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Welcome Chris Groskopf, our new Discovery and Delivery Tech Team Manager
Welcome Chris Groskopf, our new Discovery and Delivery Tech Team Manager
Chris Groskopf is an interdisciplinary technologist who enjoys solving curious problems. He has spent most of his career working in journalism, at publications including the Chicago Tribune, NPR, and FiveThirtyEight. More recently, Chris spent two years at the Centers for […]
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February 2, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Welcome Chris Groskopf, our new Discovery and Delivery Tech Team Manager
New content: Updates to Women and Social Movements in the United States
New content: Updates to Women and Social Movements in the United States
UC users now have access to updated content from 2021-2024 in the database Women and Social Movements in the United States Since 1600. These updates provide new and unique content within the journal and primary source archival materials, and adds […]
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January 30, 2026 at 7:54 PM
New content: Updates to Women and Social Movements in the United States
WEST Program Refresher – New Demo of On Demand Comparison & Analytics Reports!
WEST Program Refresher – New Demo of On Demand Comparison & Analytics Reports!
On January 22nd WEST hosted an hour-long webinar that provided a refresher on the WEST program and an info session on WEST Archiving. The first half of the webinar covered the history of WEST as well as the vision, mission, […]
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January 30, 2026 at 6:03 PM
WEST Program Refresher – New Demo of On Demand Comparison & Analytics Reports!
Merritt Digital Preservation Repository – January 2026
Merritt Digital Preservation Repository – January 2026
Merritt is a digital preservation repository from the University of California Curation Center (UC3) that enables the UC community to manage, archive, and share its valuable digital content. Welcome to the Merritt service update for January 2026 Content and Collections […]
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January 30, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Merritt Digital Preservation Repository – January 2026
International Water Association Publishing ebooks
International Water Association Publishing ebooks
The University of California users now have access to 2002-2025 ebooks from the International Water Association (IWA). Term access (not perpetual) to these books has been granted by the publisher, in association with the UC’s journal access. From IWA […]
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January 29, 2026 at 7:11 PM
International Water Association Publishing ebooks
Advancing Open Monograph Opportunities at UC: New Pathways for the Future
Advancing Open Monograph Opportunities at UC: New Pathways for the Future
Photo by Caleb Jones on Unsplash The University of California (UC) Libraries have released a new report, Advancing Open Monograph Opportunities at UC, outlining a values-based framework, key recommendations, and practical strategies for advancing open access (OA) monograph publishing. Developed within UC, the […]
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January 29, 2026 at 5:53 AM
Advancing Open Monograph Opportunities at UC: New Pathways for the Future
Open Access for UC-Authored Monographs – A UC Libraries Pilot Project
Open Access for UC-Authored Monographs – A UC Libraries Pilot Project
Photo by Katerina on Unsplash Starting in 2025, UC Libraries are supporting several projects intended to broaden access to University of California research and scholarship by making UC-authored books open access. Following on successful efforts to open UC-authored journal articles, these projects will enable […]
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January 29, 2026 at 5:53 AM
Open Access for UC-Authored Monographs – A UC Libraries Pilot Project
SCP Update – January 2026
SCP Update – January 2026
The SCP Update is a compilation of the collaborative efforts of CDL Acquisitions, the Shared Cataloging Program, the Electronic Resource Services Manager and other members of Shared Collections and the California Digital Library. Highlights on Titles Cataloged for CDL-Managed Electronic […]
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January 22, 2026 at 4:55 PM
SCP Update – January 2026
Reposted by California Digital Library
ROR is completely and perpetually free -- as in, it costs you nothing to use. Read more about ROR's "business" model to learn how this is made possible by @crossref.bsky.social, @datacite.org, and @caldiglib.bsky.social. ror.org/about/#busin...
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The Research Organization Registry (ROR) is a global, community-led registry of open persistent identifiers for research and funding organizations.
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January 12, 2026 at 6:20 PM
ROR is completely and perpetually free -- as in, it costs you nothing to use. Read more about ROR's "business" model to learn how this is made possible by @crossref.bsky.social, @datacite.org, and @caldiglib.bsky.social. ror.org/about/#busin...
WEST Office Hour – January 8th, from 10am-11am PT
WEST Office Hour – January 8th, from 10am-11am PT
WEST will be holding its monthly office hour on January 8th, from 10am-11am PT! This month we will start with a demo of the location review functionality in AGUA, but as usual, all topics are welcome! If you have any […]
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January 5, 2026 at 8:37 PM
WEST Office Hour – January 8th, from 10am-11am PT
SCP Update – December 2025
SCP Update – December 2025
The SCP Update is a compilation of the collaborative efforts of CDL Acquisitions, the Shared Cataloging Program, the Electronic Resource Services Manager and other members of Shared Collections and the California Digital Library. Highlights on Titles Cataloged for CDL-Managed Electronic […]
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December 18, 2025 at 4:30 PM
SCP Update – December 2025
Deselection Deep Dives Recap and Roundup
Deselection Deep Dives Recap and Roundup
The WEST Executive Committee and Operations and Collections Council members requested that the Project Team explore ways to showcase members’ specific journal review stories, as a way to highlight how members are employing WEST in managing their collections, and hopefully […]
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December 16, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Deselection Deep Dives Recap and Roundup
Eresource Cancellations as of January
Eresource Cancellations as of January
These systemwide CDL-managed Tier 1 and Tier 2 resources have been cancelled at the systemwide level, with a subscription end date of December 31, 2025: Bibliography of British and Irish history database from Brepols. Campuses included: UCB, UCD, UCI, […]
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December 15, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Eresource Cancellations as of January
Preserving Born-digital Government Information & Revisiting the Scopes Trial with Primary Sources – The latest UC Libraries HathiTrust Help Center Newsletter Now Posted!
