Category: Shared Collections
WEST Summer 2023 Member Meeting Roundup
On July 27 WEST held an extended member meeting to introduce the Future of WEST strategic planning work in six areas that the Executive Committee prioritized for potential changes and prepare members to provide feedback on three areas where WEST […]
WEST Welcomes New Members! Graduate Theological Union, University of Colorado Boulder, Colorado Mesa University, and Southern Methodist University
WEST is excited to welcome four new member libraries to the trust network as of July 2023! The Graduate Theological Union (GTU), located in Berkeley, CA, joins as a member of the Statewide Electronic Licensing Consortium (SCELC) membership in WEST. […]
JSC Survey New Resources and OA Investments Announcement
FY22-23 New Resources – JSC Survey CDL is pleased to announce new resources recently acquired by the UC Libraries for systemwide use by UC students and faculty. The selection of these resources was a collaborative effort involving all ten campuses, […]
SCP Update – July 2023
Highlights on Titles Cataloged for CDL-Managed Electronic Collections in June 2023 ASCE E-books and Standards 2019-2023: 54 CNPe-Reading (易阅通) (Local-L DDA): 137 Cambridge eBooks: Frontlist 2021: 84 (GOBI GAP) Cambridge eBooks without Partner Presses: 2022 All Books: 32 (GOBI) Cambridge […]
New Filtering Capabilities in the AGUA On Demand Comparison Tool
The WEST AGUA Development Team has recently released new filtering options for the AGUA On Demand Comparison tool. Users may now choose to filter what titles are included in their results by Archiving Program or by Validation Actions. Archiving Program. […]
New Layout for AGUA Dashboard – Collections Reports and Downloads
The AGUA Development Team has recently updated the layout of the Collections Reports and Downloads section of the AGUA Dashboard to improve navigation for users. Additionally, institutions’ newest reports are now available on a new page that gathers together the […]
Changes to Several Database Subscriptions (June 2023)
Russian Academy of Sciences Bibliographies In May 2023, Ebsco Information Services announced the decommissioning of the database Russian Academy of Sciences Bibliographies, with access ceasing at the end of our current subscription term, the end of June 2023. At this […]
REMINDER + agenda available: WEST Summer 2023 Member Meeting
WEST will hold its summer 2023 member meeting virtually on Thursday July 27 from 9am-2pm PT. In this extended member meeting participants can expect to receive updates on Future of WEST strategic planning and will engage in discussions about various […]
SCP Update – June 2023
Highlights on Titles Cataloged for CDL-Managed Electronic Collections in May 2023 ACM Digital Library Complete: 9 AIP Books Collection 2: 6 ASCE E-books and Standards 2019-2023: 10 Cambridge eBooks without Partner Presses: 2023 All eBooks: 535 (GOBI) CNPe-Reading (易阅通) (Local-L […]
New Resource: Zhenben
Zhenben Full Text Discovery has been licensed by UC Berkeley with access for five campuses: Berkeley, Irvine, Los Angeles, San Diego, and Santa Barbara. Contributions for the funding of an initial three year period beginning April 2023 have been graciously […]