensable storage complexes have quietly and reliably served the needs of library users across the University of California system and far beyond. Now the facilities — one in the Bay Area and the other in […]
June 2025 UC Libraries HathiTrust Help Center Newsletter Posted!
The June 2025 UC Libraries HathiTrust Help Center Newsletter has been posted. Learn about new developments and current happenings underway at HathiTrust and check out the new articles in our help center: Discover the quirk in a library science classic! […]
Announcing the new SLF FAQ, shared on behalf of the Systemwide Library Facilities Board (SLFB)
The following update is being distributed to UC Libraries employees through various communication channels, including campus and CDL newsletters, listservs and other mechanisms. The UC Libraries are shifting operational and strategic oversight of our regional library facilities to support their […]
Ebook Usability Report on Aggregator Platforms: A Case Study of EBSCO and ProQuest
Following the University of California Ebook Usability Common Knowledge Group’s (EUCKG) analysis of 3 publisher platforms (Cambridge, Elsevier, and Wiley) and the publication of an initial report, the EUCKG received feedback to evaluate ebook aggregators to see how they perform […]
March 2025 UC Libraries HathiTrust Newsletter Posted!
The latest UC Libraries HathiTrust Help Center Newsletter has been posted. Check it out to discover the latest happenings at HathiTrust and these new articles: What’s new in the public domain? All HathiTrust volumes published in 1929 are now open […]
October UC Libraries HathiTrust Newsletter Posted!
The latest edition of UC Libraries HathiTrut Newsletter has been published. It features two new articles recently posted in our Help Center, along with news related to the UC Libraries and HathiTrust: CDL’s Discovery & Delivery Team is Exploring AI to Improve […]