By Jacqueline Wilson, CDL Senior Associate for Shared Content CDL will host four sessions of Value-based Journal Metrics/Journal Review Process, 2011 on: Wednesday, May 12, 2:00 – 3:30 PM Thursday, … More…
CDLINFO News: March, 2010
Journal Value Metrics Assessment
By Jacqueline Wilson, CDL Senior Associate for Shared Content In 2008, the UC libraries adopted a new value-based strategy developed by CDL which is now used in negotiations with major … More…
Looking for Some Inspiration in Your Career?
Are you someone who sees opportunities and potential in most situations? Are you open to new ideas? Do you try new things even if they intimidate you? If you answered … More…
Exit Stage Left
I’ve just been involved in planning the end of a project. You might even say that we killed it before it got off the ground. At the same time, I’m … More…
DataCite: UC Provides Long Term Public Visibility and Access to Research Data
By Patricia Cruse, Director, University of California Curation Center One of today’s most important priorities for academic scholarship and research is providing long term access to datasets. Data are now … More…
Taking the Creep out of Scope Creep
You’re faced with a choice: If you pick Door Number 1, you have to add 1 new feature to the service you are creating. If you pick Door Number 2, you have to add 2 new features … More…
Site Registry for the Web Archiving Service
Over 20 organizations are now using the Web Archiving Service to capture and archive Web sites. These organizations include the University of California libraries, other UC units and organizations beyond the UC. … More…
IOP Journals Platform Change
By Sue Koskinen (UCB), IOP Resource Liaison Beginning Tuesday, March 2, 2010, the IOP Publishing journals, which UC licenses, are now accessed via the IOPscience <http://iopscience.iop.org/> platform. This new system … More…
Cochrane Library Platform Transition
By Jayne Dickson, CDL Information Services Analyst The Cochrane Library has moved from Wiley InterScience to a new platform: http://www.thecochranelibrary.com. Current subscribers include Berkeley, Davis, Irvine, Los Angeles, San Diego, … More…
200,000 Digital Images in OAC and Calisphere
Digital Special Collections is celebrating a major milestone: as of today, more than 200,000 digital images are available on the Online Archive of California (OAC) and Calisphere websites. The images—photographs, … More…
