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It’s the little things: protecting creative problem-solving
When it comes to creative solutions, often it’s the little things that make a big difference. I was talking with 2 campus colleagues about a project I’ve been working: an executive dashboard. I explained that this is not a classic […]
WAS at NDIIPP Partners’ Meeting
The National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Consortium (NDIIPP) is hosting its annual partners’ meeting in Washington DC from July 20-July 22. The Web Archiving Service is the result of the NDIIPP-funded Web-at-Risk project, and though that project is complete, we […]
July 30: Web Archiving Service Introduction
Learn how to use the Web Archiving Service to capture critical websites and publications and build searchable archives! If you are a new WAS user or if you’re curious about the service and would like to learn more, you’re welcome […]
Use the Power of Visuals to Get Your Point Across
Some people are brilliant at melding words and visuals. Most of us struggle to create engaging presentations, documents and web pages. We’ve all been told it’s crucial to appeal to visual as well as verbal thinkers, but knowing how to […]
SCP monthly cataloging update (July 2010)
The Shared Cataloging Program (SCP) monthly cataloging update for July 2010 is now available at: http://www.cdlib.org/services/collections/scp/updates/update2011.html#jul2010
SCP Distribution Statistics for July 2010
The Shared Cataloging Program (SCP) Distribution Statistics for July 2010 are now available at: http://www.cdlib.org/services/collections/scp/updates/scpstats2011.html#jul2010
Business continuity
This last week we had a small lesson in business continuity here at CDL. Our home is in Oakland, California, and our city was disturbed on Thursday by civil unrest (http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/07/09/BAH61EBUBF.DTL). The University of California Office of the President (UCOP) […]
SCP 2nd quarter cataloging statistics (June 2010)
The Shared Cataloging Program (SCP) 2nd quarter cataloging statistics for 2010 are now available at: http://www.cdlib.org/services/collections/scp/docs/2010q2.pdf
Get Smarter in Just 15 Minutes a Day
The blogosphere is a rich and engaging resource for new ideas. So why can I hear you groaning from a mile away: “I don’t have time to do my work; I never remember to check the blogs I really like, […]
Collaborative and Agile?
At CDL, we like to say we are collaborative and innovative by nature, because we were formed in 1997 out of the UC libraries’ tradition of working together to do things that could not be done by a single library […]