CDLINFO News
WEST Program Refresher
On January 19 WEST hosted an hour-long webinar that provided a refresher on the WEST program and an info session on WEST Archiving. The first half of the webinar covered the history of WEST as well as the vision, mission, […]
AGUA Development Phase 5: Final Report
Every other year, when not conducting the biennial collections analysis, WEST undertakes systems development on AGUA, the WEST collection analysis and decision support tool. Planning for the fifth AGUA Development Phase (“Phase 5”) began in the summer of 2020, with […]
SCP Update – January 2022
Highlights on Titles Cataloged for CDL-Managed Electronic Collections in December 2021 CNPe-Reading (易阅通) (Local-L DDA): 228 JSTOR Books DDA: 576 Please see detailed reports at: 2021-11-Collection_level_bib_records_of_CDL-Managed_Electronic_Collections 2021-11-Total_Portfolio_Count_of_CDL-Managed_Electronic_Collections 2021-12-Collection_level_bib_records_of_CDL-Managed_Electronic_Collections 2021-12-Total_Portfolio_Count_of_CDL-Managed_Electronic_Collections Highlights on Other Activities While waiting for CDL Acquisitions […]
CDL Job Opening: Software Engineer
Are you a Python, Java or Ruby programmer? Are you interested in learning and using machine learning technologies (Tensorflow, Keras, PyTorch, etc.)? Do you enjoy working in a team environment where your ideas make a difference? Then come join the […]
CDL Job Opening: Finance & Operations Director
At the core of the California Digital Library (CDL) is a simple idea – by mobilizing the expertise and creativity of our diverse community and engaging in collaborative problem-solving, we can transform the way libraries and scholars work, thus furthering […]
Introducing Digital Preservation Leadership and thanking past members of the Working Group
Dear UC Library colleagues We are writing to inform you of the newly formed Digital Preservation Leadership Group (DPLG) within the UC Libraries Advisory Structure (UCLAS) structure. This group is charged by the Direction and Oversight Committee (DOC) to lead […]
CDL office closure Dec. 23, 2021 – Jan. 2, 2022
This year, UC’s Office of the President (UCOP), including the California Digital Library (CDL), will be officially closed during the Winter and New Year holiday periods from Thursday, December 23, 2021 through Sunday, January 2, 2022. The Office of the […]
CDL, CRL & HathiTrust Summit for Shared Print in the Collections Lifecycle
Background In 2020, CDL joined in collaboration with the Center for Research Libraries and HathiTrust (the CCH Collaboration) to play a facilitative leadership role in advancing shared print’s transition to a new phase of integration and interoperability (read more here). […]
SCP Update — December 2021
SCP Cataloging Activities Art and Architecture Portal: 234 CNPe-Reading (易阅通) (Local-L DDA): 123 JSTOR Books DDA: 396 Open access resource selected by the UC Libraries (Local-OA): 2597 Note: bringing local standalone OA journals into Network Zone also triggered changes of […]
A warm welcome to Kristen Chua!
We are delighted to announce that Kristen Chua has joined the Information Services team as an Information Services Analyst beginning December 6, 2021. In her role, Kristen will provide essential support to both the users of CDL services and to […]