The UC Libraries Advisory Structure (UCLAS) Coordinating Committee (CC) and Strategic Action Groups (SAGs) are pleased to be able to provide an inaugural report designed to update our colleagues throughout the UC Libraries on noteworthy activities and developments within the advisory structure.
The California Digital Library (CDL), in collaboration with staff from the University of Michigan, has developed and implemented a new bibliographic metadata management system, Zephir, for the HathiTrust Digital Library. HathiTrust is a large-scale collaborative repository of digital content from research libraries including content digitized via the Google Books project and Internet Archive digitization initiatives, and content digitized locally by libraries. The University of California is a founding partner in HathiTrust.
The Academic Senate of the University of California adopted an Open Access Policy on July 24, 2013, ensuring that future scholarly articles authored by faculty at all 10 UC campuses will be made available to the public at no charge.
Marlo Young (UCSD), UC Libraries Advisory Structure Communications Manager
The Council of University of University Librarians (CoUL) charged a small project team to revise the existing persistence policy and related documents.
PROJECT TEAM
Persistence Policy Revision Project Team Membership
The new UC Libraries Advisory Structure, its Coordinating Committee and Strategic Action Groups are beginning to operate as a cohesive structure pursuing systemwide plans and priorities established by the Council of University Librarians.
Researchers can be assured that the scholarly record will be preserved for future generations through a coordinated system of trusted print archives held at libraries throughout the western United States.
On July 24, 2013, the Academic Senate of the University of California passed an Open Access Policy, ensuring that future research articles authored by faculty at all 10 campuses of UC will be made available to the public at no charge. The Open Access Policy Implementation (OAPI) project is a partnership between the California Digital Library and UC campuses to build tools and services that will support faculty participation in the UC Open Access Policy, including:
By Marlo Young (UCSD), UCLAS Communications Manager
The University of California Libraries Advisory Structure (UCLAS) is pleased to announce the establishment of its inaugural leadership. Based on an open nominations process within UCLAS, anonymous peer-voting, and the endorsement of the Council of University Librarians (CoUL), the roster of positions and their current representatives are as follows:
