Month: September 2010
UC Libraries eBook Survey
By Jacqueline Wilson, CDL Senior Associate for Shared Content University of California Libraries Academic eBook Reader Survey – Monday, October 11 through Monday, October 25, 2010 The UC Libraries charged the Springer eBook Task Force to create a survey to […]
Springer eBook Shared Cataloging Update
By Adolfo Tarango, Head, Shared Cataloging Program As a general rule, the UC Shared Cataloging Program located at San Diego, is now keeping current cataloging 2010 English language Springer eBook titles as they get posted at the SpringerLink site. Our ability […]
New feature on Calisphere: Local History Mapped
Travel through California history with Calisphere’s newest feature: a set of interactive maps with hundreds of images from the past century, plotted at the locations they depict. With Local History Mapped, users can explore their neighborhoods and beyond by browsing […]
End-of-Year Funds Provide New Resources
By Wendy Parfrey, CDL Shared Content Coordinator CDL and a number of campuses were able to make significant purchases for perpetual rights on behalf of all UC campuses with end-of-year funds in 2010. The acquisitions cover many important resources across […]
CDL Shares HathiTrust SFX Target
CDL is sharing a way to link to HathiTrust digital resources using SFX with the broader HathiTrust partner community. CDL’s Discovery & Delivery group introduced linking to HathiTrust books using UC-eLinks, UC’s implementation of SFX, in April 2010. In technical […]
eXtensible Text Framework (XTF) Website Launched
By Elise Proulx, Publishing Group Marketing & Outreach Coordinator The Publishing Group of the California Digital Library (CDL) announces the launch of the eXtensible Text Framework (XTF) website (http://xtf.cdlib.org/), supporting a robust open-source application for providing access to digital content. […]
An Easy Way To Jumpstart Your Strategic Plan: SWOT
Strategic planning doesn’t have to be a daunting and lengthy process. The goal is really a simple one: to help you understand your world and build a road map to guide your efforts. There are many painless ways to achieve the results […]
Sustainability
Have you done any sustainability planning? While it’s true that a number of granting agencies now include requirements for this kind of planning, what’s really the driving force for many of us is that our institutional homes are now asking […]
How To Deliver Good and Bad News To Your Manager
Does your heart race thinking about delivering important news to your manager? Sometimes we strike the right balance of tone, timing, preparation, and approach and we get rewarded with a positive outcome. And then we’ve all had a few experiences […]
Sep. 30th: Web Archiving Service Introduction
Learn how to use the Web Archiving Service to capture critical websites and publications and build searchable archives! If you are a new WAS user or if you’re curious about the service and would like to learn more, you’re welcome […]