The University of California, Davis and the California Digital Library have recently completed the 18-month Pay It Forward project, an effort funded by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon foundation. The project brought together research libraries at Harvard, Ohio…
To: UC Libraries Advisory Structure (via Jayne Dickson for information) Users Council (via Jayne Dickson for information & distribution) From: Direction & Oversight Committee, UC Libraries Advisory Structure The new UC Libraries Advisory Structure launched almost one year ago. Shortly after the launch, the Direction & Oversight Committee (DOC) appointed me liaison for Common Knowledge Groups (CKGs). In my liaison role, I've worked with existing CKGs and the former Bibliographer Groups to update their charters and membership.
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Date: June 7, 2016 Contact:
Emily Stambaugh, WEST Program Manager California Digital Library Phone: (510) 987-9673 Email: emily.stambaugh@ucop.edu
From: Donald Barclay, Direction and Oversight Committee (DOC) To: UC Libraries Advisory Structure (for information) via Jayne Dickson Users Council (for information & distribution) via Jayne Dickson LAUC (for information & distribution) via Diane Mizrachi Cc: CoUL
The CoUL actions and decisions for the first three quarters of FY 2016-17 have been posted:
CDL welcomes the conclusion of the Authors Guild’s decade long lawsuit against Google. The suit came to an end April 18th when the Supreme Court declined to hear the Authors Guild’s Appeal of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals decision…
To: UC Libraries Advisory Structure (via Jayne Dickson for information) Users Council (via Jayne Dickson for information & distribution) From: Direction & Oversight Committee, UC Libraries Advisory Structure
Subject: Research Data Matters video available for broad distribution
HathiTrust’s CRMS Project (Copyright Review Management System) is the American Library Association’s 2016 winner of the L. Ray Patterson Copyright Award. The award recognizes CRMS’ dedication to creating a “balanced U.S. Copyright system through advocacy for a robust fair use…
It’s early days for a message of deep substance, but never too early to say hello! I started work at CDL less than two weeks ago when a small ad-hoc greeting committee opened the door at 415 20th street.
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From: Direction & Oversight Committee, UC Libraries Advisory Structure
Date: March 2016
With this inaugural quarterly update, the Direction & Oversight Committee (DOC) launches a regular communication about its activities. Recent DOC activities include:
Following an extensive international search, the University of California is pleased to announce the appointment of Günter Waibel as the new Associate Vice Provost and Executive Director of the California Digital Library (CDL). Waibel’s appointment will take effect in early…
