By Ellen Meltzer, CDL Information Services Manager

UC campuses now have access to these electronic resources as part of CDL consortial licenses.  (Some campuses may have already had access to these titles through previous local campus subscriptions):

C19: The Nineteenth Century Index (Systemwide access via ProQuest on the Chadwyck-Healy platform)
http://uclibs.org/PID/130229
“The most comprehensive and dynamic source for discovering nineteenth-century books, periodicals, official documents, newspapers and archives.  The C19 Index draws on the strength of established indexes such as the Nineteenth Century Short Title Catalogue, The Wellesley Index, Poole’s Index and Periodicals Index Online to create integrated bibliographic coverage of over 1.5 million books and official publications, 71,000 archival collections and 16.3 million articles published in over 2,500 journals, magazines and newspapers.  C19 Index now provides integrated access to 12 bibliographic indexes, including almost a million records from the ongoing digitization of British Periodicals Collections I and II.” 

Karger Online Journals (Systemwide access via S. Karger on the Karger platform)
http://uclibs.org/PID/62044
Access to more than 70 journals in the scientific, medical and biomedical fields available from Karger Publishers from 1998 forward.  Added titles will be included as they appear.

The CDL Digital Preservation Group, under the leadership of John Kunze, has co-developed with the Library of Congress a format for transferring digital content.  “The BagIt format specification is based on the concept of ‘bag it and tag it,’ where digital content is packaged (the bag) along with a small amount of machine-readable text (the tag) to help automate the content’s receipt, storage and retrieval.  There is no software to install.  BagIt is an attempt to simplify large-scale data transfers between cultural institutions.”

Find at more from the Library of Congress press release:
http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/news/2008/20080602news_article_bagit.html

The full BagIt specification is available at http://www.cdlib.org/inside/diglib/bagit/bagitspec.html

CDL welcomes intern Lisa Conrad.  She will be working on a project to develop a method to measure the impact of CDL services beyond the straight usage statistics on our sites by using web analytics tools, analyzing social networking sites and possibly the use of toolbars and widgets.

Lisa is currently working on a master’s in Library and Information Science at San Jose State University.  She has an MFA from the University of Illinois, Chicago and has experience with various arts projects as well as having been a copy editor and legal assistant.

CDL’s Bibliographic Services Team welcomed Adam Brin on June 2, 2008.  Adam is known in the Digital Library community for his work on SFX (the vendor software supporting UC-eLinks) and for his previous employment at Luna.

Adam joined the CDL from the Tri-Colleges in Pennsylvania where he was the Director of Library Technology and worked on a number of projects including next generation catalog, digital imaging, document repositories, and electronic resource management among others.  By training, Adam is an archaeologist and is interested in the intersection of technology, cultural heritage, and scholarship.  He came to us after a week long cross-country road trip with his dog and is quickly acclimating to the Bay Area.  Adam is an avid photographer and baker, and is looking forward to exploring some of the hiking trails in the area.

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Since joining the CDL in June of 2007, Stephanie Collett has worked on a variety of projects, including MetaLib, PID Server, LibX, and the Google Book Search integration into Melvyl. Stephanie received her Masters in 2007 at the School of Information, UC Berkeley where she studied web-based services and social aspects of computer-mediated communication.  She has brought her enthusiasm and interest for developing user-centered information services to the CDL and continues to explore the field in the context of delivering digital library services.

Stephanie has recently become a full-time member of Bibliographic Services team and is looking forward to collaborating on the development of next-generation bibliographic services.

The closing date for the Electronic Resource Analyst position has been extended to July 10, 2008.  See original article for details.

CDL and campus stakeholders have been working hard behind the scenes to lay the foundation for collection building in UC Shared Images.  This has included developing metadata submission guidelines for campuses to structure their metadata, and a collection development program proposal to help campuses manage collection building.

Shared Metadata Working Group and Metadata Submission Guidelines
In June 2007, CDL convened an advisory group, the Shared Metadata Working Group to focus on the metadata issues surrounding a shared image collection.  The Shared Metadata Working Group’s charge was to 1) recommend a metadata model for the UC Shared Image Collection to be hosted by ARTstor and 2) to produce best practices guidelines for cataloging and formatting metadata for sharing.  The resulting document was the Metadata Submission Guidelines (MSG).  See the Image Service website for the guidelines, working group members, and the group’s charge.

Collection Development Program Proposal
The CDL Image Service Strategic Planning Team worked in consultation with the UC Libraries Collection Development Committee (CDC) on a collection development proposal that outlines a program for building collections in UC Shared Images.  CDL proposed a structure for campuses to manage image collection development at their own campuses, and ultimately, to extend collection development strategy to the collective UC Shared Images.  In phase 1, CDL asked the UC Libraries Collection Development Committee member at each campus to appoint a collection liaison, and to consider forming a collection development group, which would include appropriate campus stakeholders. In phase 2, CDL in consultation with the CDC will form a UC Shared Images Steering Group to make strategic decisions about collection development for UC Shared Images moving into the future.  See the Image Service website for the proposal and collection liaisons.

Together, these foundation documents will enable campuses to begin building collections for sharing in UC Shared Images.

