NOTE: Beginning July 2013, the University of California Libraries launched a revised advisory structure. The groups within the previous structure are no longer active, including this group. For information about the current structure, see: UC Libraries Advisory Structure (UCLAS).
Recent Reports
- UC Libraries E-Book Value Statement [PDF] (February, 2013)
 - CDC Journal Evaluation Project 2011-2012 (December, 2011)
 - Guidelines for Replacement of Persistent Deposits in RLFs and Shared Print in Place Monographs [PDF] (November, 2011)
 - Shared Monographs Planning Group Report (Public Version) (October, 2010) [PDF]
 - Shared Monographs Planning Group Report [PDF] (October, 2010)
 - Criteria for Evaluating News Resources and for Collaborating among Bibliographer Groups on Acquisition of News Resources [PDF] (June, 2008)
 - Guiding Principles for Collecting Books in Electronic Format (Report of the CDC Task Force on E-books) [PDF] (May, 2008)
 - The Promise of Value-based Journal Prices and Negotiation: A UC Report and View Forward [PDF] (January, 2007) Press Release [PDF]
 - OPAG/CDC Task Force on CDL-Licensed News Resources Report to the Collection Development Committee [DOC] (December, 2006)
 - Series Study Summary Totals Last 2 Years [XLS]
 - UC System Serial Overlap Study 2 [XLS]
 
Policies and Practices
- Shared Print in Place Policy for Prospective Collections [PDF] (April, 2012)
 - Current Inventory of UC Cooperative Collection Development Activities [DOC] (May, 2012)
 - UC Digital Collection Development Policy [DOC] (October, 2011)
 - Strategy for Developing Prospective Shared Print Journal Archives [PDF] (January, 2011)
 - The University of California Library Collection: Content for the 21st Century and Beyond [PDF] (August, 2009)
 - The Promise of Value-based Journal Prices and Negotiation: A UC Report and View Forward [PDF] (January, 2007)
 - Principles for Acquiring and Licensing Information in Digital Formats [PDF] (July, 2006)
 
Completed Working Group Reports
- Shared Monographs Planning Group
- Charge and Membership [DOC]
 
 - Persistence Implementation Task Force
 - Shared Print Steering Task Force 
- Charge and Membership [PDF]
 
 - Joint CDC/SCO Task Force: Criteria to Determine UC’s Support for Transformative Scholarly Publishing Models
 - RLF De-Duplication Task Force 
- Charge and Membership [PDF]
 - December 5, 2006 Final Report and cover letter [PDF]
 
 - RLF De-Duplication Task Force, Phase II 
- Charge and Membership [PDF]
 - Progress report due August 15, 2007; Final Report due September 30, 2007
 
 - Prospective Shared Print Monographs Task Force 
- Charge and Membership [PDF]
 - Progress report due July 13, 2008; Final Report due August 31, 2008
 
 - EBSCO-Gale Database Evaluation Task Force 
- Charge and Membership [PDF]
 - Progress report due August 1, 2007; Final Report due October 1, 2007
 
 - E-Books Task Force 
- Charge and Membership [PDF]
 - May 12, 2008 Final Report [PDF]
 
 - CDL-Licensed News Resources Task Force
 - Elsevier/ACM (Shared Print Collection) Pilot Assessment Team 
- Charge and Membership
 - March 5, 2004 Report [DOC]
 
 - Negotiations with Elsevier/Academic Press Planning Task Group 
- Report to UC Collection Development Committee and the CDL Director of Shared Content (Academic, 10/02/02) [DOC]
 - Report to UC Collection Development Committee and the CDL Director of Shared Content (Elsevier, 1/23/03) [DOC]
 
 - Shared Print Journal Collection Working Group