CDLINFO News
So, what is Unpaywall anyway?
Unpaywall is a service that maintains a database of links to full-text articles from open-access sources all over the world. The content is harvested from legal sources including repositories run by universities, governments, and scholarly societies, as well as open […]
Khatira moving on and up to LLNL
It is with sadness and pleasure that I announce that Khatira Nawabi will be moving on to a new position at Lawrence Livermore National Lab as a legal document preparer for lab biologists and chemists preparing court filings. Khatira has […]
Search Extended: Manager, Shared Print Programs, CDL and WEST
We’re pleased to announce that CDL has extended its recruitment for the Manager of Shared Print Programs through August 6th. Come join us at CDL and help envision the future of print library collections at UC, WEST, and beyond! […]
New look for FirstSearch coming July 14th
On July 14th, the OCLC FirstSearch platform interface will display “an updated, more contemporary look.” The changes are limited to a restyling of the new interface and do not affect functionality, navigation or site structure. Databases currently hosted on the […]
CDL Job Opening for OAC/Calisphere Service & Outreach Manager
The California Digital Library (CDL) is hiring a Service & Outreach Manager to promote access to and awareness of a world-class collection of historical and primary source digital materials, aggregated at the statewide and national level through our services. Your […]
SCP Monthly Update — July 2018
SCP has posted the distribution statistics report for the month of June. This monthly report shows net increase or decrease of titles from CDL licensed and selected open access collections. The major highlight of this month is that as of […]
WorldCat Discovery beta: Publicly share personal lists
The WorldCat Discovery installation on June 28, 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 […]
SCP Record Distribution Surpasses One Million Records
As of June 26, 2018, the CDL Shared Cataloging Program (SCP) reached a milestone. More than one million records have been distributed to UC campuses over the years: Databases: 743 records; 773 package links Monographs: 936,973 records; 946,247 package links […]
Statista is cancelled effective Saturday, June 30, 2018
The CDL subscription to Statista has been cancelled effective June 30, due to unsustainable price increases from the vendor. A price increase imposed by the vendor when CDL requested an adjustment of pricing terms that was needed to accommodate changes […]
CDL Job Opening for Information Services Analyst
The California Digital Library (CDL) supports the education, research, and public service mission of the University of California in partnership with the ten campus University of California Libraries system. The CDL has four core programs: Collection Development; Discovery & Delivery; […]