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SCP Monthly Update — August 2018
SCP has posted the distribution statistics report for the month of July. This monthly report shows net increase or decrease of titles from CDL licensed and selected open access collections. For serials distributions, SCP continued to focus on the major […]
Enhanced Cochrane Library platform debuts
On August 7, 2018 the redesigned and enhanced Cochrane Library platform was launched. Currently, six campuses (Berkeley, Davis, Irvine, Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco) participate in the license of the Cochrane Library. (http://uclibs.org/PID/4649) (B, D, I, LA, SD, […]
California Digital Library seeks Publication Management System Coordinator
Do you find deep joy in bibliometrics? How about synchronizing disparate (sometimes compatible) systems to create a web of information across a vast university system? Are you also a fan of Open Access policies and eager to help faculty embrace […]
ARKs in the Open: Project Update #7, inaugural meeting of the Advisory Group
The ARKs-in-the-Open Advisory Group (AG) met for the first time July 17, 2018. This is the high-level group that will provide the means for transitioning the ARK infrastructure (specification, NAAN registry) from the California Digital Library (CDL) to a community […]
CDL joins ICOLC Opposing the MLA International Bibliography Exclusivity with EBSCO
CDL recently signed on to the letter [PDF] prepared by the International Coalition of Library Consortia (ICOLC), concerning the MLA International Bibliography exclusivity with EBSCO. On June 26, 2018, MLA announced that the MLA International Bibliography will be exclusively offered […]
WorldCat Discovery beta: Access DOIs in record descriptions
The WorldCat Discovery installation on July 26, 2018 included the following new features and enhancements. The running list of release notes can be found at https://help.oclc.org/Discovery_and_Reference/WorldCat_Discovery/Release_notes. (Note that many of these enhancements do not have an impact on Melvyl since […]
ProQuest platform interface enhancements will be rolled out July 26
The July 26, 2018 ProQuest platform release will introduce redesigned basic search and search results pages. These improvements will put more emphasis on source types to help researchers retrieve more relevant results from across the platform. These changes only affect […]
Michael Morris-Pearce moves on and up to Oregon
As many of you know, Michael Morris-Pearce is moving to Portland. Michael has been with CDL for just over a year but in that time he’s made a lot of important contributions. One of those contributions was completely revising the […]
SpringerProtocols.com content transitions on July 25
On Wednesday, July 25th 2018, the SpringerProtocols.com platform will be deactivated. SpringerProtocols content is being concurrently-hosted on SpringerLink and is searchable on the new research platform, Springer Nature Experiments (http://uclibs.org/PID/127001), an interface specially designed and optimized for searching protocols and […]
Meet Claudia Conrad – D2D’s Metadata Product Manager
Claudia Conrad is joining CDL’s D2D team as Metadata Product Manager. She will be starting on July 30. Claudia brings a wealth of experience as a product manager, most recently with Innovative Interfaces. She is experienced in agile software development […]