Exploring Open Research Information Infrastructure: Joining the OpenAlex Community and Launching Our Systemwide Pilot

CDL is committed to supporting open research information infrastructure and exploring building open systems. Last year, through our Open Research Information (ORI) Connect initiative, we examined the mix of open and proprietary tools that CDL uses to support business intelligence, discovery, and […]

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Merritt Digital Preservation Repository – July 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 July 2026 Content and Collections  […]

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2026 WEST Member Meeting Recap – Shared Print, Shared Future: The Path Forward for WEST

Thank you to everyone who was able to join us Thursday, 7/23/2026, for our annual WEST Member Meeting! For those of you who were not able to attend, or for those who’d like to review some of the presentations or […]

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SCP Update – July 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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New and Continuing Resources and OA Investments Fiscal Year 25-26

FY25/26 New and Continuing Resources CDL is pleased to announce new and continuing 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 […]

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Merritt Digital Preservation Repository – June 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 June 2026 Content and Collections  […]

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Becky Culbertson to retire after decades of service

June 30, 2026, will mark the end of an era for CDL Shared Collections with the retirement of metadata librarian Becky Culbertson. Becky has worked for CDL since 1999 and for UCSD for thirty-two years before that, making her one […]

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New Resource: Nanboku-cho Ibun

Our UC campuses have access to a new collection at JapanKnowledge! The collection Nanboku-cho Ibun 南北朝遺文 （Collection of Historical Materials of the Nanboku-cho Period）contains 22 original volumes with over 20,000 historical documents from the Nanboku-cho era. From the publisher’s site: […]

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SCP Update – June 2026

Becky Culbertson Becky Culbertson will retire at the end of this month. With great appreciation we celebrate all her accomplishments, knowledge and contributions to SCP, CDL and UC libraries. Her diligent work enabled discovery and access to systemwide resources including […]

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Planning a deselection project between June 2026 and May 2027? Join the WEST Consulting Services Pilot!

We are very excited to announce that this year, WEST will be engaging in a consulting services pilot aimed at offering support to WEST member institutions currently undergoing, or planning, a deselection project! Below we’ve included key details to help […]

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AGUA is getting a new name! “Shared Print Decision Suite”

As you know, WEST is partnering with California Digital Library (CDL) and HathiTrust to ingest and make available HathiTrust monographic shared print data in AGUA, which will allow the participating libraries and program staff to track and manage commitments on one […]

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Merritt Digital Preservation Repository – May 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 May 2026 Content and Collections  […]

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SCP Update – May 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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Oxford Bibliographies Move to Oxford Academic

Oxford Bibliographies Online (OBO) is moving to the Oxford Academic platform. Oxford Bibliographies will be available at Oxford Academic beginning May 7, 2026, and the previous platform will formally retire on May 21, 2026 at which point URLs will redirect. […]

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A Superuser Librarian’s Thoughts on HathiTrust; Confessions of a Metadata Analyst; & 1930 Public Domain Titles – UC Libraries HathiTrust Help Center Newsletter Now Posted!

The latest UC Libraries HathiTrust Help Center Newsletter features 3 new articles, including: Marie Concannon, the award winning librarian and creator of the popular Prices and Wages by Decade libguide, shares her Thoughts on HathiTrust which includes tips for making […]

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UC Libraries join global partners in DEAS-led OA Forward

The University of California (UC) Libraries are proud to join international partners to support the establishment of OA Forward. An internationally governed initiative, OA Forward is led by DEAL Open Access Services (DEAS) together with UC, Consortia Colombia, the Council […]

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Merritt Digital Preservation Repository – April 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 April 2026 Content and Collections  […]

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Save the Date for the 2026 WEST Member Meeting!

WEST will hold its 2026 summer member meeting virtually this year on Thursday July 23 from 9-10:30am PT. Please register in advance for this meeting. Information for joining the meeting will be shared automatically after registering.* Please share this information […]

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More New Resources on J-DAC

The University of California campuses now have access to two new databases at the J-DAC platform, with thanks to our lead tier 2 campus UC Berkeley for coordinating the purchase. Many thanks go out to UCLA who graciously funded these […]

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Eighteenth Century Collections Online – New Modules

New content has been added to our UC systemwide access of Eighteenth Century Collections Online!  Existing access included systemwide access to Part 1 of the content, and Part 2 was accessible to some of the UC campuses. Now, gap access […]

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Oxford Research Encyclopedias Move to Oxford Academic

Oxford Research Encyclopedias (OREs) have now moved to the Oxford Academic platform! As of March 26, 2026 all URLs redirect to content at the new platform. The UCs own systemwide access to 24 ORE modules, covering a variety of subjects. […]

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Merritt Digital Preservation Repository – March 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 March 2026 Content and Collections  […]

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SCP Update – March 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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Cancellations Update for FY26

In January, CDL posted an update regarding cancellations as of January 1, 2026.  These resources listed below are additional resources that have been cancelled.  EBSCO Women’s Studies International. Access will end 5/1/2026. Campuses included:  UCB, UCD, UCI, UCLA, UCM, UCR, […]

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New Resources: Two from J-DAC

The University of California campuses now have access to two new databases at the J-DAC platform, with thanks to our lead tier 2 campus UC Berkeley for coordinating the purchase.  The two new resources included are:  Kahoku Kōtsu Kankei Shiryō […]

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Mary Ann Liebert Moves to Sage

      Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. was acquired by Sage at the end of 2024 (see announcement). As part of the acquisition, Mary Ann Liebert titles are now moving to the Sage platform, and journals will remain under the Mary […]

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WEST Office Hour – March 12th, from 10am-11am PT

WEST will be holding its monthly office hour on March 12th, from 10am-11am PT! The topic this month will be a “behind the scenes” peek into the WEST collections analysis process, but as usual, all topics are welcome! If you […]

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SCP Update – February 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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WEST Office Hour – February 12th, from 10am-11am PT

WEST will be holding its monthly office hour on February 12th, from 10am-11am PT! This month we will be discussing the locations exclusions review process and general troubleshooting in AGUA, but as usual, all topics are welcome! If you have […]

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