Preserving Born-digital Government Information & Revisiting the Scopes Trial with Primary Sources – The latest UC Libraries HathiTrust Help Center Newsletter Now Posted!
The latest UC Libraries HathiTrust Help Center Newsletter has posted, it features these new articles: Preserving Born-Digital Government Information: What Librarians Can Do A query from a faculty member led CDL’s Digitization team on a quest to discover where government […]
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December 11, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Preserving Born-digital Government Information & Revisiting the Scopes Trial with Primary Sources – The latest UC Libraries HathiTrust Help Center Newsletter Now Posted!
WEST Program Refresher Webinar – January 22, 9-10am PT
WEST Program Refresher Webinar – January 22, 9-10am PT
WEST is hosting a one-hour program refresher for all current members on Thursday, January 22nd from 9am-10am PT. This webinar will include information on WEST’s history, vision and mission, key features, membership, governance, and collaborations. This session will also provide […]
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December 8, 2025 at 5:03 PM
WEST Program Refresher Webinar – January 22, 9-10am PT
WEST Office Hour – December 11th, from 10am-11am PT
WEST Office Hour – December 11th, from 10am-11am PT
WEST will be holding its monthly office hour on December 11th, from 10am-11am PT! The theme will be the upcoming AGUA pilot project with HathiTrust and California Digital Library, but as usual, all topics are welcome! If you have any […]
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December 5, 2025 at 6:45 PM
WEST Office Hour – December 11th, from 10am-11am PT
New Pilot Initiative to Enhance Shared Print Collaboration Across Libraries
New Pilot Initiative to Enhance Shared Print Collaboration Across Libraries
HathiTrust, the Western Regional Storage Trust (WEST), and the California Digital Library (CDL) are excited to partner on a pilot to enable […]
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December 4, 2025 at 4:09 PM
New Pilot Initiative to Enhance Shared Print Collaboration Across Libraries
JSTOR Forum Becomes JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services
JSTOR Forum Becomes JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services
JSTOR Forum, the backend tool used by library staff to host, catalog, and publish archival collections (primarily image collections) to the JSTOR platform has upgraded to the new platform: JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services. This resource is used by staff at 9 […]
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November 25, 2025 at 8:11 PM
JSTOR Forum Becomes JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services
SCP Update – November 2025
SCP Update – November 2025
The SCP Update is a compilation of the collaborative efforts of CDL Acquisitions, the Shared Cataloging Program, the Electronic Resource Services Manager and other members of Shared Collections and the California Digital Library. Highlights on Titles Cataloged for CDL-Managed Electronic […]
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November 25, 2025 at 4:23 PM
SCP Update – November 2025
Online Archive of California (OAC) update
Online Archive of California (OAC) update
In July 2025, CDL launched an upgraded version of the Online Archive of California (OAC), completely rebuilt with community-supported open source technologies. This upgrade is a major milestone in OAC’s decades-long commitment to public service, and provides a new footing […]
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November 24, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Online Archive of California (OAC) update
SEG Digital Library Moves to GeoScienceWorld
SEG Digital Library Moves to GeoScienceWorld
On December 1, 2025, the SEG Digital Library, from the Society of Exploration Geophysicists, will migrate to the GeoScienceWorld (GSW) platform. Eight campuses have a current subscription through CDL: UCD, UCI, UCLA, UCM, UCR, UCSD, UCSB, and UCSC. The subscription […]
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November 21, 2025 at 11:08 PM
SEG Digital Library Moves to GeoScienceWorld
JRNL Has Moved!
JRNL Has Moved!
Earlier this month, the Center for Research Libraries (CRL) announced that they have taken over as stewards of the Journal Retention and Needs Listing program (JRNL) from the University of Florida, Smathers Libraries, who had developed and maintained JRNL since […]
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November 21, 2025 at 7:20 PM
JRNL Has Moved!
Celebrating Member Contributions: New Members Send Files as Part of Call for Unarchived Holdings
Celebrating Member Contributions: New Members Send Files as Part of Call for Unarchived Holdings
At the beginning of September, we invited all WEST Members to submit files of MARC bibliographic and holdings data for your print serials collections to seed our next collections analysis and make comparison data available to all WEST members. This […]
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November 19, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Celebrating Member Contributions: New Members Send Files as Part of Call for Unarchived Holdings
University of California introduces new leader for Systemwide Library Facilities
University of California introduces new leader for Systemwide Library Facilities
Today, the UC Berkeley Library and the UC Libraries are introducing the inaugural leader for the University of California’s Systemwide Library Facilities, which collectively preserve and share millions of treasures held by the constellation of libraries across the UC system. […]
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November 10, 2025 at 8:11 PM
University of California introduces new leader for Systemwide Library Facilities
Deselection Deep Dive: University of California Berkeley’s Experience with the WEST Internet Archive Pilot
Deselection Deep Dive: University of California Berkeley’s Experience with the WEST Internet Archive Pilot
Written with Jo Anne Newyear Ramirez, Associate University Librarian for Scholarly Resources, University of California Berkeley & Jesse Silva, Scholarly Resources Strategy and Federal Government Information Librarian, University of California Berkeley Setting the Stage In September of 2024, WEST launched […]
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November 10, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Deselection Deep Dive: University of California Berkeley’s Experience with the WEST Internet Archive Pilot