CDLINFO News
What is Bib Services Doing?
This is the first in a series of status reports from CDL's Bibliographic Services team.
Resource Liaison Assignment Update: July 2009
CDL is pleased to announce the following resource liaison assignments within the CDL Resource Liaisons (RL) program.
CDL welcomes Stephanie Lew
Earlier this month, Stephanie Lew joined the California Digital Library as our Research Services Analyst. Her major role will be managing all pre-award and post-award activities related to contracts and grants in CDL.
Array of New Digital Resources from CDL, June 2009
CDL was able to purchase perpetual rights to eight new resources with end-of-year funds in June 2009.
Public Access to Web Archiving Service Goes Live
The California Digital Library is pleased to announce public access to the archives built with the Web Archiving Service. The tools that CDL provides to capture, curate and preserve websites now also enable librarians to publish the archives they've created for the benefit of researchers and the general public.
New Online Archive of California (OAC) is Live!
: The Online Archive of California (OAC) has a new look, advanced functionality, and significantly more content. Visit it now!
HathiTrust Update
Through the diligent efforts of a CDL and University of Michigan team, UC's Google-digitized books are now flowing into the HathiTrust repository, and ingest is progressing well. At the time of this writing, the number of volumes available via the HathiTrust beta catalog is 136,125, and this number grows weekly.
Accountability Website is Launched
UC's May 09 Annual Accountability Report is now available online. The website provides a spotlight on accountability issues from President Yudof, an introduction to the report, and a discussion of key themes and trends.
ECONLIT, FIAF moving to OvidSP platform
: EconLit and FIAF will move from the SilverPlatter to the OvidSP platform on Monday, June 29, 2009.
Melvyl Catalog Maintenance: UC Berkeley Record Load into the Melvyl Catalog
The UC Berkeley Library is replacing its GLADIS/Pathfinder/Innopacsystems with an Innovative Interfaces, Inc. (III) Millennium system and is renaming the catalog "OskiCat." CDL has been working intensively for several months with UCB library to ensure a smooth transition in the Melvyl Catalog from UCB's GLADIS holdings to its III holdings.