Month: August 2011
ARTstor Digital Library: New Features / User Registration for Image Downloads
ARTstor recently announced a number of new features and enhancements to the ARTstor Digital Library, in time for the fall semester and quarter: Filter search results by Time Period, Classification, and Geography Choose the number of thumbnails displayed Mouse-over to […]
Digital preservation: content now more secure than ever
In order to provide a greater level of preservation assurance to its customers, the University of California Curation Center (UC3) has upgraded the Merritt curation repository with a new version of the Fixity micro-service. “Fixity” refers to a method of […]
Shared Cataloging Program (SCP) Monthly Update – August 2011
By Adolfo Tarango, Head, Systemwide Collection Services The Shared Cataloging Program (SCP) provides catalog records for the University of California campus libraries. Established in January 2000, the program is based at UC San Diego. To learn more about SCP, see […]
UC Libraries expand access to orphan works
The University of California Libraries will join with the University of Michigan, University of Wisconsin and University of Florida in a groundbreaking initiative to identify and make available digital versions of “orphan works” (http://www.lib.umich.edu/orphan-works) within the holdings of the HathiTrust […]
Melvyl Enhancements – August 2011
Melvyl Enhancements – August 2011 Several enhancements improve the user experience in Melvyl as a result of OCLC’s Sunday, August 21 install. The improvements are shown in detail in this PDF. (There are some items that do not apply to […]
John Muir letters highlighted in new Calisphere Themed Collection topic
Digital Special Collections is pleased to announce the release of a new Themed Collection topic on Calisphere: The Letters of John Muir. The topic features 22 letters between Muir and notable contemporaries such as Asa Gray, Robert Underwood Johnson, Ralph […]
Next-Generation Technical Services Update: August 2011
The NGTS Management Team has held kickoff conference calls with Power of Three groups (POTs) 2 through 7 to review their charges and provide an overview of the interdependencies between groups. Charges have been revised and re-posted to the SOPAG […]
Ask A Librarian QuestionPoint Qwidget Now Available in Melvyl
Students have been able to chat with a librarian any time, any place from the campus interfaces of WorldCat Local (WCL) Melvyl since May 2010. As of Wednesday, August 17, 2011 patrons will also see the “chat with a librarian” […]
New,Transitioned Licensed Resources/Platform: RISM, Shanghai News; SIAM e-books; Web of Knowledge
UC campuses now have access to these electronic resources as part of CDL consortial and Tier 2 licenses. (Some campuses may have already had access to these titles through previous local campus subscriptions): Répetoire International des Sources Musicales / International […]
HathiTrust Constitutional Convention; 3-year Review
A HathiTrust Constitutional Convention will be held in Washington, D.C. from October 8-10, 2011. The Constitutional Convention will consist of a series of sessions over 3 days, attended by delegates from each partner institution and consortium. The sessions will be […]