CDLINFO News
Cycle 9 (2020) Collection Comparison Reports Now Available
One of the many benefits of WEST membership is the regular collection analysis that feeds our archiving activity; we also share the results of our analysis with members in yearly collection comparison reports as well as the On Demand Comparison […]
CDL Job Opening: Discovery & Delivery Senior Systems Analyst
About You We’re looking for a problem-solver and creative thinker, someone who can work as an independent detective to understand the root of a problem and come up with customer-oriented solutions. The ideal candidate is a clear communicator who can […]
Matthew McKinley transitioning from CDL to Omeka
Our colleague Matthew McKinley has accepted the role of Full-Stack Developer with Omeka, which provides open-source web publishing platforms for sharing digital collections and creating media-rich online exhibits. He will be working with a team of colleagues primarily centered in […]
Introducing New WEST Archives Web Pages
One of the recommendations made by the WEST governance groups at the 2019 Strategic Planning Session was to “assess and update WEST’s website, curation of documentation, and communication strategies.” To this end, the WEST project team has been working to […]
Cycles 10/11 Archiving Proposals Now Available for Review and Commitment
In fall 2019 full WEST members submitted their unarchived serials holdings to WEST for analysis, which identifies the next set of journals for archiving. WEST is pleased to announce that the analysis is complete, and proposals for Cycles 10/11 archiving […]
Newly Redesigned AGUA Interface
The AGUA decision support service has served WEST well through several Archiving Cycles, allowing us to target high quality titles for archiving that will have the greatest impact for members. Over several development phases the AGUA development team has added […]
Morgan & Claypool Synthesis Digital Library Collection Ten is Available
Morgan & Claypool Publishers Synthesis Series (http://www.morganclaypool.com/page/browseLbS.jsp) has begun making its tenth collection of lectures available online. The basic component of the library is a 50 to 100-page electronic book that synthesizes an important research or development topic, authored by […]
CDL Job Opening: Licensing Analyst
The Licensing Analyst plays a vital role in CDL’s mission to provide students, faculty, and researchers at the University of California with broad access to an enriching and valuable collection of ebooks, journals, streaming video, and other content. As a […]
SCP Update – August 2020
SCP posted the distribution statistics report for the month of July 2020. This monthly report shows net increase or decrease of titles from CDL licensed and selected open access collections. They are color coded as: Net Increase (Green) — Net […]
HathiTrust October Member Meeting, Community Week, & Call for Presentations
2020 Member Meeting: Library Interdependence This October, there will be no sojourn of HathiTrust staff and member representatives, library directors and deans to Chicago as is typical. Owing to COVID-19 and social distancing, HathiTrust’s annual Member Meeting, taking place on […]