CDLINFO Newsletter, June 24, 2004 Vol. 7, No. 12
CONTENTS
- Digital Library Services for UC's Libraries: CDL Workshops Completed
- Library Staff News
- Dr. Nancy Kushigian Appointed Director of Shared Print (Courtesy Announcement for Systemwide Library Planning)
- Harrison Dekker Joins the CDL Part-Time
- For More Information
- News and Publications
- Contacts for Questions or Problems
- About CDLINFO
1. Digital Library Services for UC's Libraries: CDL Workshops Completed
The CDL recently hosted four one-day workshops, "Digital Library Services for UC's Libraries." The workshops took place May 20 and 21 in Oakland, June 3 at UC Irvine, and June 4 at UCLA.
More than 250 UC library staff attended, plus non-UC Users Council partners, and some campus information technology staff. The slide presentations from the workshops, along with a glossary of terms, speakers' names, and lists of attendees, are now available online: http://www.cdlib.org/inside/news/events/digital_library_service_workshop.html
Thanks especially to host campuses UC Irvine and UCLA in the south, and to our campus partners who assisted with talks and presentations:
- Christine Bunting, UC Santa Cruz
- Maureen Burns, UC Irvine (Campus Visual Resource Curator)
- Jared Campbell, UC Davis
- Stephen Davison, UCLA
- Mary Elings, UC Berkeley
- Genie Guerard, UCLA
- Christy Hightower, UC Santa Cruz
- Carol Ann Hughes, UC Irvine
- Jennifer Jacobs, UC Irvine
- Nancy Kushigian, UC Davis
- Bill Landis, UC Irvine
- Lisa Mix, UC San Francisco
- Kati Radics, UCLA
- Hannah Walker, UCLA
2. Library Staff News
a. Dr. Nancy Kushigian Appointed Director of Shared Print
(Courtesy Announcement for Systemwide Library Planning)The Office of Systemwide Library Planning is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Nancy Kushigian to the position of Director of Shared Print. In this role, Nancy will work closely with the University Librarians and with the appropriate all-campus groups to facilitate the planning, development, implementation, and management of shared print collections.
The appointment marks an important evolutionary step for the UC libraries as they seek to extend the successes they have had building shared digital collections to building shared collections of selected printed materials.
Nancy is already well known within the UC libraries. At the UC Davis General Library, she has served as Preservation and Digital Initiatives Librarian and English Literature and Classics Bibliographer.
In addition, Nancy has undertaken a variety of systemwide roles: as chair of the UC Libraries Preservation Advisory Group; as LAUC's representative on the Collection Development Committee; as an active member of two UC bibliographer groups (US History and Women's Studies, and American and English Literature); and as a member of the Systemwide Operations and Planning Advisory Group (SOPAG) task force that assessed the costs and benefits of building a shared collection of print journals produced by Elsevier and ACM.
Through these roles, Nancy has gained experience with the issues and challenges inherent in developing shared collections that meet campus needs.
Her work on digital libraries (at UC Davis, through the Online Archive of California, and as co-chair of the CDL's structured text working group) has given her a unique insight into the interdependence of printed and digital library collections.
The Office of Systemwide Library Planinng invites you to join us in welcoming Nancy to this important role and in wishing her every success.
b. Harrison Dekker Joins the CDL Part-Time
The CDL has hired Harrison Dekker at 50 percent time for the next 10 months to work with the Counting California team on projects related to the current site and to investigate data opportunities on a UC systemwide basis.
Harrison is currently the Coordinator of Data Services for the Doe/Moffitt Libraries at UC Berkeley. In addition to providing data services, he is actively involved in broader library technology initiatives and currently serves as vice-chair for the Library and Information Technology Association's Internet Portals Interest Group.
Prior to his arrival at Berkeley, Harrison worked as a programmer analyst for a Chapel Hill-based management consulting firm and for the North Carolina State Data Center. His library experience includes stints with the State Library of North Carolina, IBM, and the University of North Carolina. Harrison is the proud father of a five-year-old son, Hayden, and supportive husband of "a terminal graduate student."
Please join us in welcoming Harrison to the team.
3. For More Information
a. News and Publications
News and events, press releases, reports and guidelines, and articles published by CDL staff are posted on the CDL web site. Please share news of this resource with your colleagues!
In addition, status information about CDL resources, reports, and working documents of particular interest to library staff are available on the Inside CDL web site.
b. Contacts for Questions or Problems
If you have problems accessing CDL resources or have questions, including questions about the status of electronic journal collections and Internet resources, contact the CDL:- For immediate assistance, call the CDL Helpline at 510-987-0555. Callers with TDD equipment, please call 1-800-735-2929 in California for the telephone relay operator.
- Or, send an email to cdl@www.cdlib.org.
For information about whether your UC campus has access to a particular electronic journal or Internet resource, contact your local collection development officer.
c. About CDLINFO
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