DRAFT University of California [http://www.lpai.ucop.edu/outcomes/cdl/selectio.pdf] 1. Selection and licensing of resources should be carried out observing the same considerations applied in the effective development of other library collections. 2. Principally, these considerations include: – establishing a coherent rationale for the […]
Several new functions have been added to the test site for the January, 2000 CDL Release at [http://www.cdlib.org/libstaff/jan2000/]. a. Searchlight On November 15, 1999, SearchLight opened in test mode. Searchlight is a multi-resource search tool with which you can search […]
Tests and Mockups for the CDL’s semi-annual release of new features and enhancements are now available at: [http://www.cdlib.org/libstaff/july2000/]. This page contains the most up-to-date information and links to test versions. All library staff are encouraged to view, test, and comment […]
Responses from the May 2000 Subject Selector Surveys for Digital Collection Development are now available on the libstaff web site [http://www.cdlib.org/libstaff/sharedcoll/jsc/#surveys]. The surveys are conducted by the CDL Joint Steering Committee on Shared Collections (JSCSC) as part of its role […]
Background California Counts, CDL’s planned gateway to social science data, is Phase I of CDL’s government information initiative. California Counts will provide a single, easy-to-use, WWW interface through which users can easily find, combine, display, and use data. The California […]
Institutions can now access their digital collections in the CDL METS Repository through their own interfaces, using the newly released CDL Interface Customization Tools: http://www.cdlib.org/inside/diglib/repository/customize/ The CDL has been developing a digital object repository to support the collections it manages, […]
The CDL is in the process of revising the 2001 CDL Digital Object Standard: http://www.cdlib.org/inside/diglib/. The new guidelines are slated for release in January 2005. Digital “built content” materials comprise a significant portion of the CDL’s collections. These materials include […]
Work on the Metasearch Infrastructure project (The metasearch infrastructure project is no longer active. See: http://www.cdlib.org/services/d2d/metasearch/index.html). The Ex Libris MetaLib software has been installed at the CDL, and CDL staff completed software training in mid-September. Staff are currently experimenting with […]
The Metasearch Infrastructure Project seeks to develop a robust set of tools for crafting tailored search interfaces to diverse information resources for specific audiences and/or purposes. For additional background information, see the project web site at [http://www.cdlib.org/inside/projects/metasearch/]. Significant progress has […]
Calisphere is now available at: http://www.calisphere.universityofcalifornia.edu. Calisphere is a free public gateway to thousands of digitized primary sources – including photographs, documents, newspaper clippings, works of art – from UC museums and libraries and other cultural heritage institutions across California. […]
