CDLINFO News: August, 2006

Calisphere: UC and California Department of Education Joint Press Conference

August 24, 2006  |  Category:  Calisphere, Digital Special Collections, Newsletter  |  Author: admin

On Monday, August 21, University of California officials joined California State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O’Connell in Sacramento to announce the official launch of Calisphere.  See the press release … More

Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals Discontinued

August 24, 2006  |  Category:  Collection Development, Newsletter  |  Author: admin

UC’s consortial license to the Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals will be discontinued by RLG on August 31, 2006. This specialized database is continuing on the Ovid platform. … More

New Resource Available

August 24, 2006  |  Category:  Collection Development, Newsletter  |  Author: admin

a. CDL’s eXtensible Text Framework (XTF) 1.8 Now Available Version 1.8 of the CDL’s eXtensible Text Framework (XTF) is now available for download from SourceForge: http://xtf.sourceforge.net. In addition to minor … More

Library Staff News

August 10, 2006  |  Category:  Newsletter, Staff News  |  Author: admin

a. CDL Reorganization The CDL recently reorganized in order to implement the vision that emerged from CDL’s Senior Management 2006 strategic planning process, which defined a revised mission and values … More

UC Libraries Partner With Google To Digitize Books

August 10, 2006  |  Category:  Collection Development, Mass Digitization, Newsletter  |  Author: admin

Yesterday, the UC libraries announced their partnership with Google to digitize books from the libraries’ collections.  See the press release at: http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/2006/aug09.html. Additional information about the partnership is also available … More