Category: UC Libraries News
Say Hello to Liz Miraglia, the Discovery and Delivery Program’s new Associate Director
The California Digital Library’s Discovery and Delivery program team is thrilled to welcome Liz Miraglia to her new role as Associate Director. Liz brings with her nine years of experience with the UC Libraries, working in various programs and roles […]
UC Libraries endorse Joint Statement on the Metadata Rights of Libraries
On behalf of the UC Libraries, the Council of University Librarians (CoUL) has unanimously approved endorsement of the Joint Statement on the Metadata Rights of Libraries. Released in March 2023 by the International Coalition of Library Consortia (ICOLC) and the […]
March Newsletter for UC Libraries HathiTrust Help Center Now Posted
The March (Q1) newsletter for the UC Libraries HathiTrust Help Center is now posted. Topics include new resources for library colleagues who are participating in the HathiTrust Shared Print Program; Dear Zephir’s detailed answer to why a user sometimes can’t […]
A Tribute to Our Friend and Colleague, Claudia Conrad
At the end of December, CDL lost a beloved and respected colleague, Claudia Conrad. Claudia joined CDL in 2018 as the Discovery and Delivery (D2D) team’s Product Manager for Metadata and the Zephir service, which supplies metadata to the HathiTrust […]
Anna Striker appointed as CDL’s Systemwide Library Planning Senior Analyst
I am thrilled to announce that Anna Striker has been appointed as CDL’s Systemwide Library Planning Senior Analyst, with a planned start date of February 05. The Systemwide Library Planning (SLP) program resides within CDL and provides collaborative leadership and […]
UC Libraries HathiTrust Newsletter for December 2023 Now Posted
The final UC Libraries HathiTrust Newsletter of 2023 is now posted: The December newsletter features articles on UC’s 90,000 theses and dissertations in HathiTrust, Dear Zephir’s insights into how records are clustered in HathiTrust search, and an introduction to HathiTrust’s […]
Investigating a better UC ebook reading experience: Phase 1 report
The UC Palace Project Team completed their phase 1 investigation of the Palace ebook reading platform in summer 2023 and submitted a report to the Direction and Oversight Committee (DOC) in fall 2023. DOC endorsed the report recommendations at their […]
UC Libraries HathiTrust Newsletter for May 2023 – Now Posted!
The UC Libraries HathiTrust Newsletter for Q2 2023 is now posted. It highlights three new articles in the UC Libraries HathiTrust Help Center, including: a celebration of UC San Diego’s Mass Contributions to HathiTrust, the new Dear Zephir advice column for […]
Danielle Watters Westbrook is appointed CDL’s Director of Systemwide Library Planning
I am delighted to announce Danielle Watters Westbrook has been appointed as CDL’s Director of Systemwide Library Planning with a start date of May 15th, a position that provides collaborative leadership to the UC Libraries in support of our shared […]
February 2023 UC Libraries HathiTrust Help Center Newsletter Now Posted!
The latest newsletter for the UC Libraries HathiTrust Help Center is now posted. It highlights news and information about UC’s participation in and contributions to the HathiTrust Digital Library. The newsletter is intended for UC library staff and others working […]