This is a reminder that Counting California has been decommissioned; see previous CDLINFO article for details: http://cdlinfo.cdlib.org/blog/2008/03/31/counting-california-will-be-decommissioned-june-1-2008/.

A “Refer Page” is now up in place of the site (all links to all Counting California pages will redirect to the Refer Page).  This page offers links to UC campus sites and other online resources.  The Refer Page will be up until December 2008; at that time, we will evaluate whether it should remain up for an additional period of time or not.

On Friday, May 9, the Users Council met in downtown Oakland for its annual meeting.  The group, representing all of the UC campuses, the national labs, and a group of other California partners, heard about and discussed a host of issues: CDL trends, eScholarship publishing, the Web Archiving Service, Bibliographic Services (UC-eLinks, Request, Metalib, Next Generation Melvyl Pilot), Digital Special Collections (Calisphere, OAC, and the UC image service), and Mass Digitization activities.  The day ended with a lively round robin of the group’s most important local initiatives.

For more information and to see the presentations from the meeting, go to http://www.cdlib.org/inside/groups/users_council/05092008_ucnotes.html.

This is a reminder that as part of the merger of Blackwell Publishing with John Wiley and Sons, all Wiley-Blackwell’s online products will be combined onto a single Wiley InterScience platform as of July 1, 2008.  The Blackwell-Synergy platform will no longer be available as of that date. For more information, see
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/aboutus/wiley-blackwell/transition.html.

Also on July 1, Gale’s Expanded Academic ASAP will be discontinued from the UC libraries’ list of resources and references to it need to be removed from your local web sites, guides, lists, etc.  An overlap period has already begun with EBSCO’s Academic Search Complete, which is replacing the Gale database.  Per EBSCO, a new platform, EBSCOhost 2.0, will be moved in this July as well.

CALIFORNIA DIGITAL LIBRARY
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
ELECTRONIC RESOURCE ANALYST
Salary: $53,136 - $74,352 (Minimum of Range - Midpoint of Range)
Job #: 20080168
Close Date: 06/19/2008

The California Digital Library (CDL) invites applications for the position of Electronic Resource Analyst. The position offers a leadership opportunity to provide systemwide services in a world-renown public university. The California Digital Library, a unit of the University of California Office of the President, was established in 1997 to support the assembly and creative use of the world’s scholarship and knowledge for the of California libraries and the communities they serve. In so doing, it directly supports UC’s mission of teaching, research, and public service. The CDL comprises five distinctive programs emphasizing the development and management of digital collections, innovation in scholarly publishing, and the long-term preservation of digital information. More information about the CDL is available at: http://www.cdlib.org/index.html

Working under the direction of the Director, Collections, the incumbent has primary responsibility for leading the California Digital Library’s (CDL) development of technical standards and policy pertaining to licensed resources and for ensuring that licensed resources possess superior functionality that meets the educational and research needs of UC students and faculty. As part of this responsibility, the incumbent chairs the CDL committee that prioritizes and resolves technical issues with vendors, pursues desired enhancements, and builds and maintains positive relationships with vendor technical and product development staff. The incumbent is also responsible for managing the CDL’s Resource Liaison Program, recruiting and working closely with over 100 UC campus librarians on vendor issues and ongoing management of licensed electronic resources. Lastly, the incumbent is a key participant in the integration of online collections into the CDL service infrastructure and in delivering user services in support of the CDL.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Master’s Degree in Library and Information Sciences or a related subject specialty, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• At least three years of experience working with online resources in a library or vendor setting; experience working with electronic resources in an academic library preferred.
• Expert understanding of underlying technical aspects of electronic resources design, access and use, including database structures, user interfaces, indexing, search algorithms, browser technologies, authentication technologies, and link resolvers.
• Strong working knowledge of library technical standards such as MARC, openURL, Z39.50, COUNTER, and SUSHI.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to research complex technical problems, determine the nature or source of the problem, and identify and recommend solutions.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to effectively convey and explain detailed technical information to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong interpersonal skills, including a demonstrated ability to tactfully deal with diverse people, situations and ideas.
• Demonstrated leadership and facilitation skills, and proven ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
• Ability to handle difficult situations under pressure, balance competing priorities, and manage time effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience with creating and carrying out group training or teaching activities.
• Proficiency with HTML and web authoring tools such as HTML, browsers and Dreamweaver.
• Thorough knowledge of Microsoft Office suite of software and experience in effectively using Word, Excel and PowerPoint to create documents, reports and presentations.
• Working knowledge and understanding of the University of California’s mission, organizational structures, operations, programs, and policies (preferred).

The University of California (UC), one of the largest and most acclaimed institutions of higher learning in the world, is dedicated to excellence in teaching, research and public service. The UC Office of the President is the corporate headquarters to the ten campuses, five medical centers and two Department of Energy National Labs and enrolls premier students from California, the nation, and the world. University benefits include medical, dental and vision insurance effective on the first day of employment, a generous sick, vacation and paid holiday program, an excellent retirement savings and investment plan, and more.

HOW TO APPLY: For a complete job description or to apply for this position, please click here. Please be prepared to attach your resume and cover letter as part of the application process.

University of California is an Equal Opportunity /Affirmative Action employer.