CDLINFO News
Joan Starr to retire in June
Joan Starr, EZID Service Manager, in CDL’s Infrastructure and Applications Support group, will be retiring on June 28, 2018. While this is sad news for CDL and the UC community, it is the right time for Joan (first grandchild on […]
EBSCOhost added to ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) record
Previously, the catalog record for ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) only displayed links to this database via ProQuest and GPO Online. The UC campuses also have complementary access to this database via EBSCOhost. Now, the catalog record for this database […]
Blackwell Reference Online titles migrating to new platform
Wiley is in the process of completing a multi-phase migration to the Atypon platform as mentioned in https://www.cdlib.org/cdlinfo/2018/03/16/wiley-online-library-moves-to-atypon-literatum-platform/. As part of this, the Blackwell Reference Online titles are also being moved to the main Wiley Online Library platform. CDL only […]
Latin America Digital Beat / Data Base is no longer updating online content
[Update: As of December 3, 2018, the Latin America Digital Beat archive has not yet been moved to the UNM Digital Repository; it still resides at http://ladb.unm.edu/. Access to the LADB archive for the licensing campuses (B, I, LA, M, […]
Tier 2 Transition: OECD iLibrary Upgrade
On March 28, 2018, a major upgrade of the OECD iLibrary was implemented; the current site was fully replaced and all related links were redirected to the new version. This transition affects nine campuses (All except UCSF). http://uclibs.org/PID/21193 (B, D, I, […]
WorldCat Discovery beta: Email Improvements
The WorldCat Discovery installation on March 29, 2018 included the following new features and enhancements. The running list of release notes can be found at https://help.oclc.org/Discovery_and_Reference/WorldCat_Discovery/Release_notes. (Note that many of these enhancements do not have an impact on Melvyl since […]
Cycles 8/9 Collections Analysis Underway – Initial Findings and Summary Reports Available for Download
WEST completed its last full collection analysis in 2016 when, for the first time, WEST Archive Holders and Builders made commitments for two years of archiving work. Now, as WEST nears the end of the second year of that work, […]
New Mass Digitization Section Added to CDLib.org
The Mass Digitization section on the CDLib.org website has a brand new look! New and updated content describes the work, goals, and projects of the Mass Digitization team. Included is information on where to find, access, and use UC’s mass […]
Welcome Chris Erdmann, Library Carpentry Community and Development Director
The University of California Curation Center (UC3) is excited to announce that Chris Erdmann has been hired as the Library Carpentry Community and Development Director starting May 4, 2018. Chris has been working in the libraries for more than 21 years to […]
Over one million digital items from California cultural heritage institutions now available through Calisphere!
The deeper you look, the even more you discover! Big news: over one million historical images, texts, recordings, and other primary resources are now available in the statewide digital resource aggregation represented by Calisphere, and soon in the Digital Public […]