By Patricia Cruse, Director, UC3 Researchers now must manage and share their data as part of research grants, and are looking for assistance in meeting these requirements for data curation. … More…
CDLINFO News: Digital Special Collections
Assessment leads to strategic new directions for OAC and Calisphere
The CDL has recently completed a multi-faceted assessment of the Online Archive of California (OAC) and Calisphere, in order to plan for the continued development of these platforms–especially as relates … More…
CDLers (and UCBer) in Print
UC librarians Sherri Berger (CDL), Lynn Jones (UCB) and Ellen Meltzer (CDL) have contributed a chapter to Past or Portal? Enhancing Undergraduate Learning through Special Collections and Archives, edited by … More…
RecordEXPRESS makes it easier to contribute collection guides to the OAC
CDL is pleased to announce the release of a new tool called RecordEXPRESS, which is designed to make it even easier for Online Archive of California (OAC) contributors to describe … More…
Mellon Supports Phase 2 of Social Networks and Archival Context (SNAC)
The CDL is pleased to announce that the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation is supporting a second phase of the Social Networks and Archival Context (SNAC) project, which will dramatically expand … More…
Diaries digitized by UC Merced tell first-hand of Civil War, Lincoln assassination
A new digital collection provides a glimpse into the everyday life of a Union soldier during the U.S. Civil War, as well a first-hand account of President Lincoln’s assassination and … More…
Contributor Metadata Editor released for OAC/Calisphere digital objects
Digital Special Collections is pleased to announce the release of the Metadata Editor, a new tool for contributors to the Online Archive of California (OAC) and Calisphere. The Metadata Editor … More…
Vertical Search Demo submitted to Digital Public Library of America Beta Sprint
CDL has submitted a Vertical Search Demo to the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) Beta Sprint project. The Beta Sprint issued a call for ideas and prototypes for the … More…
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, … More…
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 … More…
