California Digital Library

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 you decide if your institution is interested...

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 platform. While adding this funct

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 The following collections were

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 Collections

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. With access at the Oxford Academic platfor

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 the best use of HathiTrust and

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 of Australasian University

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 Over 20 terabytes of new con

New update from Nika Burns Teshin on California Digital Library: Save the Date for the 2026 WEST Member Meeting!

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 with anyone at your institution who

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 with anyone at your institution who